Zagreb, 8 February 2025 (Hina/MIA) — After Croatia held its third round of day-long general shopping boycott nationwide on Friday, the Croatian consumer platform Hello, Inspector on Saturday launched a week-long boycott of the Konzum grocery store chain.

The consumer platform organized the week-long Konzum boycott to protest the rise in prices of basic food products, based on a consumer survey carried out on Feb. 5.

On Wednesday evening, the weekly boycott of three supermarket chains—Lidl, Eurospin, and dm—and three products—Coca-Cola and other carbonated drinks, bottled water, and dishwashing detergent—ended.

These campaigns have been driven by the frustration of consumers over growing prices.

On Friday, the government's decision on a list of 70 products with capped prices took effect.

The list includes oil, flour, milk, meat, bread, pastries, juices and hygiene products.

The previous list, set in September 2023, contained 30 products. For these 30 existing products, prices will remain mostly unchanged. The price caps apply to all products, regardless of brand or manufacturer.

For the 40 products added, retailers need to make sure at least one item per category would be available at the regulated price. If a particular product sells out, retailers must offer an alternative at the capped price.