The people of Paris have threatened Amazon with legal action over its new delivery service due to fears it will force local shops out of business . Amazon 's Prime Now service offers 2 hours delivery on a vast range of products including groceries at an annual subscription cost of € 49 . The service which already operates in 40 cities globally is seen by Paris ' socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo as a risk to the " commercial equilibrium " of Paris because the company does not have to pay the same taxes as shopkeepers and artisans . They also claim they were told about the Paris service only days before it launched last week. Another multinational offering quick and cheap services , Uber , has experienced similar opposition in Paris with legal challenges and arrests and its drivers even being subject to physical violence .
The people of Paris have threatened Amazon with legal action over its new delivery service due to fears it will force local shops out of business . Amazon 's Prime Now service offers 2 hours delivery on a vast range of products including groceries at an annual subscription cost of € 49 . The service which already operates in 40 cities globally is seen by Paris ' socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo as a risk to the " commercial equilibrium " of Paris because the company does not have to pay the same taxes as shopkeepers and artisans . Another multinational offering quick and cheap services , Uber , has experienced similar opposition in Paris with legal challenges and arrests and its drivers even being subject to physical violence .