Company and Personal News
Wal-Mart cut forecast
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
No. 1 retailer reported third-quarter profit grow by 9.8%, but said a stronger dollar would squeeze its full-year profit. Wal-Mart logged operating income of $3.03 billion, or 77 cents a...
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Two Spar supermarket in one week
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
Last week in Pomaz opened a new Spar supermarket, this week the number of Spar units in Debrecen grow with a brand new supermarket in the mall, called Debrecen Fórum....
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TV2 Television chanel fires 35 people
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
The broadcast company prepares itself for the effects of the financial crisis, so it reorganises its newsprograms and the producer company behind them. The TV2 Hungary is a subsidary of...
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Happy 25th Birthday Marché!
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
The first Marché restaurant was open in early November in 1983 in Stuttgart. Since than Marché has 79 restaurants, the concept won several international gastronomie award. Marché International is...
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Davidoff Café Suprême Réserve 2008
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
This Christmas Tchibo offers connoisseurs ultimate coffee enjoyment without compromises. The new Davidoff Café Javanese Blue limited edition is a unique present for coffee friends. A true connoisseur places the...
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Coke Zero agents at the latest James Bond film premier
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
On 9th November take part the film premier gala of “Quantum of Solace” in Budapest. Within its global partnership with the latest James Bond film, Coca-Cola Zero organised an event...
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32% sales increase at Invitel
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
The Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. Called in Hungary as Invitel announced its results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. Company's revenue grow to USD 153.1...
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O-I Will Present at the Brau Beviale
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
Company's innovative glass containers enable to superior taste, purity and save the environment. O-I, the leading packiging producer of the world will present on the BRAU Beviale between 12-14 November...
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Aldi supermarket to start selling holidays
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
The discount supermarket chain that has won thousands of new shoppers from its rivals this year, is expanding into a new market – holidays. The German-owned group plans to cash...
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Joint Hungarian-Austrian CEO at BAT
Date: 2008-11-11 00:00:00
From November Emil Moskofian leads the British American Tobacco's Hungarian and Austrian subsidaries. The specialist works since 18 years at the company, in last decade in managing position. Emil Moskofian...
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Danone warns on emerging markets
Date: 2008-11-11 00:00:00
French food group sees signs of a slowdown in key emerging markets it previously viewed as growth drivers, and is braced for a subdued 2009. The maker of Evian bottled...
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Nestle USA recalls products
Date: 2008-11-11 00:00:00
The company is recalling certain 21.8-ounce packages of Nestle Nesquik Strawberry Powder as they may contain small pieces of aluminum, company officials said. The possibly tainted powder was manufactured on...
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Tesco wants its Polish partners to reduce prices by 5-20 percent
Date: 2008-11-11 00:00:00
Due to growing financial crisis, decreasing prices of milk, grain, oil, fruit and vegetables, aggressive price politics of discount shops like Lidl an Biedronka we are forced to lower prices...
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New fashion collection for winter from Tesco
Date: 2008-11-10 00:00:00
The hypermarket chain starts with its christmas offer on 10th November, Cherokee and F&F clothes wait the consumers all around the country in the Tesco hypermarkets. Until 16th November the...
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New visual design for Arena Plaza
Date: 2008-11-10 00:00:00
One year after opening ceremony the mall change its logó and starts a new tv and radio ad campagne. The new degin shows a friendly and shirtsleeve face of the...
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Adidas Reports Stagnant Profit
Date: 2008-11-10 00:00:00
Specialists said the biggest decrease is to wait in Great-Britain, Germany and Spain. In Asia Adidas continou to grow. The world's second-largest sporting-goods maker's net income was 302 million euros...
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Friesland Foods to Sell Kaasfabriek Eyssen
Date: 2008-11-10 00:00:00
Kaasfabriek Eyssen is a leading producer of processed and smoked cheese and cheese spreads in the Netherlands, and is a part of Friesland Foods Cheese. Meppel-based Friesland Foods B.V. has...
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Sara Lee Corporation to Buy Back Its Shares
Date: 2008-11-10 00:00:00
The Downers Grove-based packaged-food and consumer-goods company's stock fell 14 percent after it reported fiscal first-quarter results, lowered its outlook for fiscal 2009 and announced it would suspend its share-buyback...
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Auchan invests in Romania
Date: 2008-11-07 00:00:00
As reported by Piata, Auchan in Romania has announced that it will open two hypermarkets, following EUR40 million worth of investments. The first one will be opened on 15 November...
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Delhaize's third quarter profit decreased
Date: 2008-11-07 00:00:00
Company reported a 3.1% fall in third quarter net profit to EUR100 million as a weak dollar eroded the bottom line. At identical exchange rates, net profit would have been...
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Tesco collect back clothes hangers
Date: 2008-11-07 00:00:00
Following a previous trial in five stores, Tesco is to roll-out collection bins for clothes hangers in its stores. The move aims to prevent 1,000 tonnes of plastic going to...
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Zabka to open stores on petrol stations
Date: 2008-11-07 00:00:00
At present the Polish company is negotiating with several potential partners. Company has 1800 stores around the country. The establishment of grocery stores at petrol stations is a new trend...
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ALDI expands in Greece
Date: 2008-11-07 00:00:00
According to Planet Retail Aldi is to launch its first stores in Greece on 13 November this year. 12 outlets will be opened simultaneously, located in both the north and...
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Pivovarna Lasko to sell MERCATOR's stake
Date: 2008-11-07 00:00:00
Slovenian brewer Pivovarna Lasko announced that the company and its biggest shareholder, Infond Holding, plan to sell their joint stake of nearly 48% in Mercator by the end of next...
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Axis Introduces New monitoring softver
Date: 2008-11-07 00:00:00
AXIS Camera Station is a complete monitoring and recording system for up to 50 cameras. Designed for Axis network video products, this software offers easy installation and setup with automatic...
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Henkel 3rd quarter sales grow by 12%
Date: 2008-11-07 00:00:00
Duesseldorf-based company said net profit for the July-September period fell to 101 million euros from 238 million euros a year earlier, even as sales increased 12 percent to 3.76 billion...
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Auction and shopping on origo website
Date: 2008-11-07 00:00:00
According to specilist the nowadays financial crisis and the coming Christmas motivate people to try the internet as shopping area. Researcher said one million Hungarian plans to buy online. Origo,...
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Newsletter by Nestlé
Date: 2008-11-07 00:00:00
Nestlé Lifestyle Compass started in November, the information site publish the results of the Nestlé Research Center and give other scientific information from Hungary and abroad. This month the theme...
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Q3 Profits Flat At Coca-Cola Hellenic
Date: 2008-11-06 00:00:00
Greek bottling company Coca-Cola Hellenic has reported a third-quarter profit that was flat on the year at E213m, but the company reiterated its full-year forecasts. CCH said sales volume rose...
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More than 6500 pupils on the Nestlé Nutrikid Olympic Game
Date: 2008-11-06 00:00:00
Because of the huge interess the company givea extra award for the most creative projekt. 25_% of the Hungarian schools use the Nutrikid teaching program. Since begininnig in 2003, this...
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