Bulgarian consumers boycott major supermarkets to protest rising food prices
Shoppers are demanding a law to regulate prices and asking supermarkets to limit their profit margins on foodstuffs to less than 30%.
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Shoppers are demanding a law to regulate prices and asking supermarkets to limit their profit margins on foodstuffs to less than 30%.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/22/bulgarian-consumers-boycott-major-supermarkets-to-protest-rising-food-prices
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00:00Bulgarians have continued a boycott of major food retail chains and supermarkets in the
00:06country over discontent with rising grocery prices.
00:11Last week's boycott, the second of the year, led to a nearly 30 percent drop in the turnover
00:16of major stores, according to local media.
00:19For this small grocery store owner, the boycott has led to an increase in customers coming
00:48to buy foodstuff at her shop.
01:03To address the protests, national authorities and some state regulatory agencies say they
01:07have begun price inspections.
01:18are demanding supermarkets limit their profit margins on foodstuff to less than 30 percent
01:24and want lawmakers to pass legislation to regulate prices.