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The Consumer Confidence Index improved by 6 points in Hungary

The Consumer Confidence Index improved by 6 points to 58 points in October compared to April. Thus the indicator but is still far from the pre-crisis level. The improvement is...

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The promoting of the quality Pálinka consumption continues

The campaign aims to change general consumer attitudes to one of the most important Hungarikum, the Pálinka. The project developer the Agricultural Center (AMC), promotes conscious consumption. Everyone can find...

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CBA innovates

CBA started the introduction of a new business type, the soft-discount. In a couple of years, CBA plans to introduce 150-200 units of CBA Cents. The first store opened on...

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Decline in agricultural prices

According to the Central Statistical Office’s report the decrease of the agricultural prices continues. The prices are close to the low point of the decade. Az agrártermékek termelőiár-szintje 2009 szeptemberében...

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The cafeteria will stay, benefit will be reduced

According to the survey of Sodexo Pass; two-thirds of the firms plan with the same cafeteria budget, for next year as this year. This means a one fifth reduction in...

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Sensory novelties at the Invisible Exhibition

The still succesful Invisible Exhibition Budapest is trip to a special unseen world. Thanks to the largest domestic sensory marketing agency, one can live the everydays of the blinds more...

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Health day: free screening and blood donations in the Tesco

Tesco organises health day for the third time this year. On the afternoon of 13th November, Tesco is waiting everybody with lifestyle advices, free screenings and blood donations in 15...

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New SPAR supermarket opened in Debrecen

The SPAR Hungary Ltd. opened a new SPAR supermarket on 12th November 2009 in Debrecen. The new store is the city's seventh SPAR unit. Six Spar supermarkest and one Interspar...

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Rio Mare at a new distributor

The Italian Rio Mare will work with a new distributor, from 1st January in Hungary. The Győr-based Infood 2000 Ltd. will take over the exclusive domestic distribution rights of the...

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Great Wal-Mart report

Beyond the expectations of analysts, Wal-Mart's preliminary results reports of 0.84 USD per share profit. Revenues meets the expectations. The management increased the company’s profit expectations for this year, predicting...

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The inflation data is better-than-expected

According to the Central Statistical Office; the consumer prices increased by 4.7 percent in October compared to last year and remained unchanged compared to September. Analysts expected a 4.9 percent...

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A hundred billion was spent on web purchases

Although barely one percent of the annual domestic trade revenue comes from web, this amount is still close to100 billion forints. In 2009 Bookline became the Best Internet Trader.The quarter...

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This year's new wines are promising

Autumn harvest’s first wines can be tasted from the beginning of November. Expectations very high among the professionals. This summer was good for grapes, the experiences of the new wine...

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Low goose prices in Germany

Goose breeders who are exporting mainly to the German Market are in a difficult situation. Due to the previous animal rights campaign, and the dramatically falling prices. According to the...

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The 400th SPAR store in the store of today

SPAR Group’s 400th business opens at a legendary place, the former site of “Budai Skála”. The new store expects customers, and those who consume less and choose more rational than...

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Sense and sensitivity in the call centers

Due to legal obligations the telephone customer service operators have to record the dialogue, and store it for five years. With the usage of an analysis software the companies can...

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Consumer rush Budapest's newest mall

Costumers in thick lines were waiting in the pouring rain, for the opening of Budapest's newest mall, the Allee on 11th November at 11 o'clock. Among the five large shopping...

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The third-quarter profit of Henkel increased by seventy percent

The German retail consumer goods manufacturer Henkel's profits increased by 70 percent in the third quarter of 2009, thanks to lower restructuring costs. According to the preliminary datas Henkel’s third...

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Fall in the price of pork

The purchase price of pork decreased drastically within a few weeks by 15-16 percent – said the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture. The decrease occurred, despite the fact that the number...

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There is still no trend change in domestic tourism

According to the Central Statistical Office; between January and September 2009, the number of foreign and domestic guests decreased by 11 and 6 percent, compared to the same period the...

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The business sentiment has improved the most in Hungary in the region

According to the analysis of Thomson Reuters and the Austrian OeKB (Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG); the business sentiment has improved the most in Hungary and in Poland, in the Central and...

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Mr. Tea drank tea in Budapest

Stephen Twining world famous Tea Ambassador held a public lecture and tea taste in Budapest, on 7th November. On the 7th November, Stephen Twining, tenth generation member of the famous...

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New Allee will open 11th November

This year’s, only handovered shopping and entertainment center, the Allee will open its gates on 11th November at 11 hours and 11, in Óbuda. Among the 140 shops, customer service...

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Henkel won prize

Henkel Laundry & Home Care business unit won prize, with its excellent supply chain work. Boston Strategies International awards this recognition, to companies operating at the general industry area. The...

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New Electro World will open in the Allee shopping center

The eleventh Electro World store will open on Wednesday in the Allee shopping center. The network has new owners since may, which will increase the number of units by three...

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Hungarian Trade Grand Prize for the staff of Metro Commercial Ltd.

Köbölné Németh Margit got Grand Prize for Hungarian Trade from Demján Sándor, Chairman of the Entrepreneurs and Employers National Association of Trade. Köbölné  got the prize, in recognition of her...

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1500 billion in the pocket of shoplifters

According to the statistics, the total value of products stolen by shoplifters increased by 20 percent, over a year. Moreover, amateur middle-classed thiefs increasingly committed thefts. The British Center for...

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The usual Christmas rush may be omitted

Less and less expensive – That is what traders expect for the holiday season. Although the season warm-up ads build on the customer rush of the past years, traders believe...

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Gift spirit decreased

According to Promo Direct Market Research’s national survey, fourty-four percent of the companies do not know exactly how much they spend on gifts. Due to the crisis, gift spirit decreased...

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Thirty companies joined the Good CSR program

Thirty companies joined the Hungarian initiative and in 2009 became international corporate responsibility program this year. Due to the enlargement; beside the Hungarian companies, two Polish and six Romanian companies...

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