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Magazine: A future wrapped in sustainability
The economic aftermath of the pandemic made packaging manufacturers face a 30 per cent drop in orders. Buying a rollbag-making machine has been a major investment for us, by means...
Read moreWinners of the 2020 HUNGAROPACK Hungarian Packaging Competition
In 2020, the Hungarian Association of Packaging and Materials Handling (CSAOSZ) organised HUNGAROPACK for the 37th time since 1967. Ever since its launch, the competition’s aimed to present the development...
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Busy kitchens
As people spent a lot of time in their homes from March because of the lockdown, many of them were cooking and baking more than before. This trend entailed a...
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Will Santa’s bag be full of good things?
At the end of 2019 shoppers spent more money on more seasonal sweets than in the same period of 2018. We learned from Kitti Végh, Nestlé Hungária’s brand manager that...
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Practical and stylish: Gift packs under the Christmas tree
Unilever Magyarország Kft.’s brand manager Lili Kovács told our magazine that the most important decision-making factors for shoppers when buying a Christmas gift pack are a stylish look, the right...
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Magazine: „Plastic led the way to the abrupt development of food safety”
The Hungarian Association of Packaging and Material Handling (CSAOSZ) celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. The packaging industry contributes 1.6 per cent to the Hungarian GDP, produces a value of...
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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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