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Aldi USA: nationwide online delivery service
Aldi expanded its joint pilot programme with Instacart to offer online food delivery for more than 1,800 stores in 35 US states. In addition to this move, Aldi is investing...
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Amazon might be interested in Metro Real
Metro AG plans to sell its struggling hypermarket chain, Real, which consists of 282 stores and employs 34,000 people. Analysts say Metro can get EUR 1 billion if the deal...
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Alibaba to enter the Serbian market already this year
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba plans to launch the Aliplay platform in Serbia already this year – revealed Serbia’s Minister of Trade. The minister already announced back in September 2017 that...
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Walmart targets city locations
Jet.com was acquired by Walmart two years ago. The company now offers a personalised shopping experience, a large selection of local and global brands, and three-hour delivery in New York....
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Auchan testing ‘Scan And Pay’ service in France
Auchan France is testing a digital service that would make it possible for shoppers to use their smartphones for scanning the barcodes of products and paying for them. The service...
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EU gives green light to the P&G-Merck deal
The EU decided that Procter & Gamble (P&G) buying Merck’s consumer health division for EUR 3.4 billion doesn’t break competition law. Thanks to the transaction vitamin brands such as Seven...
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Waitrose & Partners trying out a rapid delivery service
Waitrose & Partners launched the Waitrose Rapid Delivery service in London, offering same day and two-hour delivery to customers. In selected areas 20 products can be ordered from 1,500 for...
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Livestock feeding development project launched in Komárom
Solum Zrt. of Komárom and Adexgo Kft. of Balatonfüred invested HUF 555 million in developing a new animal health, reproductive biology and feeding system. They created an animal feed supplement...
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Gyermelyi builds new pasta factory
Gyermelyi Zrt.’s new pasta factory – built from HUF 7.2 billion – is already in use at the company’s premises. The Hungarian government financed the development project with HUF 2.4...
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A new era in the history of the Borsodi Brewery
This year, the Borsodi Brewery has started two major investments in Bőcs. Thanks to the development of the bottling and box filling line, the capacity of the plant is expected...
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Praktiker modernizes its stores
Praktiker reconsidered the operations of its business units: it unified its sortiment and emphasized the decor and furnishing product range at the 20 DIY stores. The renovation of the small-sized...
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Let’s turn each day into Christmas with Milka!
Sales by Mondelez in the seasonal segment grew above the average Seasonal confectionery products play a special role in the life of Mondelez, forming a stable pillar in the chocolate...
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Retail chain COOP honoured as an energy conscious company
The store modernisation efforts of the COOP Economic Group were rewarded with the Energy Conscious Company certification trademark. COOP received the prize at the 9th Virtual Power Station (VEP) award...
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The happy winner of the METRO prize wiining game received his car
The main prize of METRO’s “Winning Weeks” prize winning game, the FIAT TIPO Kombi 1.4 16V Easy, was handed over on 18 September 2018 to the lucky winner, Sztanek Kriszián,...
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New Chief Executive Officer at HEINEKEN Hungária
Geert Swaanenburg will be the new Chief Executive Officer of HEINEKEN Hungária from 1 November 2018. The new Chief Executive Officer arrives to the leadership of HEINEKEN Hungária with decades...
Read moreAnother 150,000 households can order online from Tesco
From 1 October, the dwellers of Debrecen, Nyíregyháza, Hajdúszoboszló and Hajdúböszörmény can carry out their shopping online on the website of Tesco, anywhere and anytime, or through their smartphones. Tesco...
Read moreGO PINK! – ALDI is joining forces with its partners against breast cancer again this year
Prevention, screening, self-examination – the ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. has been involved in the fight against breast cancer for years and will join with its partners to do more for...
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The Design Special Edition of S. Pellegrino mineral water has arrived to Hungary
S. Pellegrino presented its Design Special Edition this spring at the Milan Design Week. The project’s professional partner is Giulio Cappellini, a renowned Italian architect and talent researcher. The consumers...
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Rechargeable coffee cups at OMV
Instead of disposable paper cups we can drink coffee from rechargeable porcelain cups from October at the OMV VIVA filling stations. The unique cup does not only protect the environment,...
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The Penny Market received a sustainability certificate
In recognition of its sustainability and energy-related aspirations, the Penny Market Hungary Ltd. has been awarded with the ISO 50001 certification, so from now the international standard is applied in...
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The main prize of Szentkirályi’s “One Drop Summer” prize winning game was handed over
The first prize of the Szentkirályi “One drop of Summer” prize winning game was a New York trip for two. In the game lasted for two months, the participants presented...
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Gallicoop built a modern packaging center in Szarvas
The Gallicoop Zrt. implemented a 1,689 billion HUF investment in Szarvas. In a new packing center built with the support of the Ministry of National Economy, turkey meat sliced products...
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Three million forints can be won on Auchan’s tender for initiatives that support the health maintenance of young people
A record amount of support can be won this year on Auchan’s tender that was set up for organizations helping young people and operating in the catchment area of supermarkets....
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A new entry record at the races of the SPAR Budapest Marathon
More than 33,000 people participated in the races of the 33rd SPAR Budapest Marathon Competition, so a new entry record was born. According to the organizer, the Budapest Sportiroda (BSI),...
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A wind of change in public sector catering
GasztVitál Társulás is one of the newest and most ambitious players in the Hungarian public sector catering segment. The new company debuted at national level with a modern, high-capacity kitchen built...
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Autumn is coming to Hungary, but with happy poster faces!
Joy, happiness and timeless sunshine. All over the country, such images will brighten our mood on the heaviest autumn days, thanks to Coca-Cola’s campaign images that captured the best of...
Read moreTesco supports local communities for the fifth time
On 8 October, Tesco launches its local community support program, the “You Choose, We Help You”. The chain has contributed to the implementation of more than 300 environmentally friendly, educational-catch-up...
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Restaurants that joined to the METRO Gastro Days offer a great discount for the guests
Between October 9 and 14, more than 2800 domestic restaurants and other services are waiting for the visitors countrywide with discounts. Restaurants joining the METRO Gastro Days on the occasion...
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An APA was born in Sopron
Hungary’s favorite beer brand, the Soproni further broadens the portfolio of its beer specialties. The Óvatos Duhaj product line expands with the American Pale Ale (APA) brand known as the...
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