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© Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Black Friday frenzy goes global - and not everyone’s happy
By ANGELA CHARLTON and CLAIRE PARKER PARIS©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Yubaru
Hell here there were "Black Friday" sales LAST Friday the 22nd! Probably didnt know when the "real" one started!
(Sarcasm alert) Anything to copy America and try to make better!
CrashTestDummy
A large portion of the developed countries celebrate Christmas, so Black Friday is a good date to kick off the Christmas shopping.
juminRhee
Can businesses sue protesters for blocking business? It does cost them money. I know I don't want to be shoved around or screamed at by protesters...I'd avoid shopping there.
juminRhee
Also, in the us and other countries, private property includes the parking lot all the way to the inside (exception for California where mall inside is a public space as if the private company didn't pay for it). How can protesters legally protest on private property? Thatd be like me protesting right in front of someone's house door. Sidewalk is close enough in US. Does France not have similar private property laws?
KariHaruka
I've always found it rather ironic, in a funny way, how Americans will fight one another over cheap electronics a day after being 'thankful' for everything that they have in their lives...
juminRhee
Kariharuka:
I make it s point to stay in the house from Thursday through Sunday, even if I need groceries. I'd rather dig through the bar cupboards than deal with the madness on the roads and in stores.
juminRhee
Bar = bare
BackpackingNepal
Mad Monday
Turning Tuesday
Wonderful Wednesday
Thriving Thursday
Seasoning Saturday
Super Special Sunday
mike1492
If you don't need don't shop.
coskuri
In France, no law makes it illegal by default. Depends on what protesting means. Most times it's just people standing there and shouting, and that does not really last long before the cops remove them under pretext to allow trafic. You can't them hang for so little. If protesters break or hurt, they can be sued, of course. And they are, hundreds of Yellow Vests have been convicted in the past months.
Then Amazon and the others are probably not owning the place where it operates, so parkings, alleys... it's semi-public and everybody has a right to walk there during day time.