Company and Personal News
Dismissal at eBay, despite profitability
eBay’s revenue and profit also in the last quarter of 2014. Despite the favorable financial data, the company announced that it would lay off 2,400 of its employeees. The company's...
Read moreTogether for babies
On 3 November dm drogerie markt started its latest ‘together for babies’ campaign. The drugstore chain cooperates with the Catholic Charity to help families and children who live in difficult...
Read moreThe best tips for mobile marketing
There is no doubt that mobile apps are the future – and of course the systems, which can be used easily and quickly to create marketing content that is accessible...
Read moreThe SPAR opened a new partner store in Budapest
The latest unit of SPAR’s franchise network was opened at a frequented location of Újpest. It is the reference store of the partner program as well. As a family-owned company....
Read moreThe majority of the workers of Tesco to be employed further
The Tesco and the Commercial Employees' Union (KASZ) have started discussions, after Tesco announced the closure of its 13 stores. According to the communication of the Commercial Employees' Union (KASZ)...
Read moreThe Baumax leaves Hungary
The Baumax leaves Hungary in the second quarter of 2015 – the DIY chain announced on Wednesday. The company said in a statement that the 14 stores in Hungary will...
Read more
Stable three months for Henkel
Despite the difficult economic conditions Henkel’s performance was stable in the third quarter of 2014. Sales were up 1.2 percent at EUR 4.236 billion (organic growth was 2.3 percent). Adjusted...
Read moreDiscussions started between the Tesco and the trade union
Tesco and the Commercial Employees' Union (KASZ) representing thousands of Tesco’s empoyees have started discussions due to the announced store closings on Tuesday started the – the trade union told...
Read moreALDI supports the Hungarian League Against Cancer
This year ALDI Hungary took part in the Go Pink breast cancer awareness raising campaign for the second time. This year ALDI customers donated HUF 600,000 to the good cause...
Read moreA gourmet coffee experience in the new CBA store
In the heart of Budapest an exclusive three-storey CBA Corso Gourmet store opened. They sell special groceries such as area-selected Douwe Egberts coffee varieties: Omnia Reserve whole bean coffees are...
Read moreA trial over the “Csíki beer” brand name is accompanied by great media interest
The Hungarian press in Romania is following the lawsuit with huge media interest. The lawsuit was initated by Heineken Romania against the Lixid Project Kft. “Ciuc beer” brand perceived eltulajdonításáért....
Read moreCarrefour’s last-quarter sales increased
The world’s number two retailer the Carrefour announced that its sales growth accelerated in the fourth quarter, in an annual comparision, mainly due to the expansion of the European and...
Read moreThe government and Kőröstej sign strategic agreement
On 6 November the government signed a strategic agreement with Hungarian-owned dairy group Kőröstej. Kőröstej produces 25,000 tons of cheese a year and the group’s revenue reached HUF 27 billion...
Read moreSoproni 0.0% Maxx hits the stores
Soproni 0.0% Maxx represents a new generation of alcohol-free beers and is made using the latest production technology. Brewing master Árpád Szabó told that special wheat malt gives the product...
Read moreAuchan does not plan to close stores
The Auchan Magyarország Kft. operates 19 stores and 16 fuel stations in Hungary, and does not plan closure – the company told MTI on Friday. Dominique Ducoux in its written...
Read moreThe Tamási-Hús Kft. expanded its markets and increased its sales last year
The Tamási-Hús Kft. increased its sales revenue by about one-third in 2014, compared to the previous year. The company reached the growth with the introductions of new products and by...
Read moreThe Praktiker has a new owner
The Swiss-based strategic investor, the Papag AG takes over the Praktiker Építési- és Barkácspiacok Magyarország Kft., after the Praktiker in Poland – the bankruptcy trustee of the BM Praktiker International...
Read moreHEINEKEN and Design Terminál sign strategic partnership agreement
Joris Huijsmans, general manager of Heineken Hungária Zrt. and Gergely Böszörményi-Nagy, the director of Design Terminál signed a 3-year cooperation agreement on 18 November 2014. The two companies’ objective is...
Read moreShoppers can pay with PayPal in Tchibo’s online store
In a press release published on 13 November Tchibo announced that customers can now pay with PayPal in the Tchibo online shop. PayPal’s popularity is on the rise in Hungary...
Read moreThe STI Group’s board camera became a Promotional Gift Award winner
Attracting new customers or enhancing customer loyalty. The range of promotional materials, application possibilities are manifold. For this reason, the WA Media Verlag Since 2002, revealed a number of innovative...
Read moreHungary is one of Heineken’s innovation centres
Joris Huijsmans, general manager of Heineken Hungary reckons that they proved that a traditional category such as beer can also be innovative in many ways. Ten years ago beer was...
Read moreCoca-Cola HBC: among the best in the fight against climate change
Coca-Cola HBC group is among the best in the CDP index ranking, which evaluates the performance of companies fighting global climate change. The soft drink giant that serves 580 million...
Read moreThe CBA did not declare to buy the Tesco stores that will be closed
The CBA did not declare to buy the Tesco stores that will be closed. Fodor Attila, Director of Communications, of the CBA Kereskedelmi Kft. also told MTI on Wednesday that...
Read moreNew CEO in the lead of Tetra Pak’s Central European Group
Tetra Pak appointed a new chief executive into the lead of the Poland & Danube Group that includes Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia – the Tetra Pak Magyarország...
Read moreTesco closes stores in the Czech Republic
The British Tesco supermarket chain closes two large stores in the Czech Republic soon. As the result of the closure of the Supermarkets in Ústí nad Labem and Prague, 102...
Read moreThe NoSalty developed a game for Maggie
NoSalty’s creative team created a unique application for Maggi called Belevalók name. In addition to fun, the game is designed to collect and learn the food recipes in a playful...
Read moreSole-Mizo Zrt.’s new sales system
Sole-Mizo Zrt. is one of the key players in the Hungarian dairy market, a company that never ceases to innovate, to develop a category or production technology. Life at Sole-Mizo...
Read more21st-century logistics and complex network building
Kerekes Kft. has been developing dynamically since its foundation in 1992. Their logistics and freight forwarding services reach every town and village in 6 counties in East Hungary. The Ebes-seated...
Read moreThirteen Tesco stores to be closed in Hungary
The Tesco today announced the closing of thirteen shops in Hungary – the Index wrote. The company in its communication wrote that because of the recent legislative changes the operating...
Read morePrime Minister’s Office : the changes in the law do not justify the steps of Tesco
According to the Prime Minister's Office, the legislative changes coming in trade do not justify Tesco’s job cuts, and behind the layoffs and store closings the parent company’s economic difficulties...
Read more