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Trend-driven stationery category
According to Ico Zrt.’s modern trade director Tünde Sztankovicsné Kiss, stationery and office supplies sales increased thanks to the country’s improving economic situation. From Ico Zrt.’s business lines retail performed...
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(HU) Megvannak az első Fenntarthatóság Szimbóluma verseny nyertesei
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Magazine: Penny Market: With the focus on the employees and development
Penny Market has been present in Hungary for 24 years, with 223 stores, 3 logistics centres and more than 4,000 employees. The discounter chain continues its store modernisation programme, focusing...
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‘Good at what it is supposed to do’
Erika Csikesz, sales director of TV2 Group told that the Ammerländer slogan ‘Good at what it is supposed to do’ was the driving force behind the whole non-standard concept. They...
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Joining forces to save enterprises
László Krisán, CEO of KAVOSZ Zrt. talked to our magazine about the situation and perspectives of Hungarian enterprises at the time of the coronavirus pandemic. How did the different types...
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Magazine: 2020 is a digital turning point
In March – before the start of the coronavirus pandemic – GKI Digital published the sales results of Hungarian online retail in 2019: total online retail sales neared net HUF...
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Development continued in 2019
The CBA and Príma networks carried on the development work in 2019. Vilmos Lázár, president of CBA informed: many new products became part of the assortment and many stores were...
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Shoppers liked going to dm stores in 2019 too
In 2019 sales by dm went above HUF 112 billion, having grown by more than 8 percent while the number of the chain’s drugstores didn’t change. The company keeps refurbishing...
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Magazine: What was 2019 like for market players?
In 2019 Hungarian retail value sales were up 7 percent in comparison with 2018. The growth rate was just a little below last year’s level (7.7 percent), and the engine...
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ALDI: A steady retail chain and a reliable employer
Bernhard Haider, managing director of ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. talked to our magazine about their 2019 achievements and the situation in 2020. What was 2019 like for ALDI? – We...
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Magazine: Auchan: 2020 is the year of conscious shopping and sustainable operation
2019 was a busy year for Auchan, two of the biggest investments were building Tesla e-car charging stations and installing self-checkouts in stores – the latter are really practical and...
Read moreGrowing online marketplaces
Volume sales in online retail increased by approximately 15 percent in 2019. Consumer electronics, fashion items, DIY and furniture were the top categories in e-commerce, but the FMCG sector wasn’t...
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Magazine: The pandemic is transforming the food industry
Our magazine interviewed Tamás Éder, president of the Federation of Responsible Food Manufacturers (FÉSZ). With what results did the food industry close 2019? – The volume of production in the...
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The 2019 financial year was a success for SPAR
At the end of 2019 SPAR operated 34 Interspar hypermarkets, 328 SPAR and 20 City SPAR supermarkets, plus the retail chain also had 24 SPAR partner, 53 SPAR market, 85...
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Sailing is easy in good wind
In 2019 Rossmann Magyarország Kft.’s sales revenue was up almost 8 percent, but it was a year full of challenges. Managing director László Flórián told that the premiumisation process...
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Conscious consumers are living among us
According to GfK, Hungary’s GDP growth in 2019 was one of the best in the European Union. The engine of retail sales growth was the increase in purchasing power. Last...
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Magazine: So far surviving has been the goal, now the objective is restarting
Our magazine interviewed Katalin Neubauer, secretary general of the Hungarian National Trade Association (MNKSZ) about the state of play in retail trade and the influence of the coronavirus pandemic. How...
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Let’s package the world in green materials!
Degradable and compostable BIO plastic can be the solution to environmental problems – says Izabella Bauer, sales manager of BS Plastic™. Why are packaging materials essential in today’s busy pace...
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Magazine: Retailer ranking in the light of the emergency situation
György Vámos, general secretary of the National Trade Association (OKSZ) is of the opinion that the influence of the coronavirus pandemic will be felt in the market for a long...
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Virtual cooperation can win you quality time in packaging development
Due to the coronavirus emergency, the number of online purchases has soared and the new trends resulting from this generate several packaging development tasks. DS Smith needed just a few...
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Coop isn’t slowing down
We asked László Pekó, chairman of the board of directors of CO-OP Hungary Zrt. and the company’s CEO Géza Tóth about the last year and the challenges of 2020. What...
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Reál concentrates on private label products
László Szili, commercial director of Reál Hungária Élelmiszer Kft. talked to our magazine about the positive feedback from shoppers and trade experts on the renewal of Reál’s private label product...
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Magazine: The disruption of retail from 2019 to 2020
Hungarian consumer confidence was at 78 points at the end of 2019 – the European average was 86 points. At this time 38 percent of Hungarians were optimistic about their...
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Lidl celebrated its 15th anniversary last year
Last year Lidl celebrated 15 years in Hungary. Right now the discounter has 3 logistics centres and 182 stores, and it employs more than 6,000 people. Almost 60 percent of...
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NAK provides strong support at hard times too
Balázs Győrffy, president of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) talked to us about how the chamber can help the agri-food sector at the time of the coronavirus pandemic. What...
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Brands and trends amidst the pandemic
In this piece, Henkel CEO and BGA Hungary President Ágnes Fábián gives us her account of the previous business year along with some refreshingly personal insights into the current Covid-19...
Read moreLidl’s big leap to the 2nd place
Every year Trade magazin publishes its FMCG retailer ranking in early June. 2019 was an even better year for grocery retailers than the previous 12 months, and the ranking reveals...
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Magazine: Coronavirus: A threat to the world economy
When the COVID-19 pandemic started in China, nobody thought that in just a few weeks the virus will appear in other parts of the globe too. As the coronavirus disease...
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Innovation in retail trade, 2020
Liz Alton published an article at smartercx.com, titled A Preview of Retail Innovation in 2020. Below we provide an overview of this. Experience-based selling is in the centre of retailers’...
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