Power to the people: How supermarket policy ignited collective action
Euro Weekly News -

In France, a major supermarket chain decided to stop accepting cash, sparking a response from a group of 50 individuals who came up with a plan. They organised a big shopping event, filling their shopping trolleys to the brim and choosing human-operated checkouts instead of automated ones. When it was time to pay, each person […]

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