Croatians were urged to stay away from retail outlets and grocery stores, and avoid using delivery services, banks, restaurants and cafes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Many shoppers in Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro and North Macedonia on Friday joined a trend that first started in Croatia - boycotting stores in protest against eye-watering price rises.
After the success of last Friday's boycott, consumer campaigners launched a call for a week-long boycott of three different retail chains and three products, including Coca-Cola.