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The Mammut Shopping Centre prepares for the Christmas shopping fever
Date: 2014-11-12 11:30:03
The Mammut Shopping and Entertainment Centre is preparing for the Christmas shopping fever with huge novelties. This year, thousands of square meters of retail space to be transformed in order...
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Smart Shelf, the new wonder weapon of the traders
Date: 2014-11-12 11:20:59
The techical solution that supports the sales with a software becomes available to the Hungarian traders as well. The solution “tells” where the products are worth be put on the...
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High online trade sales on Singles' Day
Date: 2014-11-12 11:15:40
China's online retail giant Alibaba says it has pulled in 9.3billion USD in sales from its annual 'Singles' Day' shopping event, BBC reports. On Tuesday, the firm said that its...
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Twelve Hungarian companies at the Hanover trade fair
Date: 2014-11-12 11:10:38
Balanced development is expected in the Hungarian animal breeding, but the international market relations should be developed further – Feldman Zsolt, Deputy Minister of State of the the Ministry of...
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New labelling provisions: no more small letters
Date: 2014-11-12 09:37:55
The European Union’s new food labelling regulation enters into force on 13 December 2014. Products will have to bear the name, allergen content and the ‘use by’ date. Minimum font...
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More cheerful and attractive new design for Tesco Value products
Date: 2014-11-12 08:37:54
Tesco’s first-price private label product range, Tesco Value has been revamped. The first such products appeared in Hungary 15 years ago and since than consumer habits have changed, so the...
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The CBA is committed to keep the Sunday closure
Date: 2014-11-11 12:20:59
The reconciliation continues on the free Sunday initative of the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP), which can reach its final form for early December – Rétvári Bence, vice president of...
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KSH: consumer prices fell by 0.4 percent in October
Date: 2014-11-11 12:05:07
The consumer prices were an average 0.4 percent lower in October than a year earlier, while compared to September, consumer prices decreased by 0.3 percent – the Central Statistics Office...
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The share of online shopping from abroad is increasing significantly
Date: 2014-11-11 12:00:28
This year Hungarians had to pay VAT or customs duty for 42 thousand packages that were ordered from abroad. This figure shows a 60 percent growth, compared to the same...
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The law on the establishment of shopping centers may change
Date: 2014-11-11 11:59:27
The government submitted the bill amending the licensing of commercial buildings, the new law will enter into force on the first of January 2015. The proposal relates to commercial structures...
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The cheeses of Kőröstej won gold and silver medals at the International Cheese Olympics
Date: 2014-11-11 11:58:36
The CheeseMakers and Dairy Professionals Association of Austrian and international experts organized the international “Käsiade” cheese competition in Hopfgarten, Tyrol for the 12th time this year. At the so called...
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Day of European Trade: trade deserves more
Date: 2014-11-11 11:55:15
The government's work, the stable economic policy, teh low budget deficit, the boost of exports and and the stimulating of investments, the employment growth together resulted in the Hungarian economy’s...
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The EP committee voted for the possibility of extending the ban on GMO legislative amendment
Date: 2014-11-11 11:45:58
The Environment and Public Health Committee of the European Parliament (EP) on Tuesday voted for the possibility of extending the ban – changing the current rules – on GMO legislative...
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The rain slows down the corn harvest
Date: 2014-11-11 11:04:49
Nearly half of the planted corn has been harvested in Komárom-Esztergom county. The works are going slowly, due to the moisture content of grains and due to the fuzarium infection...
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The Christmas market opens on Saturday at the Town Hall Square in Vienna
Date: 2014-11-11 11:02:30
The Christmas market opens next Saturday at the Rathausplatz (Town Hall Square) in Vienna. The Christmas tree of the fair arrived ito the Austrian capital on Tuesday. The 28-meter-high and...
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British sandwich factory: “We recruit not only Hungarians”
Date: 2014-11-11 11:00:05
On Monday, one of the largest food company in the UK denied that they recruit only Hungarian labor force to their UK-based sandwich factory. The Irish-owned Greencore, which produces 430...
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After a complete overhaul SPAR supermarket reopens in Mammut shopping centre
Date: 2014-11-11 09:29:48
SPAR Hungary’s stunning futuristic store was redesigned in cooperation with SPAR International and SPAR Austria. The new store, which opened on 28 August, utilises cutting edge technological solutions and complies...
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Hungarian Product Grand Prize: intellectual property in focus
Date: 2014-11-11 08:35:16
The Hungarian Product Grand Prize was awarded for the 17th time this year to enterprises with innovative products or services. This year 66 entries of 66 companies were rewarded with...
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Buying online: age, trust and loyalty
Date: 2014-11-11 01:16:44
This March Nielsen asked consumers the following question about 22 categories: Do you plan to buy online in the next 6 months? If we take a look at answers about...
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What to wear at the first date: the case of the ski suit
Date: 2014-11-11 01:11:14
When I am asked what to pay attention to at the first date, my answer is always this: it is like a job interview because you may only get 1...
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What makes Hungarian wines excellent?
Date: 2014-11-10 20:49:17
The main task of Hungary’s National Wine Excellence Programme (NBP) is to find excellent Hungarian wines and to make sure that they find their market, for the benefit of winemakers...
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POPAI Awards POP competition awards ceremony: the Display of the Year is digital again
Date: 2014-11-10 12:10:17
The fifth Hungarian POPAI Awards POP competition awards ceremony took place on 6 November 2014, as the year closing event of the Trade Marketing Club. At the awards ceremony, the...
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A record number of runners at the Pick Running Festival
Date: 2014-11-10 11:42:19
The PICK Utcai Futófesztivál (PICK Road Running Festival) has grown into one of the largest mass sport event of Szeged. The 13th Pick Running Festival held on 28 September on...
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The acceleration of the foreign trade turnover surprised the analysts
Date: 2014-11-10 11:40:37
The revival of foreign trade turnover in September surprised analysts, but they see the reasons differently. The Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Friday reported that after the slowing of August,...
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Support to the development of meat processors
Date: 2014-11-10 11:39:23
Grants can be claimed for the technological development of the meat processors from 10 November and for the prevention of animal diseases grants can be claimed from January 2015 –...
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Hungarians do not change jobs
Date: 2014-11-10 11:37:32
According to the Randstad Mobility Index, a recovery can be observed on the global labor market, but the Hungarian people are reluctant to change jobs. The global labor market trends...
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“Hungarian product” partner meeting at the Bodor manor
Date: 2014-11-10 11:35:01
The key word and trend of the coming period is innovation. The country’s leadership and the EU also sees the breakout point of Europe, including Hungary if significant improvement occurs...
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New tequila on the market!
Date: 2014-11-10 11:00:07
100% agave is used to produce this Sierra Antiguo Plata Tequila in a double distillation taht makes the spirit crystal clear. “Hencho en Mexico” is the lable put on the...
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Székely cities set up the new world of stuffed cabbage cooking
Date: 2014-11-10 11:00:01
The Guinness world record of stuffed cabbage cooked in the largest vessel was set up on Saturday in Székelyudvarhely – the Székelyhon.hu site wrote. In the setting up of the...
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Discount stores
Date: 2014-11-10 09:19:38
In the last eight months discounters’ share from grocery retail’s revenue was 22 percent, while their share from the sales of household chemicals and cosmetics was 12 percent. It is...
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