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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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Magazine: Tasks and sharing
What I saw in the Future Store at the Sirha trade show made a great impression on me. The progressive technological solutions presented there aim to serve the purpose of...
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Environmental protection and digitalisation are the greatest challenges
Between 13 and 15 November 2019 the Hungarian Cosmetics and Household Chemicals Association (KOZMOS) organised its annual conference. Our magazine interviewed István Murányi, general secretary of KOZMOS. How long does...
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Magazine: The message of urgency
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has recently published a report, according to which the EU won’t be able to meet the majority of its own environmental objectives in 2020. Ester...
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In a storm of changes: Food trends in 2020
Grocery stores need to invest and develop faster than they would like to if they want to keep up with consumption changes and their competitors. However, this situation seems to...
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Magazine: Consumption trends in 2020
A study by Euromonitor International analyses the 10 trends with the biggest influence on the FMCG sector. As regards consumption habits, the two main themes in 2020 are likely to...
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Magazine: Changing market environment and new trends in FMCG retail
Efficiency creates a competitive advantage for retailers, with the focus shifting to flexible supply systems, third-party home delivery and international purchasing cooperations. Experience and self-expression are becoming more important for...
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Food-to-go trends in 2020
IGD has defined five main directions in the 2020 food-to-go trends: 1. adapting to changing consumption trends, 2. healthy food, 3. sustainability, 4. time- and money-saving solutions in shopping, 5....
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Magazine: Year of the Rat
Our traditional trend analysis at the beginning of the year makes an attempt at systematising the large volume of information available on food in 2020, the Year of the Rat...
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Pek-Snack: Special portfolio, high quality products
Pek-Snack Kft.’s new managing director talked to our magazine about the company’s plans. You were appointed managing director of Pek-Snack after working for multinational companies for more than 25 years....
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Magazine: The world economy in 2020
Euromonitor International’s Global Economy in 2020 study reveals that forecasts downgraded the global GDP’s annual growth to 2.9 percent for 2019 and 3.1 percent for 2020. Emerging and developing economies...
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Nespresso: At home in the television show Mokka
Mokka, a morning television show on TV2 has been the market leader for years (Source: Nielsen Audience Measurement). In this programme, experts talk about the most important topics of the...
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