Shoppers across the Balkans boycotted supermarkets on Friday as part of a movement protesting rising grocery prices and a worsening cost of living crisis.

The boycott comes a week after consumers in Croatia last week stayed away from shops as part of an initiative launched by Croatian consumer rights group “Halo, inspektore” (“Hello, Inspector”).

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    6 days ago

    Genuine question: is this corporate greed or an effect of the war in neighboring Ukraine?

    Might be corporate greed?

    Kaufland Croatia announcing a price cut on over 1,000 products from 5 February.

    Another supermarket chain, Konzum, said it planned to inject €1 million into reducing and freezing prices on 250 domestic products …