Label Emmaüs, a second-hand online store, denounced on Monday the “unfair competition” from online commerce giants, particularly in the book sector. The association is launching a campaign on social networks entitled “All our books are equal” The director, Maud Sarda, attributes the poor shape of LabelEmmaüs to inflation and the ‘deleterious’ strategies of the platforms.
“For the past year or two, it has started to be really complicated to survive,” declares the co-founder of Label Emma Müs, who calls for more regulation. In March, MPs adopted a bill to make fast fashion less attractive, with financial penalties and a ban on advertising, but the Senate has yet to vote on this text. The group also calls for “promoting the solidarity circulation of books instead of their destruction” According to a study by the National Publishing Union, 14% of books produced in France in 2022 are destroyed instead of being sold.