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Focusing on consumers published on 3/15/21 4:27 PM
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World Consumer Rights Day is marked today. It has been held under the auspices of
Consumers International since 1962 and in Bulgaria consumer protection has been a topic since 1991. During these thirty years, Bulgarians have changed their shopping behavior. Most people are already interested not only in the price of goods and services, but also in the quality and good reputation of traders and manufacturers. This year, the global topic on March 15 is the fight against plastic waste, pollution and its negative effects.
In 2020 the global pandemic brought new challenges to the Bulgarian consumer. Many goods and services became available mainly through the Internet. Some people were forced to try online shopping without having previous experience with it. But web commerce also hides a number of risks stemming from unfair commercial practices, Bogomil Nikolov, Executive Director