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.

  • Em Adespoton
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    1214 hours 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.

    • @Soup@lemmy.world
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      116 minutes 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.

    • @xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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      1111 hours ago

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

      • @Muffi@programming.dev
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        57 hours ago

        I’ve been to Montreal/Quebec a handful of times. Felt just like Europe, just with bigger dumber cars. We can definitely let you in, but only if you promise to swap General Motors for Volkswagen ;)

        • @Soup@lemmy.world
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          118 minutes ago

          Let’s go neutral and lock-in the Subarus we already love here. Or maybe even Renault and Citroen since they’re French and we don’t have them yet? VWs are expensive garbage. Honestly most German vehicles I’ve had the displeasure of being near are remarkably bad for the reputation and price tag they have.