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Wal-Mart sales increase in January

Same-store sales excluding petrol at the country's largest retailer rose 2.1% last month, more than the 1.1% gain expected by Wall Street specialists.  Like supermarkets in the UK, Wal-Mart said...

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Volume of exports and imports for new member states continued to expand dinamacally

In November 2008, the export and import volumes decreased by 8 and 12 percent, respectively, however in January-November both the exports and imports increased by 5 percent as compared to...

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In spite of excellent agricultural land, there is no closing up in CEE

The CEE food industry is sitting in a vicious circle, for weak needs the answer is weak offer – said an UNIDO research, published by business daily Világgazdaság.  UNIDO is...

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Aastra expanding in the region

In December 2008, an independent subsidiary was formed in Austria and a representative office opened in Hungary by Aastra Technologies Ltd. The Canadian company is present in 100 countries, offering...

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New head of sector in GfK Hungária

Steigervald Krisztián was appointed sector manager of consumer goods in GfK Hungária on 1. January 2009. He had joined GfK Hungária in 2003 and has been heading qualitative research successfully...

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The future might belong to specialised washing agents

According to Nielsen data, the quantity of washing agents sold last year dropped somewhat. However, this is not bad news for manufacturers who launched a campaign two years ago, promoting...

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Economising and uncertainty

– At the moment, it looks like fewer companies are going to attend exhibitions this year than in 2008 and the number of employees travelling to events will also be...

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The thing to be learned,…

… is that we cannot be universal geniuses. We cannot speak to everybody, because we have only 3 seconds to astound people. I have selected six products from 2008, which...

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Who is who?

Peter Linzbach: Following a long period spent with the Otto group, he joined Metro eleven years ago as the purchasing director of the Cash&Carry sector. He has been working in...

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Award for Monarchia-marketing

Monarchia Winery located in Eger was awarded the Wine Marketing Prize 2008, while the Eger Wine Region Foundation received an award for collective marketing, based on the decision made by...

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New CEO for Friesland Hungária

Johan Priem was appointed the new CEO of Friesland Hungária Zrt in January. After working in several positions for British American Tobacco in Europe, Africa and Asia, he joined the...

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Reckitt Benckiser promoting ecological consciousness

They have recently launched their „Earth our home” campaign in Hungary, as part of their Carbon 20 program intended to reduce CO2 emissions linked to their products by 20 percent...

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Smaller, specialised events expected in 2009

Event organising enterprises hope that recession will not have a drastic effect on their business. However, creativity is expected to play an even bigger role in the event marketing business...

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SICO óvszercsalád

The SICO product line of the German condom manufacturer consists 8 products in packs of 3 and 12. New product line, German quality at an affordable price....

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CIES summit in New York

CIES will hold its big annual conference in New York, in Waldorf Astoria between 17-19. June. Presentations will be held by the CEO-s of the following companies: Delhaize Kellogg, Kraft...

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Special Nespresso sweets

Coffee capsules with special flavouring were sold in the Nespresso store located on Andrássy út, during December. Apart from coffee, special sweets under the name Dolcetti and Cantuccini were also...

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For rubbing as well as drinking

The „Vizek krémje“ collection is intended by Szentkirályi to enhance its position in the beauty market. The hand cream and body lotion developed jointly with EVM Zrt and launched in...

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Specialised washing products – drugstores are strong

According to data from the GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, sales of universal washing powders were down in the first nine months of 2008, while sales of specialised products grew. The market...

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Event organisers as creative agencies

Many clients already regard events as an integral part of communication strategy, and the capacity for event marketing or the existence of a specialised partner is a major consideration in...

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Bonbonita Dark Selection

A hand made praline selection filled with special creams based on tradition. A special selection of dark chocolate desserts filled with Eggnog-espresso trüffel, walnut trüffel, piña colada trüffel and sour...

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CBA, Metro, market hall, Tesco

The majority of guests attending the conference went on a shopping tour on the previous day, visiting the market hall on Vámház körút, Metro on Gyáli út, Tesco on Bécsi...

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New Danone Activia flavour

A new product was added to the Danone Activia product line in December. Édesfehér is intended for consumers who do not like fruity flavours but want to enjoy the advantages...

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Help from Tesco for people in need

A substantial quantity of clothing was distributed by Tesco through several charitable and social organisations in December. A total of 150 palettes of clothing worth HUF 60 million was donated...

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Softeners over HUF 13 billion per year

Softeners are the sixth biggest category among the 60 chemical categories monitored by Nielsen with total sales of HUF 13 billion in the November 2007-October 2008 period. This category is...

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Turkeys in decline

World trends in the market of meat and poultry are monitored by the Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). Data from the market price information system of KSH and AKI (PÁIR)...

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Dr. Oetker Nemzetközi desszert-különlegességek

Dr. Oetker Karamell Krém, Dr. Oetker Mousse Csokoládés Habkrém, Dr. Oetker Tiramisu Krém (104g, 92g, 96g). Special premium desserts which can bring the sweet flavours enjoyed during foreign holidays to...

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Berlin congress: when a storm is raging

What were the topics discussed by the leaders of companies present in Hungary as well? – Consumers are adapting to the new situation, but display different attitudes to various categories...

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New generation of self-service cash registers

A new generation of self-service cash register solutions is to be introduced in the Hungarian market by NCR. The improved NCR SelfServ™ Checkout offers faster and more convenient solutions than...

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Solvency of German companies deteriorating

Germany has been placed on a negative watch list by Coface. Payment morale and solvency has deteriorated in Germany. Default in payment is quite rare in Germany and is often...

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Little loyalty, many promotions for softeners

Softeners are one of the categories where promotions were most frequent in 2008. According to data from MEMRB, the Hungarian market of HUF 16 billion is dominated by three major...

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