Company and Personal News
Tesco to open bank branches in 30 stores this year
Date: 2009-03-31 02:44:00
By the end of the year, 30 new instore bank-branches are about to be opened by UK retailer Tesco, The Independent reported. The first branches will open in Blackpool, Coventry...
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Tesco is the most creditable merchandising retail chain according to Hungarian consumers
Date: 2009-03-30 22:58:00
Tesco-Global Plc. is considered to be one of the most creditable Hungarian brands and the best trusted food retailer, says Reader's Digest's Trusted Brands 2009 survey. Reader's Digest Trusted Brands...
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BB Plc wins silver medal at French wine competition
Date: 2009-03-30 22:04:00
The 16th annual Chardonnay du Monde international wine competition recognises Balatonboglári Borgazdasági Plc.'s 2008 wine Chapel Hill Chardonnay as a silver medal winning product. The world’s best Chardonnay wines and...
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METRO joined the global movement Earth Hour
Date: 2009-03-30 09:00:49
Earth Hour — at 8.30 p.m. local time on Saturday, 28th March — offered a unique opportunity for all METRO stores to demand action to combat climate change by switching...
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Energizer campaigns for fresh air
Date: 2009-03-30 08:50:18
The more customers of Energizer or Wilkinson products send in the data featured on their receipts, the more chance there is for Energizer-gardeners to clean up the park or green...
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REWE to break up with joint venture partner for Russia
Date: 2009-03-30 06:23:46
According to German business magazin Lebensmittel Zeitung, Marta Unternehmensberatung, Rewe Group's expansion partner for its supermarket division in Russia, has gone into Austrian court. Rewe Group has confirmed that...
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Lidl's logistics development in France
Date: 2009-03-30 06:17:50
The new unit will supply 51 discount stores near the Swiss border. Schwarz Group Lidl has invested EUR23 million on a new logistics platform in the Isere department near Grenoble...
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Tesco joined to Earth Hour action
Date: 2009-03-27 16:28:33
On 28th March to frontlighting of three Tesco hypermarkets will be back for a half hour. Earth Hour program began in Sydney, Australia in 2007 and aims to promote energy...
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Students plan future's Henkel products
Date: 2009-03-27 12:56:59
Over 600 students from 11 countries submitted their ideas to the ‘Henkel Innovation Challenge’ competition. The challenge this time: competing students will be expected to act as creative business development...
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Novelty at Nestea Vitao
Date: 2009-03-27 12:21:52
Nestea Vitao Strawberry combines the power of antioxidants with a light refreshing tea taste with strawberry flavour. NESTEA Vitao shuttered the liberal and naive updating effect of the folding...
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BAT is helping at homelesses' catering
Date: 2009-03-27 11:36:56
“Let us help with a dish of eat! – with this address gave out common appeal the Menhely Alapítvány (Foundation Almshouse) and the British American Tobacco Hungary. One of key...
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Road Parcel divorced name
Date: 2009-03-27 10:48:22
The company owned by Austrian Post changes it's name to “trans-o-flex” from 2009th April. Road Parcel was estableshed in 1997 as package delivery service, from the next month firm changes...
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Nestlé will grow in 2009
Date: 2009-03-27 10:43:36
Because of the financial crisis the sales of frozen food and chocolate were up and mineral water were down. "Nestle will also grow respectably in 2009. But that doesn't...
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Winding up of Horker
Date: 2009-03-27 08:59:17
The company had yearly HUF 8 billion revenue, but its financing bank annuled in 2007 and than started the graceful degradation. According to business daily Napi Gazdaság, the former...
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Tesco hypermarket to open in Mohacs
Date: 2009-03-27 06:16:57
The new 1,000 sqm big warehouse waits there consumers from 25th March in Family Center shopping mall. The store gives work directly for more than 100 people. It offers almost...
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Rebranding Carrefour stores in Belgium
Date: 2009-03-27 03:49:00
Belgian supermarket chain would be interested in taking over some Carrefour stores if the French group decided to exit Belgium, the retailer’s CEO told in a Belgian magazine. "If...
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PayPass 50 million issued
Date: 2009-03-26 21:20:01
MasterCard Worldwide announced that in the last year more than doubles the number of cards and devices in circulation around the world. PayPass is designed to provide a convenient...
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Coop Szolnok bought the Héliker chain
Date: 2009-03-25 11:17:33
The member of Coop group won on appraisement application of the Héliker Zr. against Tesco. With acquisition the sales of Coop Szolnok grew by HUF 9 billion, the retail area...
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Anomalous champagne testing in heart of Budapest
Date: 2009-03-25 10:52:43
Törley Champagne manufacture organised the first „Evening of Champagne” on 19th March at Hungarian Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The guest of the evening tasted Törley's champagnes specialities: Törley, François, Champagne...
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Gramex is in expansion
Date: 2009-03-25 10:27:35
The construction works of Gramex 2000 Ltd.'s manufacturing-hall as well as warehouse of raw material and wholly manufactured goods finished in Veresegyház industrial park. Currently, including the expansion the...
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Strategic partnership between STI Group and the Russian Vitrina A
Date: 2009-03-25 06:45:25
The strategic partnership with a market leader on field of POS solutions in Russia STI expands its growing possibility in the region. The Vitrina A, based in Moscow, majored integral...
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METRO group reports record sales
Date: 2009-03-25 06:23:10
Metro Cash & Carry consolidated its position as world market leader in self-service wholesale in 2008. The division stepped up sales by 4.6% to EUR33.1 billion. Metro Cash & Carry...
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Hungarian wines and epicurisms in Spain
Date: 2009-03-24 10:50:12
It is the first opportunity that Hungarian Agricultural Marketing Centre (AMC) is organizing communal appearance on Madrid Salón Internacional Del Club De Gourmets an international hospitality industry trade fair. The...
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Marks&Spencer launches online TV channel
Date: 2009-03-24 08:02:01
The channel offers a range of short videos including interviews with designers, wine tasting advice, ads and consumer vox pops (voice of the people). UK retailer Marks & Spencer has...
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Auchan and Metro join forces
Date: 2009-03-24 06:24:15
Auchan Group and Metro Group-owned Makro have joined forces in Portugal to create InterCompra, an entity that will negotiate buying contracts on behalf of the two companies. The two companies...
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Spoiling wellness services at the Tesco store line
Date: 2009-03-23 23:08:00
Spring is here and Tesco wants to satisfy its costumers with a new cupon action in its Bonyhád, Dombóvár, Miskolc-Avas and Szeged-Mórahalom stores. All, who from 20 March buy something...
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Pedigree Adoption Drive
Date: 2009-03-23 21:49:00
A new charity initiative launched aims to help house, feed and care for the more thousand dogs dumped by their owners each year. The Pedigree Adoption Drive Charitable Trust is...
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Wal-Mart pays USD2 billion in bonuses
Date: 2009-03-23 21:26:00
US retailer Wal-Mart is going to award to about one million US hourly workers in bonuses after sales jumped due to the recession. The incentives will work out to...
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Billa sales grow in Romania
Date: 2009-03-23 21:18:00
Rewe Group's Billa supermarket division has reported sales of EUR320 million for 2008, up around 10% on 2007, according to Newsin. Billa currently has 34 stores and plans to open...
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Spar Sales Up 10% in Slovenia
Date: 2009-03-23 21:01:00
Spar’s Slovenian subsidiary has seen its sales during 2008 rise by 10% year-on-year to E678m, according to details in local business daily Finance. The report said the company invested E44m...
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