Company and Personal News
Morakert plans franchise shops
Date: 2008-12-02 00:00:00
The non-profit based Morakert wants to focus on its core business, to admit, proceed, package and sale the fresh vegetables and fruits from the farmers. Morakert was founded in 1996,...
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New Praktiker stores in Bekescsaba and Szekesfehervar
Date: 2008-12-01 00:00:00
The Bekescsaba unit is the 18th of the chain, but also the warehouse in Szekesfehervar will be open before Christmas. The smallest unit in Bekescsaba has 4200 sqm retail area...
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Kaufland tests self-service payment in Germany
Date: 2008-12-01 00:00:00
As reported by Lebensmittel Zeitung, one Kaufland store in Leipzig has been equipped with 12 self-payment machines. The customers can decide if they want to pay at one from 24...
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Kométa spyes and give presents
Date: 2008-11-28 00:00:00
In the newest retailer action of the Kometa, company's secret visitors control the selling of „Every day delicious” products. In frame of the 6 weeks action, starting in November, the...
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METRO boss recommends lowering of VAT
Date: 2008-11-28 00:00:00
According to reports in Financial Times Deutschland, the Chief Executive of Metro Group, Eckhard Cordes, has said that VAT should be lowered to support the German economy. According to Cordes,...
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Electro World stores in Slovakia
Date: 2008-11-28 00:00:00
In its interim financial statement, DSG announced that it has opened its first two stores in Slovakia. The company was already present in the country under its e-commerce division, Pixmania....
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Auchan continouses developing in Hungary
Date: 2008-11-28 00:00:00
According to business daily Vilaggazdasag retailer opens hypermarket in Pecs in 2010. Auchan spent HUF 7 billion on developing its retailer park and a hypermarket there. It will be open...
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Award for McDonald's logistic manager
Date: 2008-11-28 00:00:00
Gyula Jozsef Hir was awarded for „Logistic Manager of the year 2008”, Ferenc Horvath won „Supply Manager of the year 2008” titel. The prizes were given on the yearly conference...
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CZINO Trade Solutions Interactive Shopping List Printer won Golden LolliPOP
Date: 2008-11-27 00:00:00
The Printer stoud in tw Interspars where the usage of them was high, and the retailer also feel the increasing consumption of the recommended foods. The core idea behind the...
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Spar Austria continouses to develope
Date: 2008-11-27 00:00:00
According to reports in the local press, Austrian grocery retailer SPAR (Austria) plans to invest up to EUR500 million (USD720 million) in 2009. Half of the sum in the home...
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Tchibo Mulls Exit from Britain
Date: 2008-11-27 00:00:00
Germany-based coffee shop and retail chain Tchibo is considering exiting the British market, its largest outside its home market, Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) reported, citing unnamed sources. The business had...
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Starbucks Sees Sales Dropping
Date: 2008-11-27 00:00:00
Starbucks Corp said it expects sales at established restaurants to decline in its fiscal year ending September 2009. Seattle-based Starbucks said in a filing it expects to report negative comparable-store...
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New Accor brands in Budapest
Date: 2008-11-26 00:00:00
After reconstruction works Mercure Budapest Nemzeti will be reopen as Mgallery hotels, soon comes Accor's new brand Adagio to Hungary. On the two days conference of the Association of Hungarian...
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A new sign of recognition for Kometa
Date: 2008-11-26 00:00:00
From November 7 products of the company can wear the mark of Quality Food From Hungary. This prize of excellent can get only products the were made from Hungarian food,...
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NCR SelfServ Checkout in Hungary
Date: 2008-11-26 00:00:00
The NCR SelfServ Checkout solution offers a variety of unload and bagging options to accommodate any retail environment. NCR started with this SelfSery Checkouts only in the USA and in...
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Winter surprises form Nespresso
Date: 2008-11-26 00:00:00
The new Aeroccino+ produces cold and hot milk froth at the touch of a button. Nespresse offers three limited release “flavors”- Crystallised Ginger, Tangerine & Caramel. All flavors feature the...
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Törley won silver medals at Effervescents du Monde
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Observing strict quality standards under optimal tasting conditions the international judges awarded 139 medals (43 Gold, 96 Silver). Three of them for Törley products. The 6th international competition of the...
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Szamos confectionery to open in Esztergom
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Here we can admire the marzipan makett of Chathedral Esztergom made from 58 kilos marzipan, in 250 workhour, by Tunde Izsak Kimmelne. The building was a catering place since 1841,...
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MasterCard PayPass using doublead in one year
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
As of Q3 2008, there were about 44 million MasterCard PayPass cards and devices in use at nearly 135,000 merchant locations worldwide, including vending, taxis, tollbooths and transit. Contactless payment...
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Gas from Tesco
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Tesco sells gas.hu services trough its 34 units all over in Hungary until 28. February 2009. From 13th November consumers can get gas by reduced price from gas.hu. The provider...
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Heinz Reports Organic Sales Growth
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Heinz benefited from 5.8% organic sales growth, led by the Company’s Top 15 brands, which posted organic sales growth of 8.5%. Net income grew 21.9% to $277 million. Heinz reported...
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Henkel's French subsidiary to close two sites
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
The French subsidiary of the German chemical products group Henkel said on Monday it would close two sites in France and cut 251 jobs to cope with the economic downturn...
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Subways plans growth in Russia
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Subway is planning to open 13 new outlets in Russia before the end of the year to take its network to 61 locations. At a conference, Subway Russia Vice President,...
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Heineken in virtual responsible drinking push
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Heineken has launched an online and mobile phone responsible drinking campaign called Know The Signs – the first of its kind in the drinks market, according to the brand. The...
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Henkel Innovation Challenge for stundents
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
After a succes game in six European country, this year Henkel expands its innovation game for 11 countries. The Henkel Innovation Challenge is an international business game on innovation and...
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Hungerit won WorldStar award
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
The company got the pre-eminent international award in packaging for its Valdor poultries Darfresh packaging. Hungerit uses Darfresh technology of Sealed Air since 2007. The Hungerit Valdor poultry brand is...
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Christmas game offers at Tesco
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
The retailer's newest cataloge offers products for the whole family. Tesco started to sell Christmas presents in October, the consumers have enough time to make their event shopping peacefully and...
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HUF 20 million penalty for Penny Market
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
The discount chain have to pay HUF 20 million because of selling under the price of acquisition. The retailer sold milk very cheap in November, the Agricultural Administrative Authority found...
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New marketing and business manager at Ceres
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
From 14th November Marta Galacz is the marketing and business director of Ceres, the former business manager Mariann Varga Mezone left the company. Marta Galacz gradueted at the Economic University...
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InBev Completes Acquisition Of Anheuser-Busch
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
Belgium's InBev completed its $52 billion acquisition of U.S. brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos. . The company will change its name to Anheuser-Busch InBev and trade under the stock symbol ABI.BT on...
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