Danish grocery chain to distinguish European from US goods – DW – 02/27/2025
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Saying it is promoting European products rather than boycotting US ones, a Danish supermarket chain has a special label for goods from Europe. The move comes as many seek to protest Trump's aim to control Greenland.

Summary

Denmark’s Salling Group, which owns major supermarket chains Bilka, Fotex, and Netto, is introducing a black star label on price tags to mark European-made products.

The move responds to growing Danish consumer anger over former U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to gain control of Greenland.

While the company denies it is boycotting U.S. goods, the labeling system allows shoppers to favor European brands.

Similar trends are emerging across Denmark and Europe amid broader anti-Trump sentiment and concerns over potential U.S.-EU trade conflicts.

  • Arghblarg@lemmy.caEnglish
    361·
    18 days ago

    Hey don’t forget to look for the maple leaf on those products too! :)

    Or, you know… just slide us Canucks right into the EU, if you please. ASAP.

  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.caEnglish
    191·
    18 days ago

    Unfortunate; it’s not identifying US-made goods, it’s identifying European-made goods.

    I was hoping that the EU and commonwealth nations would band together on this.

    • xmunk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      171·
      18 days ago

      I’m still hoping we backdoor our way into the EU… Canada is like Western Europe… with extra Western.

    • Soup@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      17 days ago

      At least it’s fairly obvious what’s American, and it guves the plausibls deniability. A lot of stores in Quebec will tell you what’s a product of Canada and what’s a product specifically of Quebec and that’s enough for me.

  • StormMission907@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    17 days ago

    We are doing that in every province in Canada. Screw the US. They are treating us in Canada like enemies. Now they are treating the EU the same way . Isolate the US.

    • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      17 days ago

      Which is putins plan but its their fault for falling for it. They get what they deserve, I only hope w see Russia fall too.

  • RubberElectrons@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    17 days ago

    Good, don’t eat our shitty food. The assholes in charge don’t care if we die from malnutrition, so long as it takes a long time, and that’s when their healthcare buddies will step in to either bankrupt your ass or deny you.

  • meowmeowbeanz@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    9·
    17 days ago

    This isn’t a boycott, but it’s definitely a quiet protest wrapped in consumer choice.

    😺😺😺😺

    • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      17 days ago

      Ive been looking for a mitre saw, was just about to pull the trigger on a dewalt xr piece, looking at adapting all new tools to use existing dewalt batteries instead. Wont buy american while they carry themselves like this. I dont buy Russian either, same principle.

  • Lit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    17 days ago

    Other than wasting money on labels, why not just move the US stuff to a back corner in the store. have marking on the ground to zone this area as US junk.

    Many stores already have sections with Asian products and etc. So, it is in line with that policy.

    • wolfpack86@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      17 days ago

      All of the labels in these stores are e-ink displays.

      Further, there actually are shelves with American goods, but surprisingly, goods that come from outside the EU are not limited to the US…

  • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brEnglish
    21·
    17 days ago

    Hope all this antiamerican sentiment also include fucking pistachios. Tired of everything being pistachio flavor now became Americans flooded the market