News and articles
A cooperative yesterday and today
Date: 2010-12-03 11:53:43
The first cooperatives were established during the industrial revolution. Their main principles were solidarity, joint work and democratic management; besides, they also helped members with opening shops and joint procurement....
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COOP has been a good neighbour for 15 years
Date: 2010-12-03 11:49:59
Co-op Hungary celebrated its 15th birthday in Budapest’s Palace of Arts in November. Nearly 1,000 business partners, colleagues and friends showed up and in the following you can read excerpts...
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Celebration and concerns at Europe’s Day in Commerce
Date: 2010-12-03 11:37:41
Europe’s Day in Commerce was celebrated for the sixth time in Budapest on 3 November. The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) and the Hungarian member organisation of EuroCommerce...
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Hungexpo expands and customises
Date: 2010-12-03 11:32:52
Willingness to exhibit instantly reduced in the crisis-ridden sectors, therefore Hungexpo has to come up with exhibition concepts customised to the needs of exhibitors, to offset the drawbacks of economic...
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Nearly all households buy some kind of hygiene or skin care product
Date: 2010-12-03 11:22:48
According to GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan, 95 percent of households bought some kind of hygiene or skin care product in the first half of 2010. In the youngest age group (under...
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Hand care creams have become cheaper
Date: 2010-12-03 11:18:38
From the Nielsen Retail Index we learn that the annual market of hand and body care creams amounts to an annual HUF 7-8 billion. From this hand crams represent HUF...
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More expensive nuts and seeds, successful dried fruit novelties
Date: 2010-12-03 11:16:43
Economic recession did not spare the domestic and international market of dried fruits and nuts/seeds. Mariann Novák, sales director of Nobilis told Trade magazin that the majority of Hungarian shoppers...
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So far we spent more on sweet biscuits this year
Date: 2010-12-03 11:13:54
Data from Gfk Hungária reveal that households spent more on sweet biscuits in the first half of 2010 than in 2009. The number of buyers did not increase, but the...
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The biscuit market suffers from increased flour prices
Date: 2010-12-03 11:12:14
Data by Nielsen revealed that sweet biscuits lost a significant share of their market in the last six months. Zsanett Teveli, Maresi Foodbroker Kft.’s brand manager told us that it...
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Plain biscuit strengthened its leading position
Date: 2010-12-03 11:10:13
Sweet biscuit sales amount to HUF 23 billion per year, according to Nielsen. Plain sweet biscuit’s market share in December 2009-July 2010 grew to 43 percent in value (up 4...
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Rauch expands on a shrinking market
Date: 2010-12-03 11:07:43
On 12 November Rauch announced at a press conference that they processed 80,000 tons of Hungarian fruit, 80 percent of which was apple. Gábor Kardos, Rauch Hungária Kft.’s director told...
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More expensive juice products increased their market share
Date: 2010-12-03 11:03:08
In the fruit juice category, sales shifted toward more expensive products with a higher fruit content: the market share of juice grew to 29 percent in value – in December...
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40 years of learning
Date: 2010-12-03 10:55:37
Balázs Pászti received the Lifetime Achievement Award of Trade magazin and Lánchíd Club. Mr Pászti was born in Budapest in 1948 and worked at only two places during his 40-year...
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From being an architect to working in the sugar industry
Date: 2010-12-03 10:54:03
Béla Fischer received the Lifetime Achievement Award of Trade magazin and Lánchíd Club. Mr Fischer was born in Esztergom in 1952 and earned a degree in architecture, which was later...
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Now we can use our mobiles to pay when shopping
Date: 2010-12-03 10:45:50
MobilePayment is available in 400 SPAR, Kaiser’s and Interspar stores from 11 November 2010, so Telenor and T-Mobile customers can use their mobiles instead of their wallets when they pay...
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CBA opened a new store that features cutting edge technology solutions
Date: 2010-12-03 10:43:46
CBA uses state of the art technology solutions in its new store, which opened in Üröm on 5 November. Laurel Kft. installed digital posters, but the store also features a...
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SPAR takes back what nature cannot take back!
Date: 2010-12-03 10:42:33
Waste collecting points were created in INTERSPAR stores nine months ago and since then more than 40 tons of electronic waste was recollected. Batteries, mobile phones, electronic devices, CDs, DVDs...
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Start the day with breakfast!
Date: 2010-12-03 10:39:29
The National Institute for Food and Nutrition Science launched the ‘Start the day with breakfast!’ programme with METRO and four public catering companies. For six weeks from 15 September 2010...
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Rafinanz International multiplied the number of international customers by one and a half
Date: 2010-12-03 10:37:59
Once again Rafinanz was the company that represented Eastern Europe at the 26th TFWA (Tax Free World Association), the biggest duty free and travel retail event held in Cannes. Eszter...
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GfK Custom Research expands its network by acquiring Interscope
Date: 2010-12-03 10:36:20
GfK Group acquired 100-percent ownership of US consulting company Interscope, one of the leading specialists in building brands at retail, on 1 November 2010. Interscope complements GfK Custom Research North...
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Large companies joined their forces once again
Date: 2010-12-03 10:34:22
After the red sludge disaster early October, several companies helped the victims with donations. Kométa donated food products that were transported for free by Szemerey Trans. Unilever gave cleaning and...
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Hungarian wines in EU
Date: 2010-12-03 10:32:53
In the first six months of 2011 Hungary’s EU Presidency will prioritise the introduction of Hungarian wine and culinary culture to other member states. The country will host 250 EU...
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Reál shops refurbished in Békés County
Date: 2010-12-03 10:31:40
Élésker Retail and Service Kft. of Gyula has been a member of Reál Hungária Kft. since 2005. The company owns 18 shops and 3 C&C stores, plus a logistics centre...
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Unilever strengthens in the cosmetics sector
Date: 2010-12-03 10:28:54
Unilever won the European Commission’s approval to buy Sara Lee’s cosmetics and European household chemicals branch after the company agreed to dispose of the Sanex brand. The EUR 1.2 billion...
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Founder of G’Roby killed in car crash
Date: 2010-12-03 10:27:05
Róbert Gárdonyi, founder of the retailer group G’Roby, was on holiday with his 21-year-old son in South Africa when they died in a frontal collision on 19 November. A five-member...
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Together for a better understanding of disabled people
Date: 2010-12-03 10:23:29
Several hundred Szeged pupils took part in launching the road show of Tesco and Ability Park, which will travel round the country until June 2011. The staff of Ability Park...
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SPAR’s responsible environmental behaviour was honoured
Date: 2010-12-03 10:21:30
In Követ Association’s 2010 environmental competition the joint case study of SPAR Magyarország Kft. and METRO Group Asset Kft. won the first prize. In the joint project the two companies...
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Tesco cools with natural materials
Date: 2010-12-03 10:20:09
In 18 Hungarian Tesco stores the company uses more modern, environmentally friendly cooling material than those used in household refrigerating devices. Unlike traditional gases, the new refrigerants pose no risk...
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Nyírbátor plays a central role
Date: 2010-12-03 10:18:36
Unilever organised a visit to its Nyírbátor household chemical production plant on 22 October. In one of the company’s most modern factory in Europe, 200 million bottles of cleaning products...
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Dunasweet distributes Soós pasta brands
Date: 2010-12-03 10:15:38
Soós Tésztaipari Kft. and Dunasweet Wellness Kft. signed a marketing and distribution agreement, according to which Soós Kft.’s manufacturer brands Premio and Grand Premio will reach all Hungarian retailers through...
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