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Henkel reaches first sustainability targets ahead of schedule
Henkel’s Sustainability Report details the environmental and social advancements made by the company in 2014. It highlights the active involvement of employees worldwide and the company’s progress toward its sustainability...
Read moreNovember: 3.4-percent expansion in grocery retail
In November 2014 retail turnover is estimated to have improved by 5.2 percent (adjusted for calendar effects) from the same period of 2013. Food and food-type retail sales improved by...
Read moreA quick look at the tobacco product market: what do the numbers say?
According to statistical data on excise duty from the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV), until November 2014 tobacco product volume sales were lower than in the same period of...
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2015 may bring solid growth but many risks as well
According to GKI Economic Research, the Hungarian GDP grew by 3.2 percent in 2014 and it will expand by 2 percent in 2015. The world economy and the European Union’s...
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Magazine: E-commerce is about to boom
Last year online retail estimatedly expanded by 22.5 percent and neared HUF 266 billion. According to a forecast by eNET, in the medium term (2014-2018) e-commerce is about to boom,...
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Analysts: retail expansion shows the increase in income
Retail sales expanded significantly in January, which indicates an increase in household income, according to analysts polled by MTI. The Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on Wednesday that the January...
Read moreOKSZ: retailing continues to grow this year
The National Trade Association (OKSZ) expects a further growth in retail sales, but at a slower pace. According to data of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) published on Wednesday, retail...
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A breakthrough in mobile internet use: half of the Hungarian Internet users are holding the World Wide Web in their pockets
Half of the adult netizens in Hungary have smart phones with mobile internet. Four-tenth of them browse social networking sites daily, while a third of them inform about the coming...
Read moreThe 18th District further tightened the rules of opening
The local government of the 18th District further tightened the rules of opening hours – VS.hu wrote. The local government of the 18th District even shortened the opening hours of...
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KSH: the trade surplus amounted to 6.4 billion euros last year
The euro value of exports increased by 4.2 percent last year, while teh imports in euros rose by 4.7 percent. The trade surplus became 6.4 billion euros, which is 153...
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The success of a Hungarian wine at the Vinalies Internationales wine competition
One of the world's largest international wine competition the Vinalies Internationales was held last weekend. This year 3582 wines of 40 countries were competing, of which only 65 were Hungarian...
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Regular, moderate coffee consumers have 'cleaner' arteries
A few cups of coffee a day may help people avoid clogged arteries – a known risk factor for heart diseases – South Korean researchers believe. The study was published...
Read moreThe Way to Work was launched for the fourth time
The youth unemployment is one of the most serious social problem, which is a global challenge as well. The Adecco is organizing its fourth job fair entitled “Way to Work”...
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Samsung and IKEA are jointly promoting wireless charging
Samsung and IKEA collaborating with the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) guide us to a new era with a revolutionary and practical mobile charging option. This will be the year that...
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Two billion HUF development at the Pikopack Zrt.
The Pikopack Zrt. has expanded its range of packaging wit a more than 2.1 billion HUF development in Füzesabony – the company informed MTI. The project was implemented within the...
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Mobile payment from Telenor
Telenor’s mobile payment is based on the Cellum system. Telenor launched its own credit card, called MyCard, with which mobile banking services are available via the MyWallet smartphone app developed...
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Magazine: Successful innovations in Europe and in the United States
Breakthrough Innovation, a Nielsen project in the USA examined the market performance of 17,000 new products between 2008 and 2012. Conducted with the leadership of senior Nielsen vice presidents Rob...
Read moreKSH: retail sales continued to rise in January
In January, retail sales rose by 7.7 percent, compared to the previous year – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Wednesday. Due to the post-Christmas sales the sales of...
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Most of the shopping centers are open on Sundays
The vast majority of the domestic shopping centers welcomes the visitors on Sundays even after March 15 – the Association of the Hungarian Shopping Centers (MBSZ) told MTI on Wednesday....
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MLE: the advertising tax causes competitive disadvantage for the domestic media businesses
At the National Economic Committee’s meeting, Lázár János Minister spoke about the European Commission’s infringement proceedings against Hungary, due to the advertising tax law, and about the expected outcome. The...
Read moreAccording to the research of UPS, the European e-shoppers want flexibility
Today, comScore Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, and UPS, a global leader in logistics and transportation services, released the second UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper™ Global...
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Russia bans Hungary’s poultry meat import temporarily
Russia temporarily banned imports of poultry meat and poultry products heat-treated at a temperature lower than 70 degrees from the whole territory of Hungary on Wednesday. The Russian Federal Veterinary...
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MasterCard and Samsung delivered the Samsung Pay
Samsung and MasterCard Pay presented the Samsung Pay mobile payment service that enables MasterCard cardholders to use their Samsung Galaxy S6 devices for purchases. With Samsung Pay, consumers can now...
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The range of entrepreneurs who should use online cash registers is expanding
The new Sam4s NR-240 online cash register distributed by the Pénztárgépcentrum received the approval of the Hungarian Trade Licensing Office. The Sam4s NR-240 Online New cash register is the perfect...
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Hungarian scientists developed an anti-counterfeiting technology
Hungarian scientists developed a unique product identification technology. Due to the scientific development, the manufacturer of the device plans to create more than 100 new jobs in Miskolc. The unique...
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Recycled Paper World Day: Tetra Pak helps with paper products
The Tetra Pak donated one million HUF worth hand towels and medical paper sheets to the Children's Huospital in the Tűzoltó Utca covering the hospital's needs for three months. The...
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Last-minute skin firming under the shower
The new NIVEA Q10Plus Skin Firming Body Lotion is the first NIVEA shower body lotion that contain coenzyme Q10, and makes the skin more firm during showering. It is a...
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(HU) NITRO CIRCUS – MOTO MAYHEM 2015. június 14-én!
Mottó: ha motorja van, repüljön!
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Henkel delivers on 2014 financial targets Good performance in a cha
Sales rise 0.4% to 16,428 million euros (organic: +3.4%) Operating profit*: +2.9% to 2,588 million euros EBIT margin*: +0.4 percentage points to 15.8% Earnings per preferred share* (EPS): +7.6% to...
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