The organizer and coordinator of the price boycott in Croatia - the platform “Hello, Inspector”, announced a boycott of all stores and products, both physically in stores and online, for today. A week ago, small family stores and online shopping were not included in the boycott, BTA reported.
Another boycott began yesterday - for one week. A boycott of three specific retail chains and three types of products - all types of carbonated drinks, bottled water and detergents - has been announced until the evening of February 5.
The motives for the boycott are related to consumer dissatisfaction with high prices and insufficient control of the actions of traders. This initiative comes at a time when inflation continues to affect the standard of living of citizens, and the public increasingly accuses retail chains of unjustified price increases. Citizens are seeking change and are increasingly vocal in expressing their dissatisfaction with the current market situation.
“The rampant price increases have turned into profiteering at the expense of consumers, who have been left unprotected from the winds of greed and insensitivity. And we said: "Enough!", the boycott organizers were quoted by the danas.hr portal.
The online edition of the 24 Sata newspaper announces data on the price of bread over the past five years. According to Eurostat data cited by the publication, bread prices in European countries have increased significantly, with the largest increase recorded in Hungary, where the price of bread has increased by as much as 113 percent. Poland followed with a price increase of 75 percent, and the Republic of North Macedonia came in third with a 65 percent increase.
Countries with large increases in bread prices also included Slovakia (62 percent), Romania (55 percent) and the Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, where prices also rose significantly. In Croatia, the price of bread increased by 58 percent, while neighboring Slovenia saw a 36 percent increase.