A grassroots effort is asking American consumers to refrain from making purchases at major retailers for one day in February.

A grassroots movement's "economic blackout" calls on consumers nationwide to avoid shopping at major retailers Friday in ...

Activists have planned a boycott of major retailers, credit card companies, and other businesses in protest of corporate ...

Retailers like Target, Amazon and Walmart have found themselves at the center of grassroots calls on social media (now in the ...

In protest of the new U.S. administration under President Donald Trump, residents are refusing to spend money today in an ...

A grassroots organization is calling on Americans to participate in what it’s calling the "Feb. 28 economic blackout" by refraining from buying goods from major retailers for 24 hours. The nationwide ...

John Schwarz, a self-described “mindfulness and meditation facilitator,” proposed a 24-hour nationwide “economic blackout” of major chains on the last day of the month.

The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

Social media users are calling for a boycott. Economics and business professors weigh in on the movement's efficacy.

An "economic blackout" is a time when U.S. residents do not spend any money as an act of "economic resistance." The movement ...

U.S. consumers are being encouraged to abstain from purchasing any non-essential goods today—on Feb. 28—as part of a 24-hour ...

The People’s Union USA calls the 24 hours of spending abstinence an “economic blackout,” a term that has since been shared ...