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29.April 2026. MLJ

Sale of Idea Market: Will Davor Matsura reduce prices in stores?

The retail trade in Serbia experienced tectonic changes. Where did Davor Matsura come from in the market business? And will more players on the market mean - lower prices in stores?

Food

25.march 2026 Bojan Bednar

Why food purchase prices are falling, but store prices remain the same

Although the purchase prices of agricultural products are falling, their prices in stores are not falling, and new food price increases are even being announced. Who is getting rich at the expense of farmers and buyers

Agriculture

05.march 2026 Bojan Bednar

"One hundred percent from Serbia": Wrapping problems with a nice bow and selling fog

Instead of "selling fog" by announcing the introduction of the label "100 percent from Serbia", it would be better for Minister Dragan Glamočić to deal with solving real, huge, systemic problems in agriculture, according to "Vremena" interlocutors.

Regulation on shops

11.February 2026. Marija L. Jankovic

"Vreme" learns: The price of 600 products in stores is increasing

The state "unlocked" purchase prices in stores, so some suppliers immediately started sending new price lists to retailers. Already in the first week, some raised the prices of more than 600 items by seven percent on average. This automatically means higher prices in stores

A novelty on the Serbian market

15.December 2025 Bojan Bednar

New Russians are coming: The Fix Price retail chain will soon be in Serbia

After the stores of the Russian discount chains Svetofor and MERE, the Russian retail chain Fix Price is coming to Serbia. Russians in Serbia have built their own ecosystem that includes Russian schools, kindergartens, IT companies and performances by Russian artists that are visited exclusively by Russian citizens, and Russian markets have become the "hubs" of that community.

Food prices

13.December 2025 MLJ

Pepper haircut: What has become more expensive and what has become cheaper in a year

Statistical economic data refutes the claim of an easier and more profitable life for the citizens of Serbia. Last year, besides hairdressers, what went up in price the most, and what really went down in price?

Left hand - right pocket

22.November 2025 Ivan Mitkovski

"From ajvar to perfume": What is stolen in supermarkets

Chocolates, coffee, shampoos, even bottled water — everything is a target for thieves in Belgrade stores. Sellers say that everyone steals: teenagers, employees, but also pensioners who do not hesitate to take out even the most banal items. The system, however, rarely responds

Effects of state economic measures

21.October 2025 Marija L. Jankovic

"Vreme" learns: Mass closing of stores in Serbia due to Vučić's margins

Almost all major retail chains are planning to close stores across the country, which is a direct effect of Vučić's economic measures to limit margins. Several hundred people are expected to be laid off

Pricelist

01.September 2025 KS

Discounts started: "Look, 50 dinars, what should I not buy"

As of September 1, basic food items in some markets have become drastically cheaper - milk, bread, yogurt, oil and eggs can be bought for less than 600 dinars, while in other stores the reductions are barely noticeable.

Plazma

03.June 2025 RV

Plasma is on sale again: Renovated factory, soon delivery will start all over Serbia

After months of demand outstripping supply, consumers will soon be able to buy unlimited Plasma again

Poverty

13.May 2025. B. B.

In the stores of large retail chains, everything is stolen and everyone steals

There are no rules when it comes to what is stolen in the stores of large retail chains in Serbia, but there are no rules for who steals, because everyone steals, both old and young, in individual as well as group "actions".

Holiday

18.April 2025. B. B.

Opening hours during the Easter holidays

Most shops will be closed for Easter, while on Good Friday they will be open until 18 p.m

Consumers

24.march 2025 KS

A new one-week boycott of shops

The Consumer Protection Association "Effectiva" called on consumers in Serbia to boycott the DIS trade chain for a week.

Consumers

10.February 2025. KS

New boycott of retail chains: Five days without supermarkets

After the one-day, consumer association Effectiva called for a five-day boycott of large retail chains. The reason is high prices, and the previous boycott of shops resulted in a decrease in turnover by a third

Consumer rights

06.February 2025. B. B.

Who cares about the boycott?

After a relatively successful boycott of large retail chains on January 31, in some supermarkets, contrary to the intentions of the boycott, the prices of certain products were increased. That's why the Association for Consumer Protection of Effectiva called for a new five-day boycott, from February 10 to 14

Serbia

31.January 2025 Iva Manojlović (DW)

Boycott the store: But what if there is no alternative?

Consumers are urged not to shop in supermarkets because of the huge prices. While some think it can have an effect, others wonder where people should shop

Scandal in Croatia

21.October 2024 IN THE

Customers found worms in the bajaders, "Krash" denies the guilt

The consumer association "Hello, Inspector" warns of the problem, while "Krash" blames poor storage for product contamination

Comment

15.February 2024. Jovana Gligorijevic

Statehood Day: Workers work while the government celebrates a state that does not exist

For the New Year, Christmas and Easter, in some places it can be seen that "the facility will not work". Only for National Day, never. And why? Well, because not only do we not have a state, but we no longer even believe that it is possible

Food industry

11.September 2023 Z.S.

How food manufacturers cheat customers

Household budgets are shrinking, and the profits of retail chains are rising. As they look for reasonably priced goods to meet their basic needs, more and more shoppers feel that food companies are trying to rip them off. Among the numerous tricks, the latest phenomena of "shrinkflation" and "skimpflation" stood out.

Kosovo

31.July 2023 AE

North Mitrovica: No products from Serbia, higher prices

The shelves are mostly stocked with products from countries such as North Macedonia. Citizens also complain about price increases