Some French politicians want to ban Black Friday.
The post-Thanksgiving sales event has morphed into a global phenomenon in recent years.
A legislative committee in France has passed an amendment that proposes prohibiting Black Friday as they say it causes "resource waste" and "overconsumption".
The amendment, put forward by France's former environment minister Delphine Batho, will be debated in the National Assembly next month. France's e-commerce union has condemned it.
Separately, ecological transition minister Elisabeth Borne has criticised the commercial event for creating "traffic jams, pollution, and gas emissions".
She added that she would support Black Friday if it helped small French businesses, but said it mostly benefits large online retailers.
French climate activists are planning a "Block Friday" demonstration on Friday.
