Amazon bows to French pressure to push back 'Black Friday' sales

Employees work at the Amazon fulfilment centre in Boves near Amiens, France. Picture: Pascal Rossignol Reuters

Amazon has bowed to government pressure to postpone its "Black Friday" discount shopping sales in France to help local shopkeepers struggling with a nationwide lockdown.

The US retail giant has seen sales soar globally as restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus sent consumers online, making it difficult for some bricks-and-mortar shops to compete.