Events
Time is money with new Ikea payment pilot
According to Forbes, the Swedish home furnishings giant is piloting a program called “Buy With Your Time” at its three stores in Dubai. The offering enables customers who visit an...
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Amazon Launches Business Selling Automated Checkout To Retailers
Amazon.com Inc on Monday is set to announce a new business line selling the technology behind its cashier-less convenience stores to other retailers, the company told Reuters. The world’s biggest web retailer...
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Colruyt Launches Basil From Its Own Vertical Farm
Belgian retailer Colruyt Group has introduced basil grown in its own vertical farms under its Boni Selection store brand. The herb is available in 31 Bio-Planet stores and online via...
Read moreWine tasting of female winemakers
The Wine Tasting of Female Winemakers was organized for the third time on International Women’s Day, on Saturday, at the Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge Hotel, where visitors could enjoy 123...
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Amazon opens “mini-fulfillment centres” to speed up same-day deliveries
Amazon has opened “mini-fulfillment centres”, in four US cities, with the aim of speeding up same-day deliveries. The new “mini fulfillment centres”, which are about the tenth of the size...
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Mobile grocery bus launches in Dubai
Carrefour UAE, operated by Majid Al Futtaim Retail, has launched Mobimart, the first grocery store on a bus. The service will bring convenient and accessible shopping to underserviced neighbourhoods across...
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Food in the nude – NZ ditching plastic packaging of fruit and vegetables in supermarkets
‘Food in the nude’ is a New Zealand campaign to end plastic packaging for fresh produce in supermarkets. Foodstuffs have signed the NZ Plastic Packaging Declaration which is committed to...
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The 2019 vintage is a great addition to the 19th National Syngenta Wine Competition
Last year was a memorable year for the wine industry, as vineyards had to be protected in extreme weather conditions, and yet excellent wines were produced – was said at...
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World Food Prices Dip In February, Hurt By Coronavirus: FAO
World food prices slipped in February, ending four months of successive increases, with the spread of coronavirus dampening demand for some products, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) food price index,...
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Discover A World Of New Products At The Natural Food Show 2020
The Natural Food Show, part of Natural & Organic Products Europe, is returning to ExCeL London on 19-20 April 2020. The Natural Food Show will feature a vibrant choice of...
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Britain’s Tesco To Price Match Aldi Products
Britain’s biggest supermarket group, Tesco, will start price matching Aldi on hundreds of everyday items, firing the latest salvo in its fight to stem the market share gains of its rival....
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Italy’s Bennet Launches New Private-Label Brand
Italian hypermarket chain Bennet has launched a new line of private-label fish and meat products under the ‘Filiera Valore’ brand. The Filiera Valore assortment is available online and in all...
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Private Brand Expert Daymon Enters The UK
Daymon, a global expert in developing private brands, is partnering with leading distributors in the UK to disrupt the English private brand market. More and more, retailers are treating private...
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Alibaba’s AliExpress Warns Of Possible Coronavirus Delays
AliExpress, the global e-commerce platform of Chinese online shopping giant Alibaba, warned customers that there may be some delivery delays due to the coronavirus outbreak. AliExpress is one of the...
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Gourmet Festival: the gastro festival will be organized for the tenth time in May
Fifty chefs, the most renowned professionals in the country, will prepare their favorite dishes at the 10th Electrolux Gourmet Festival, which will feature the world’s most renowned restaurants, confectioneries, wineries,...
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Beiersdorf Gives Solid Outlook But Coronavirus Impact Unsure
Nivea maker Beiersdorf on Tuesday said it expected similar sales growth and profitability in 2020 compared to 2019, although it cautioned that it could not yet assess the impact of...
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Coronavirus To Have ‘Substantial’ Impact On Trade: WTO
The head of the World Trade Organisation said that he expected the coronavirus epidemic to have a “substantial” impact on the global economy, but plans for a June ministerial meeting...
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Walmart wants Verizon 5G network to support in-store health hubs
Walmart reportedly plans to offer in-store digital health services based on next-generation mobile connectivity. According to Pymnts, Walmart is negotiating with Verizon to provide a 5G wireless network that the...
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Amazon Expands Physical Footprint With Bigger Cashier-Less Grocery Shop
The world’s biggest online retailer is set to open ‘Amazon Go Grocery,’ a store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill with four times the shopping space as the first cashier-less location it...
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Edeka To Launch Own-Brand Vegan Patties And Mince
German retailer Edeka has announced plans to roll out a new range of private-label vegan burger patties and mince branded as No Meat. Just in March of this year. The...
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Coronavirus To Cost Europe’s Retailers $4bn In Lost Sales: Study
Supply disruptions caused by the coronavirus is expected to lead to £3.26 billion (€3.8 billion) in missed sales for retailers in Europe in the six weeks to 20 April, with...
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AM Secretary of State: the Flavors and Traditions competition in Orosháza is a savior of values
The competition of Orosháza traditions and flavors is essential for keeping our memories alive, along with other similar events, said Farkas Sándor, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture...
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Brazil Beef Firms Face Reduced Chinese Demand Due To Coronavirus
China’s beef imports will fall in the first half of 2020 due to fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, which is complicating the circulation of people and trade globally, Rabobank said...
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Lidl Denmark To Introduce Animal Welfare Label For Fresh Chicken
Lidl Denmark has announced that it is to introduce an animal welfare label to its fresh chicken offering from the beginning of March. All fresh chicken sold in the retailer’s...
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Kifli.hu Has Opened Its Drive-Thru in Budapest
James McQuillan, Chief Executive of Kifli.hu posted the following on their Linkedin-page: ‘Shelves are empty across Budapest, but at Kifli we’re still open. Given that Budapestians are keen to quickly...
Read moreThe Győr Philharmonic Orchestra is relaunching its Kékfrankos season ticket series
The Győr Philharmonic Orchestra will restart its Kékfrankos season ticket series at the Fertőrákos Cave Theater in the summer – the orchestra informed MTI on Thursday. The purpose of the...
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Hungarian Sommelier Championship 2020 in Tata and Budapest
The Hungarian Sommelier Association will hold the semi-finals of this year’s national competition on Saturday, February 29, with the support of the Tata City Council, the Neszmély Wine Region and...
Read moreA Hungarian wine show was held in Warsaw
A Hungarian wine show was held in Warsaw on Wednesday at the National Council of Mountains (HNT) event, where 26 Polish winners were presented at the last national wine competition....
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Britain’s Tesco Tests Cashless Store In London
Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket chain, opened its first high street cashless store on Tuesday, marking a shift among shoppers to electronic payments from coins and notes. At the Tesco Express...
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Netto Marken-Discount’s Own-Brand Tuna Fillet Range Earns MSC Certification
Netto Marken-Discount’s private-label canned tuna fillet range, sold under the Dreimaster banner, has acquired MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) certification. The MSC certification implies that the product uses tuna from certified,...
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