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Amazon planning to extend closure of French warehouses until May 13 – Metro US

Amazon planning to extend closure of French warehouses until May 13

Amazon logistics center in Lauwin-Planque
Amazon logistics center in Lauwin-Planque

PARIS (Reuters) – Amazon plans to extend the closure of its French warehouses until May 13 included, the e-commerce giant said on Thursday.

In a statement, the U.S. group also says it will contest a ruling by an appeals court restricting its deliveries and bring a case to France’s highest court.

Amazon’s six French warehouses have been closedsince April 16 following court rulings that ordered it torestrict deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic or face heftyfines.

(Reporting by Sarah White; Writing by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Franklin Paul)