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April 16, 2020 02:02 am

Amazon Halts Activity At French Warehouses After Court Order

Amazon said it will stop activity at its fulfillment centers in France for five days after a court order banned the sale of non-essential goods. Bloomberg reports: The world's largest online retailer is "temporarily" suspending sales from April 16 through April 20, a spokeswoman for the company said. The court concluded the retailer isn't doing enough to protect staff from the Covid-19 pandemic. The $1.1 trillion company was given 24 hours on Tuesday to comply with the ruling to sell only essential items such as food and hygiene products, and to upgrade its health-security procedures. The company faces fines of 1 million euros ($1.1 million) for each day's delay. Amazon said the ruling left it "perplexed," and noted it has already taken extra steps to protect employee health. "The court gave categories that are very general and create ambiguity that would be too hard to implement," a spokeswoman for Amazon told Bloomberg News. "This is a complex business to run." Amazon must shut down "because of the terms and conditions of the court order, especially because of their ambiguity and the absence of definition," the e-commerce giant said in an internal memo that was seen by Bloomberg.

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