The recent consumer boycott in the Balkans, initiated by Croatia's 'Halo, inspektore' group, aims to protest against soaring grocery prices and escalating living costs. Following the initial success in Croatia, shoppers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia joined the movement. Croatian Prime Minister Milojko Spajić publicly backed the boycott, reflecting governmental awareness of public discontent. In response to economic pressures, Croatia expanded its price controls, but the boycott revealed a potentially severe impact on supermarket earnings, with a reported 44% drop in transactions on the boycott day alone.
The campaign was first launched in Croatia last Friday, but has now been taken up in other Balkan nations after gaining traction on social media.
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 protest movement has also extended to other countries in the Western Balkans - such as Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.
In Croatia, transactions in supermarket chains dropped by 44% last Friday, with total sales plummeting by 53%, according to a statement by Croatia's tax authorities.
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