News and articles
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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Stores opening
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Tesco Express, Budapest (Rákosszentmihály) Open: 31 August Chain: Tesco Store space: 382 m2 SKU: 2500–3000 Tesco szupermarket, Szolnok Open: 4 September Chain: Tesco Express Store space: 1000 m2 SKU: 3–4000...
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New head of Henkel Magyarország
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
From 1 October, economist Dieter Knoll (46) is the new head of Henkel Magyarország. Ferenc Deák, the company’s former managing director stays with the company in its Düsseldorf headquarters. The...
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Warning! Traffic diverted! – Business Days 2009 (Part 1)
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
This was the sub-title of the joint Business Days conference of Trade magazine and Lánchíd Klub on 30 September-2 October in Tapolca. The venue was decorated with traffic signs –...
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CIB Faktor provides additional services
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
In the first six months of 2009, factoring turnover at CIB Faktor increased by 16 percent, compared to the same period last year, while the Hungarian factoring market contracted by...
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Purchasing power highest in Csopak
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Csopak dwellers may spend the most, while purchasing power is lowest in Tiszabő (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county), according to a study by GfK Hungária. In the county ranking (including Budapest) Budapest is...
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Sailing out of the crisis – with innovations
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
“We sail out of the crisis!” This was the motto of the trade symposium organised by STI Petőfi Nyomda Kft. on the Zsófia event boat in September. Managing director Dr...
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Henkel innovations in washing
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Biopon detergents have been renewed: besides cleaning clothes, they also make them easy to iron. They received a new packaging as well and will appear in stores from October. Silan...
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FOODAPEST NEWS
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
In just four months, FOODAPEST opens its gates in Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center. We are happy to inform you that in 2010 Trade Magazine will be the official journal of...
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The ”3 percent” ousted from the text.
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
News came after our magazine went to press that on 13 October the product path law, so much debated on the first day of the conference, was given a green...
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Next step: the concentration of suppliers?
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
According to Dr Judit Firniksz, a competition law expert with law firm Réti, Antall and Madl Landwell, a concentration process took place in Hungarian food retail in the past 15...
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More people use Internet banking
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The number of people using on-line banking services increased by 1.8 percentage point in the first half of 2009 – according to a new study by GfK Hungária. This means...
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New digital signage solutions
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
At Viscom, the international trade fair for visual communication on 1-3 October 2009 in Düsseldorf 10,900 visitors saw the products and services of 310 companies. Hans–Joachim Erbel, the managing director...
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Mayonnaise academy
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
On 10 September, Univer Product Zrt. held a gastronomy-history event called Univer Mayonnaise Academy. Lectures, games and a cooking show brought mayonnaise closer to participants. Today Univer sells one third...
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Coupon terminal facilitates cheaper shopping
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Two coupon terminals were placed in Duna Plaza, in the 13th district. According to Tamás Újvári, managing director of Kuponnet Advertising, by using the terminals shoppers can search for promotions,...
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Excerpt from the president’s justification:
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
…” It is the Parliament’s right to decide whether legislative means are needed to repel unfair market conducts. (…) I doubt whether the law is completely in line with the...
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In Poland thousands of small shops disappear, but their market share is stable
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
According to Nielsen’s ShopperTrends survey, the market share of small traditional shops has been stable at 55 percent for three years. Among modern retail channels supermarket is the most popular....
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Tetra Pak Danube stands firm
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Despite the economic recession, Tetra Pak Danube operates steadily in Budaörs. In the first six months, the company realised a sales turnover of EUR 75.7 million. Company CEO Svend Weidemann...
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Growing international interest in Alimentaria tradeshow
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Alimentaria is gaining importance outside Spain. For this reason the event has increased its budget for international promotion by 30 percent. Over 20 percent of the show’s 158,000 visitors come...
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