Posts From trademagazin
K.O on Easter egg market by Tesco
Date: 2009-02-16 02:26:30
Tesco looks set to become the UK’s largest Easter egg retailer after buying forward orders of its exclusive lines that were destined for Woolworths. The deal means Tesco’s Easter egg...
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Billa Travel to sell holidays in Bohemia
Date: 2009-02-16 02:12:53
The tourist division of Rewe group was established in 1970 and recorded a turnover of nearly EUR3 billion in 2007. The agent is active Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Rewe has...
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CBA votes for closing on Sunday, but not for all shops
Date: 2009-02-13 09:21:14
The retail chain, employing 35,000 workers, said also employees need the Sunday as holiday, because of their health and their family life. CBA would close every stores over 100 sqm...
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New members at Reál Hungária Drink Kft.
Date: 2009-02-13 09:13:56
The company started meeting with Bora Kft. and Piramis Kft. last December, and the two companies joined to the chain in February. Since its foundation Reál Hungária Drink Kft. is...
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Hungarian hoteliers protest in ads against tax growth
Date: 2009-02-13 08:57:22
According to specialist, in this hard financial situation the guests will not take the price increase, the growth has to shoulder on hotels. The ad, readable in Népszabadság, daily newspaper,...
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5th Superbrands Hungary
Date: 2009-02-13 08:31:30
On 11th February was the first session in 2009 for Business Superbrands and Superbrands committee of experts. It is the second year, that also the best business brands will be...
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New ‘gluten-free’ food label rules from EU
Date: 2009-02-13 08:23:03
The EU has issued new food labeling and composition rules for products that claim to be ‘gluten-free’. Only foods that contain less than 20 parts of gluten in a million...
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Karl Lagerfeld lobbies EU on internet sales
Date: 2009-02-13 08:15:48
Clothes designer Karl Lagerfeld met EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes to try and persuade internal market regulators to keep current restrictions on online retailers for luxury goods. The spokesman explained...
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Metro to abandon UK?
Date: 2009-02-13 08:07:07
Metro Group-owned Makro is planning to cut 378 jobs by closing three cash and carry stores in the UK. The closures were due to "difficult trading times and a need...
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Coca-Cola To Invest $1.2bn in Russia
Date: 2009-02-13 07:54:26
The company want to increase the range of products and sell coca-cola, energy drinks and kvas to a network comprising small kiosks and hypermarkets. In Short Term Coca-Cola has announced...
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Private label share may reach 25% in food at Real
Date: 2009-02-13 07:43:38
Real overhauled its retailer brands last year, eliminating a number of smaller ones and introducing 850 items under the Real Quality brand. Real aims to increase private label’s market share...
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Pioneer Out of Flat-Screen Tvs
Date: 2009-02-13 07:24:38
Pioneer will exit the flat-panel TV business by March 2010, transforming itself into primarily a car audio company. Pioneer forecast a record annual loss of $1.44 billion, and said it...
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CBA and Procter & Gamble donated HUF 10 million
Date: 2009-02-12 10:06:36
In frame of the „Heart of the community” program P&G gave HUF 10-20 or 30 after every P&G products bought in CBA stores between September-November 2008. Heart of the community...
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Smaller shop play important role in retail
Date: 2009-02-12 09:56:53
The place of every day shopping are the smaller Hungarian owned stores, for big purchase mostly the hypermarkets are visited. According to GfK's Shopping Monitor and Shopping Mission 2008-2009 research,...
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Praktiker offers comfortable shopping for blinds
Date: 2009-02-12 09:44:42
The DIY chain help blind people with personal escort in its 19 stores. The DIY chain helps the Association of Hungarian Blinds since last year, then it gave colours and...
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Bacardi-Martini Hungary chooses PR Agency
Date: 2009-02-12 09:28:38
Próbakő Kommunikáció won the drink retailer's tender for 2009. This year Próbakő is the strategic adviser for the firm and the company's main brands. Próbakő is a member of Carbon...
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Nature-identical fragrances from BASF laboratory
Date: 2009-02-12 09:16:43
Synthetic citral provides the fragrance of citrus. Also other fragrances can be created, such as linalool which smells of lavender and geraniol responsible for the typical smell of roses. BASF...
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New leader at the British Chamber of Commerce
Date: 2009-02-12 08:59:38
Csilla Csurgai (34) has been appointed executive director of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (BCCH) with effect from February 1st 2009. An internal appointment, Ms Csurgai has been...
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Tesco exits personal loans market
Date: 2009-02-12 08:54:54
The move is an indication of how more loan defaults, caused by the difficult economic conditions, are affecting loan providers. Tesco currently has 3,600 personal loans on its books with...
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Slovakian breweries feel unwell
Date: 2009-02-12 08:43:03
Since the drastic tax increase in 2003 the Slovakian plants producing less beer. Slovakian people drink lighter beers and yearly more import beers. According to Association of Slovakian Breweries the...
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Supermarkets shamed over F-word books
Date: 2009-02-12 08:22:38
Tesco and Asda were condemned for selling a string of books and CDs with the F-word in their titles. The items were available on their websites, where they were easily...
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Retail Sales grow in January
Date: 2009-02-12 08:02:28
According to a fresh survey the British retail sales rose in January for the first time since last May, but the increase was driven by food sales and heavy price...
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Rosemary Award for 9 Hungarian restaurants
Date: 2009-02-11 10:24:34
The Hungarian National Tourist Office (HNTO) and the Floral Hungary Comitee confern a honor yearly one restaurant from each region, which has high quality gastronomy offer and particular environment. On...
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Double digits grow at MasterCard Europe
Date: 2009-02-11 09:42:00
For the full-year 2008, the European region reported double-digit growth in company gross euro volume with 15.5 %, purchase volume with 15.7 %, purchase transactions with 13.2 % and cash...
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Hungaricums on the web
Date: 2009-02-11 09:35:56
Yesterday Premium Hungaricum Society introduce its new on-line store and commercial establishment for the public in frame of a conference. The aim of the society, founded in 2004, is to...
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Metro to launch delivery service in Germany
Date: 2009-02-11 09:00:00
The company will further adjust its wholesale activities to the changed requirements of its professional clients. Metro Cash & Carry has invested between more million euros in the infrastructure of...
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Danone sees growth slowing in 2009
Date: 2009-02-11 08:50:00
The French company said net profit fell last year to €1.31 billion from €4.18 billion in 2007, when Danone earned €3.1 billion on the sale of its LU, Petit Dejeuner...
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Kraft Freezes Top Executives' Salaries
Date: 2009-02-11 08:40:00
The food industry giant will freeze the salaries of Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld and 18 other top managers in 2009, though remaining employees will receive raises. The decision to freeze...
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Unilever products disappear from Delhaize Group's stores
Date: 2009-02-11 08:30:00
Delhaize Group has halted orders for 300 Unilever products from its stores in Belgium after annual price negotiations ended in deadlock. According to Unilever, Delhaize had already stopped orders for...
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Spanish food & beverage sales grow in 2008
Date: 2009-02-11 08:28:00
The sector lost 5,000 jobs in the fourth quarter, out of a total 480,000 jobs. However jobs had been created during the first three quarters of the year. Sales of...
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