News and articles
Only LCD and plasma televisions achieved growth
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
In the first half of the year, the market of consumer electronics contracted by 25 percent in both value and volume, compared to the same period last year – finds...
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Retail turnover on the increase in Belgium.
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
According to an estimate by Eurostat, the volume of retail turnover continued to decline in July 2009: by 0.9 percent in the EU-27 and by 1.8 percent in the eurozone,...
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Győri Édes Zabfalatok csokis
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
New chocolate Zabfalatok unite the product advantages of Zabfalatok with the smooth taste of milk chocolate, favouring those who like a bit of fondling....
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Wine advice from the computer
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Laurel Kft.’s oenological information terminal is also called a digital sommelier. Recently two of these devices were installed in CBA stores with IBM AnyPlace Kiosk as their base, helping shoppers...
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New advertising code of ethics entered into force
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The new Hungarian Advertising Code of Ethics was signed by 26 professional organisations and entered into force on 30 September 2009. It is based on the Code of Ethics of...
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Loan market recovering slowly
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
After the development of previous years, the loan market dramatically declined. Global crisis narrowed down resources, entailing a lending activity contracted to the minimum; at the same time interest rates...
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Wages and salaries are up by two percent
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
At enterprises employing a minimum of 5 people and at budgetary institutions, gross average wages were 1.3 percent higher and net average wages improved by 1.4 percent in the first...
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Arany Ászok Félbarna
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Félbarna is one of the most special treats for beer drinkers: a unique combination of lager and dark beer....
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FOODAPEST NEWS
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
From 2010, HUNGEXPO Zrt.’s prestigious trade exhibitions are organised based on a new concept. FOODAPEST and UKBA will take place every second year, at the same time. The first dual...
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A star is born with Tesco Express
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
A 400-m² Tesco Express will open in Budapest’s former Csillag store on Rákóczy Road, together with a café that intends to continue the traditions of the old Ostende café....
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New “green” promotion from Tesco
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. launched its “Is your school green?” waste-recollecting competition, which lasts from 11 September 2009 until 11 January 2010. Tesco stamps into a stamp book (which can be...
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Erste Bank
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Market changes in the past few years influenced customer demand. Firms often postpone their investments and revise their spendings. This trend entails the optimisation of financial services used and a...
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Decrease, but improvement as well
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
In January-July 2009, the volume of foreign trade was 18 percent lower in export and 25 percent lower in import than one year earlier. KSH’s report also states that our...
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Sága „Nyerjen egy év nyugalmat!” nyereményjáték
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Advertising Sága’s prize game ”Nyerjen egy év nyugalmat!” that lasts from 1 October 2009 until 11 December 2009. Agency: Hammer Advertising / média: PHD Customer: SáGa Foods Zrt. Product: Sága...
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Thank you, Lord…
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
…for listening to me after all and giving me back my faith in human intellect. Thank you to the trade for this several-hour conversation at the conference in Tapolca about...
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New marketing director at Heineken Hungária
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
János Makkay replaced Cor Honkoopot in the marketing director’s seat at Heineken Hungária Zrt. János Makkay worked at Unilever for seventeen years, directing market affaires in six countries from 2007....
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Mosoly Alapítvány is supported foundation of the year in 2009
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The foundation’s winning the title implies a HUF 40 million support for the Mosolyvarázs programme from Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. and Procter&Gamble, to help chronically ill, disabled and poor children....
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The factoring market
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
According to data by the Hungarian Factoring Association, factoring services only made up for 2.5 percent of the GDP in 2008, while the same ratio in the EU is almost...
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Fewer guests spent fewer nights
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
On the commercial accommodation services market, the decline that started early 2009 continues, the trend does not seem to turn yet. In January-August 2009, 2,173 thousand foreign guests spent 6,350...
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Customer satisfaction is the guarantee for our company’s success
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
We had a conversation with CEO Dr. Tibor Bakonyi about the steps the company has taken recently to improve their market position and serve customers. According to the CEO, during...
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Farewell to charming national figures
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Although Parliament passed the new advertising bill last year, certain paragraphs only entered into force this spring, for instance those that regulate tobacco product ads and open-air advertising. Changes in...
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Campaign for dishwashers
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Calgonit and Bosch launched a campaign, named “Take it seriously” for popularising environmentally friendly methods and dishwashers. According to research findings, cleaning dishes with a machine requires 2.5 times less...
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Turkey stew with plum for 1,500 people
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The 12th Plum Days were held in Szarvas on 11-13 September, with 20-year old turkey processing company Gallicoop as one of the main sponsors. Gallicoop’s master chefs cooked a stew...
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Erste Faktor improves its market position
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Although in the first quarter the factoring market contracted, Erste Faktor Zrt. managed to expand significantly (by 40 percent in the second quarter; in the same period the market contracted...
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The brake still holds back the industry
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
In July 2009, industrial production fell by 19.4 percent, compared to the same period a year earlier. KSH’s report states that the volume of production was 22.1 percent lower in...
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Heaven in hell
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
It is the end of the year, the time has come “to cast an account”. HELL Energy Magyaroszág Kft. is happy to do it, since HELL energy drink has been...
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European Day of Commerce for the fifth time
Date: 2009-10-27 00:05:55
This year, on 3rd November, the European Day of Commerce will be held, by the National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers. The main message of the event is to focus...
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Panorama on the Christmas commercial credit market
Date: 2009-10-27 00:05:11
The CEO of Hungarian Cetelem expects subdued season on the commercial credit market. According to Lendvai János; unemployment causing serious problems, making it difficult to expected high demand for loans...
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The number of conferences halved in the first part of 2009
Date: 2009-10-27 00:04:12
According to the compilation of the Hungarian Convention Bureau; during the first half of this year, 118 international conferences were held in Hungary. This is a 51 percent decline, compared...
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Bankruptcy wave before peak
Date: 2009-10-27 00:03:12
According to the latest analysis of Coface Hungary; the insolvency ratio of the firms increased by 36 percent in the first nine months of this year, compared to the same...
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