I boicottaggi al dettaglio del venerdì croato entrano nella loro terza settimana, con la catena di supermercati Konzum di fronte a un boicottaggio di tutta la settimana.
I boicottaggi al dettaglio del venerdì croato entrano nella loro terza settimana, con la catena di supermercati Konzum di fronte a un boicottaggio di tutta la settimana.
In January 2025, a series of retail boycotts began in Southeast Europe, primarily initiated in Croatia on January 24 due to rising prices and inflation. The boycotts quickly spread to Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Slovenia, with planned actions in other countries like Slovakia and Romania. The protests were fuelled by soaring food prices, with basic items seeing increases of up to 60%. In Croatia, the inflation surge was linked to various factors, including the country’s recent entry into the Eurozone and the dominance of large retailers.
The boycott gained massive public support, with participants avoiding purchases at grocery stores and restaurants, leading to significant drops in retail sales. Following Croatia’s lead, other nations in the region began organising their own boycotts, calling for coordinated actions on January 31. Countries like Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, and North Macedonia have all seen similar movements arise in response to high living costs. Each country’s boycott focuses on local retailers and aims to pressure authorities to address inflation and rising prices. The ongoing consumer actions reflect widespread dissatisfaction with economic conditions across Southeast Europe.
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One thing I’ve always wondered about these protests is – where are people getting their groceries then? People still need to eat.
Are they shopping at smaller independent grocery shops?
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Fair play why are they boycotting
Some further images from the local media coverage, machine translated:
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https://translate.kagi.com/https%3A%2F%2Fn1info.hr%2Fvijesti%2Ffoto-poceo-bojkot-pogledajte-kako-izgledaju-ducani%2F
https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/foto-trgovci-snizili-cijene-ali-kupaca-nigdje-krenuo-novi-opci-bojkot-u-hrvatskoj-1836368
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For context (summary generated by an LLM):
In January 2025, a series of retail boycotts began in Southeast Europe, primarily initiated in Croatia on January 24 due to rising prices and inflation. The boycotts quickly spread to Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Slovenia, with planned actions in other countries like Slovakia and Romania. The protests were fuelled by soaring food prices, with basic items seeing increases of up to 60%. In Croatia, the inflation surge was linked to various factors, including the country’s recent entry into the Eurozone and the dominance of large retailers.
The boycott gained massive public support, with participants avoiding purchases at grocery stores and restaurants, leading to significant drops in retail sales. Following Croatia’s lead, other nations in the region began organising their own boycotts, calling for coordinated actions on January 31. Countries like Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, and North Macedonia have all seen similar movements arise in response to high living costs. Each country’s boycott focuses on local retailers and aims to pressure authorities to address inflation and rising prices. The ongoing consumer actions reflect widespread dissatisfaction with economic conditions across Southeast Europe.
One thing I’ve always wondered about these protests is – where are people getting their groceries then? People still need to eat.
Are they shopping at smaller independent grocery shops?
I guess some people were back in the shops.