Over the past few weeks, information has been spreading on social media about a nationwide economic protest called the "Feb 28 Economic Blackout." The call to action — or rather inaction — is ...

Residents of the Sam Ethnan Air Force Base, Ikeja, Lagos State, are lamenting the 12-day blackout that has grounded businesses and caused water scarcity in the barracks. PUNCH Metro gathered in ...

You can get in touch with Ashley by emailing [email protected]. The economic blackout was organized as a grassroots effort to demonstrate consumer power by temporarily halting purchases ...

Target’s online traffic dropped during The People’s Union USA Economic Blackout on Feb. 28, according to data from website analytics platform Similarweb. And while the boycott was not ...

Kiri Masters covers trends in retail media and marketplaces. Despite calls for an "economic blackout" targeting major retailers on Feb. 28, early data reveals Amazon sales actually increased ...

On Friday, February 28, The People’s Union USA’s “economic blackout” took place for whomever chose to participate. The exercise called for a nationwide boycott of major retailers and ...

In group chats or scrolling through social media, you might have seen calls for an “economic blackout” on Feb. 28. With the blackout, supporters and activists aim to take a stand against big ...

Adriene Kershaw joined the economic blackout-- a grassroots movement by The People's Union USA-- to combat what they call corporate greed and economic exploitation. "We all have to be ...

NEW YORK (AP) — An “economic blackout” promoted on social media was underway Friday but with no clear indication of how many people took part or whether national retailers and restaurant ...

SHOPPING LOCAL RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM HER HOUSE DURING AN ECONOMIC BLACKOUT. THE MORE YOU SHOP HERE, THE MORE THAT THEY’RE GOING TO SAY AND, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE GOOD PRODUCTS. SO IT’S ...

After years of railing against corporate greed on social media, John Schwarz had an idea that suddenly caught fire: an "economic blackout" aimed at resisting what he maintains is an alliance ...

The People's Union USA calls the 24 hours of spending abstinence set to start at midnight an "economic blackout," a term that has since been shared and debated on social media. The activist ...