PARIS: US online retailer Amazon faced new French government pressure Jan 14 after a TV report over the weekend showed it destroying thousands of new diapers, toys and other unsold or returned items in perfect condition.
Brune Poirson, a secretary of state for France’s ecological transition, said after the broadcast late Sunday that she was “shocked” by the allegations and would render businesses “responsible” for such practices.
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