Company and Personal News
Carrefour expands in Bulgaria
Date: 2009-03-11 05:45:31
French retailer will open its first store in the Black Sea city of Burgas on 26 March. The store will offer 50,000 SKUs and the strategy of the chain is...
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Asda may move into Ireland
Date: 2009-03-11 05:30:55
Wal-Mart-owned British retailer is in advanced discussions with an Irish developer over plans to make its first foray into the Republic, the Sunday Business Post in Ireland reported. It is...
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OBI sponsors a 'preserving the climate' program
Date: 2009-03-10 07:08:07
The aim of the „Reduce consuming”” program is to publish that the households should use less energy for lighting, heating etc. The program also organises educations. This year the main...
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Metro eyes Russian hypermarkets
Date: 2009-03-10 06:05:04
German retailer Metro's hypermarket unit Real is seeking acquisitions in eastern Europe, unit head Joel Saveuse told the Financial Times Deutschland paper in an interview. Saveuse did not say which...
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Pernod Ricard – Cleaning the portfolio
Date: 2009-03-10 05:20:37
Pernod Ricard announces that it has signed an agreement to sell its cognac brand Bisquit and associated inventories to Distell Group Limited for 31 million euros. The transaction also includes...
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Tesco plans to convert closed pubs
Date: 2009-03-10 04:56:34
The retailer is planing to cash in on pub closures by converting them to small town centre stores. Tesco has lodged ten applications for conversion in the last three months...
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Demise after 60 years sales
Date: 2009-03-10 04:37:10
Circuit City was the second-largest consumer electronics retail chain in the U.S. The company had 567 stores in the US and 770 smaller units in Canada. Going-out-of-business sales at all...
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„Spring coupon days” started
Date: 2009-03-09 08:00:43
2 shopping malls from the capital and 3 from the country take part in the action organised by www.napiakciok.hu. The owner of the website made a successful action before Christmas....
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Tesco urges to shopping tourism
Date: 2009-03-09 06:20:18
The leaflets of Hungarian Tesco are also available in Slovakian Érsekújvár and Fülek. Because of the weak HUF day to day more Slovakian come to Hungary to make their weekly...
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Henkel untouched by crisis
Date: 2009-03-09 06:06:20
In 2008, sales increased 8.1% to 14.13 billion euros, mainly on the company’s National Starch acquisition. Adjusted for foreign currency exchanges, sales rose 11.6%. Profits increased 31% to 1.23 billion...
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Lidl to reduce product range
Date: 2009-03-09 05:05:08
According to Lebensmittel Zeitung's informations the complete assortment is under close scrutiny, with a special focus on duplications. After years of continuous line extensions, Schwarz Group's discounter Lidl is reportedly...
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Coke to invest $2 billion in China
Date: 2009-03-09 04:53:31
The Coca-Cola Co. plans to invest $2 billion in China over the next three years. The investment would go toward new plant and distribution infrastructure, sales and marketing, and research...
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Who will be greener? – environment competition by Tesco
Date: 2009-03-06 12:33:47
The most diligent pupils win money for class excursion in value of HUF 500,000. The Tesco’s waste redemption competition for pupils between 6-18 ages starts today, the winner will be...
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New sales director at Kékkúti Ásványvíz
Date: 2009-03-06 11:41:11
From 1th of February Csaba Csiszkó is the sales director of the company. The 40 years old specialist is responsible for execution of Kékkuti’s business plans, and developing of the...
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Six months – more than 1,000 new MasterCard places of recipient
Date: 2009-03-06 10:26:46
Thanks to MasterCards new sales program, from July 2008 the number of Mastercard recipient places grow by 1,145. There are 9 million debit or credit card on the Hungarian market...
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Packaged Starbucks coffee in Europe
Date: 2009-03-06 10:03:47
Starbucks and Kraft Foods have announced they will launch packaged Starbucks coffee in select supermarkets in France and Germany. The aim is to expand super-premium Starbucks coffee in Europe. Beginning...
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Rewe reports 11% sales increase
Date: 2009-03-06 09:37:58
Group posted a full-year sales to around EUR50 billion in 2008, including sales of independent retailers. Sales outside its home market, Germany, grew by 15.4%. After a "really good year"...
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Nestle sees acquisition opportunity in Poland
Date: 2009-03-05 12:26:46
The world’s biggest food maker, is seeking acquisition targets in Poland to boost production in the European Union’s largest ex-communist economy, the head of its Polish operations said. The Switzerland-based...
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SIÓ helps for children from needy families
Date: 2009-03-05 12:12:34
Action under the name „Thanks for SiÓ!” the firm call the schools fo a tender. The soft drink company helps for 1,000 children from needy families to get their new...
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Levi Strauss stops producing in Hungary
Date: 2009-03-05 09:55:30
With closure of its Kiskunhalas plant 549 employees will lose their jobs, along with hired labour. The company experiences a marked drop in demand for its clothing and other consumer...
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Synergon Subsidiary Has Become „The Most Dynamic Start-Up Company”
Date: 2009-03-05 08:10:26
Synergon subsidiary, Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the award given to Hungarian start-up companies. Steinbinder Romulus, the Managing Director of Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the certificate of merit “The...
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New CEO for Szentkirályi following a good year
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Total net revenues generated by Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. were up by 12 percent at HUF 5.7 billion last year, while pre-tax profit was HUF 150 million. István Matus has been...
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Appearance of goods is the primary consideration regarding deli counters
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
A major survey has been conducted by PICK-Szeged Zrt. with Trend Budapest Piackutató Kft. which among other things covered the role and importance of deli counters. According to Gábor Ámann,...
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Award for Kométa
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Kométa 99 Zrt. received the „Il Ponte“ award from MOKK (Hungarian-Italian Chamber of Commerce) last December, for acting as a bridge in Hungarian-Italian commercial relations....
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Kinder Pinguí, Kinder Hűtött Finomságok
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
As many prizes, as many reasons to unwrap them! The packaging of every Kinder Hűtött Finomság has value, as it can be exchanged for gifts. Agency: Monday Consulting Kft./Well Reklámügynökség...
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UHT milk campaign with Tesco
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Tetra Pak held a promotional campaign for UHT milk in the 30 biggest Tesco stores last December, to inform people that UHT milk contains no preservatives....
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Unilever termékek
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
A major initiative was launched in January under the title „Capitalise and Help”, which allows us to choose from a range of excellent offers and also to support the National...
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New regional head for AXIS
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
In January, Edwin Roobol was appointed the new head of Axis Communications in the Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands and Eastern Europe region. Axis is a global leader in the market...
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New Sole Gustoso butter creams
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
SOLE-MIZO Zrt launched a special, premium product in February. Owing to the special colloid structure of the butter cream made from real milk cream, it has a different, more beneficial...
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First Spar stores converted from Plus opened
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The first Spar store converted from Plus opened in February in Hatvan, Sopron and Sárbogárd. As a result of the biggest acquisition ever completed by SPAR Magyarország Kft., the complete...
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