Company and Personal News
Co-operative Group to use biometric data collection to record worker hours
Date: 2009-02-17 08:15:48
The system will use biometric data collection terminals enabling finger scan verification, to record the working hours of 55,000 staff members. The Co-operative Group is introducing a new workforce management...
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SPAR acquires Ipercoop hypermarkets in Croatia
Date: 2009-02-17 08:03:19
According to reports in the local press, the four stores, of which two are located in Zagreb and one each in Split and Osijek will keep the Ipercoop banner but...
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PepsiCo sees growth in snacks, dairy
Date: 2009-02-17 07:44:28
Pepsi formed a joint venture with Saudi Arabia's Almarai Co , the Gulf's largest dairy company by market value. The venture, will be called International Dairy and Juice Ltd and...
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Discount feeling disappear, assortment expands
Date: 2009-02-16 04:26:26
On 12th February 2009 opened the first rebrand Spar stores in Hatvan, Sopron and Sárbogárd. Last year SPAR aquiared Plus chain and in January it started to rebrand the units....
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The newest award for Francois President Rose but champagne
Date: 2009-02-16 04:14:38
The 15th Berlin Wine Trophy was trumped up between 22-26 January 2009. The jurey tasted 3,152 wines and award 120 Premium Gold, 641 Gold and 136 Silver medals. From the...
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Birthday design award by Tchibo
Date: 2009-02-16 04:02:30
Tchibo calls for tender together with MONE and the Moholy-Nagy Art University. The participants have to contemplate a retro mug set. Students have to plan 4 mugs, which must to...
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Fritz Henkel Award for Innovation presented
Date: 2009-02-16 02:44:44
A convincingly innovative character and successful market performance: These two attributes must be demonstrated by product ideas if they are to have a chance of winning the Fritz Henkel Award...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Zwack repeats its 2007 accomplishment
Date: 2009-02-10 12:40:11
Company's first 9 months sales was HUF 26 billion, without excise duty it was HUF 17.4 billion. The growth was drived by own produced drinks. Zwack starts its business year...
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Gebrüder Weiss to develope in Dunaharaszti
Date: 2009-02-10 12:15:09
Austria's largest transport and logistics service provider has expanded capacities and started up a new regional logistics distribution centre in Dunaharaszti. The company informed the MTI (Hungarian News Agency), that...
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Procter & Gamble Puts Mr. Clean To Work Washing Cars
Date: 2009-02-10 10:08:02
Procter & Gamble Co. is expanding its Mr. Clean carwash concept nationwide, acquiring a carwash company and setting up a franchising subsidiary as the vehicles for its growth. P&G has...
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Tesco to open new department store in Czech Republic
Date: 2009-02-10 09:53:43
According to Retail Week the new store to open at the end of February in Liberec, will carry a mix of fashion, home furnishings and food. The department store will...
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CSR by price cut
Date: 2009-02-10 09:44:35
The retailer Mercator is adjusting its price policy, permanently lowering the prices of 2,800 products. The reductions cover products purchased by households for everyday use. The company has said that...
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Lidl adds stores and premium products in UK
Date: 2009-02-10 08:41:08
The discount chain is extending its product range to 2,000 SKUs and now includes a new deluxe premium range. Lidl plans to add 50 stores in the UK this year,...
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