News and articles
REWE to break up with joint venture partner for Russia
Date: 2009-03-30 06:23:46
According to German business magazin Lebensmittel Zeitung, Marta Unternehmensberatung, Rewe Group's expansion partner for its supermarket division in Russia, has gone into Austrian court. Rewe Group has confirmed that...
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Lidl's logistics development in France
Date: 2009-03-30 06:17:50
The new unit will supply 51 discount stores near the Swiss border. Schwarz Group Lidl has invested EUR23 million on a new logistics platform in the Isere department near Grenoble...
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Tesco joined to Earth Hour action
Date: 2009-03-27 16:28:33
On 28th March to frontlighting of three Tesco hypermarkets will be back for a half hour. Earth Hour program began in Sydney, Australia in 2007 and aims to promote energy...
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Students plan future's Henkel products
Date: 2009-03-27 12:56:59
Over 600 students from 11 countries submitted their ideas to the ‘Henkel Innovation Challenge’ competition. The challenge this time: competing students will be expected to act as creative business development...
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Novelty at Nestea Vitao
Date: 2009-03-27 12:21:52
Nestea Vitao Strawberry combines the power of antioxidants with a light refreshing tea taste with strawberry flavour. NESTEA Vitao shuttered the liberal and naive updating effect of the folding...
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'Young Enterproneurs of the Future' were awarded
Date: 2009-03-27 11:59:39
Dreher Brewery submits the talented youngs with all together HUF 6 million and with half year free of charge advises in realisation of entrepreneurship. It was the third time...
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BAT is helping at homelesses' catering
Date: 2009-03-27 11:36:56
“Let us help with a dish of eat! – with this address gave out common appeal the Menhely Alapítvány (Foundation Almshouse) and the British American Tobacco Hungary. One of key...
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Road Parcel divorced name
Date: 2009-03-27 10:48:22
The company owned by Austrian Post changes it's name to “trans-o-flex” from 2009th April. Road Parcel was estableshed in 1997 as package delivery service, from the next month firm changes...
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Nestlé will grow in 2009
Date: 2009-03-27 10:43:36
Because of the financial crisis the sales of frozen food and chocolate were up and mineral water were down. "Nestle will also grow respectably in 2009. But that doesn't...
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Agricultural Chambers of V-4 countries meet in Debrecen
Date: 2009-03-27 09:06:25
The chambers of Visegradi countries agreed, that the European Union should assure the minimum price of the milk on a stage, which covered the manufacturing cost as many as. ...
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Winding up of Horker
Date: 2009-03-27 08:59:17
The company had yearly HUF 8 billion revenue, but its financing bank annuled in 2007 and than started the graceful degradation. According to business daily Napi Gazdaság, the former...
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Tesco hypermarket to open in Mohacs
Date: 2009-03-27 06:16:57
The new 1,000 sqm big warehouse waits there consumers from 25th March in Family Center shopping mall. The store gives work directly for more than 100 people. It offers almost...
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Rebranding Carrefour stores in Belgium
Date: 2009-03-27 03:49:00
Belgian supermarket chain would be interested in taking over some Carrefour stores if the French group decided to exit Belgium, the retailer’s CEO told in a Belgian magazine. "If...
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Carrefour opens first store in Bulgaria
Date: 2009-03-26 21:24:28
With a sales area of 8,300 square metres, the store offers over 50,000 SKUs, including 3,500 Carrefour own-branded products. Carrefour opened its first store in Bulgaria on 25 March in...
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PayPass 50 million issued
Date: 2009-03-26 21:20:01
MasterCard Worldwide announced that in the last year more than doubles the number of cards and devices in circulation around the world. PayPass is designed to provide a convenient...
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Retail of clothes is bipolar
Date: 2009-03-26 16:06:00
Last year an average Hungarian family spent HUF 108,500 for clothes and shoes. Most of them for overclothes. According to FashionScope research by GfK Hungary customers used both pole of...
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Coop Szolnok bought the Héliker chain
Date: 2009-03-25 11:17:33
The member of Coop group won on appraisement application of the Héliker Zr. against Tesco. With acquisition the sales of Coop Szolnok grew by HUF 9 billion, the retail area...
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Anomalous champagne testing in heart of Budapest
Date: 2009-03-25 10:52:43
Törley Champagne manufacture organised the first „Evening of Champagne” on 19th March at Hungarian Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The guest of the evening tasted Törley's champagnes specialities: Törley, François, Champagne...
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Gramex is in expansion
Date: 2009-03-25 10:27:35
The construction works of Gramex 2000 Ltd.'s manufacturing-hall as well as warehouse of raw material and wholly manufactured goods finished in Veresegyház industrial park. Currently, including the expansion the...
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Conference about falsification and corruption
Date: 2009-03-25 10:22:43
17th KRIMINALEXPO IT-SEC, organised by Assotiation of Hungarian Attornies co-settling of Ministry of Judge takes place between 5-7 May 2009 in Europa Congress Center Budapest. This year the topic of...
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Strategic partnership between STI Group and the Russian Vitrina A
Date: 2009-03-25 06:45:25
The strategic partnership with a market leader on field of POS solutions in Russia STI expands its growing possibility in the region. The Vitrina A, based in Moscow, majored integral...
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METRO group reports record sales
Date: 2009-03-25 06:23:10
Metro Cash & Carry consolidated its position as world market leader in self-service wholesale in 2008. The division stepped up sales by 4.6% to EUR33.1 billion. Metro Cash & Carry...
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Investigation into retail prices
Date: 2009-03-25 05:30:26
A report by EU Parliament's Agriculture Committee calls for a Europe-wide investigation into retail prices, a database of food prices to be set up to allow comparison and a telephone...
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Balance between economic growth and protecting the environment
Date: 2009-03-25 05:18:56
While the environment remains a significant issue for Americans, there has been a shift from broad-based green thinking to more practical green action and a focus on activities that have...
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Auchan's net sales grow by 7.5%
Date: 2009-03-25 03:56:26
French retailer's net sales reached EUR39.5 billion and EBITDA increased by 9.2% to EUR2.26 billion. A good performance was registered in France, posting a 3.1% increase in net sales...
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Sales decreasing under 3%
Date: 2009-03-24 11:16:52
According to Hungarian Central Statistic Office's calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales decreased by 2.8% in January compared to the same period of the previous year. In January...
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Hungarian wines and epicurisms in Spain
Date: 2009-03-24 10:50:12
It is the first opportunity that Hungarian Agricultural Marketing Centre (AMC) is organizing communal appearance on Madrid Salón Internacional Del Club De Gourmets an international hospitality industry trade fair. The...
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The „JÓFEJ-campaign is continuing
Date: 2009-03-24 10:22:34
Campaign inviting to a temperate and guilty automobile driving, it is one of the continental activities, which breweries of Europe started in struggle against ruinous effects of irresponsible consumption of...
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Less people buy OTC products in stores
Date: 2009-03-24 10:08:50
According to Business Superbrands awarded reseracher Szonda Ipsos, 95% of the Hungarian adults lay OTC products in pharmacies. But some of them are also open for other solutions. 90%...
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Hungary’s GDP to contract 4-5% in 2009
Date: 2009-03-24 08:19:22
Economic think tank Kopint-Tárki projects a 3% drop in euro zone exports this year, including a 3.0-3.5% decline in exports to Germany. The think tank Kopint-Tárki expects Hungary’s GDP...
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