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Everyone should have a notebook and a pen for the start of the school year – Westend is organizing a charity event
Westend started a joint collection of school supplies with the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service. In the campaign, which runs until September 17, they are looking for tools necessary for learning,...
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Irish Customers are Saving Money With Own-Label Products and Online Shopping
Irish shoppers spent €42.6 million less on branded groceries in the latest twelve weeks ended 7 August 2022, while own-label sales accounted for 46.7% of the total Irish grocery market,...
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Henkel helps hospitals with ten thousand liters of hand sanitizer
The coronavirus epidemic is still with us, protection still has a priority role, which is why Henkel Hungary supports the work of hospitals with hand sanitizers. The 10,000-liter disinfectant shipment...
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Shops may be banned from keeping their doors open during the heating season in Germany
Store operators in Germany may be prohibited from keeping the entrances of premises opening onto the street open during the heating season, the newspaper Bild wrote, referring to a package...
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NAV: less than 1 percent of the small businesses under kata remain within the compass of kata
The National Tax and Customs Administration revealed to VG that 4,326 sole proprietors submitted the necessary data sheets in order to be included in the new tax code from September...
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Children mainly spend on snacks and online games with their own bank cards
Every second of Erste Bank’s youngest customers actively uses their bank account, and 40 percent of the checking accounts available to 6-14-year-olds require a bank card. Children use plastic most...
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PICK is offering more to consumers this year
The popular Hungarian brand is supporting this year’s start of school with an overstocked product. In 2022, consumers were already able to meet PICK’s unique offers on several occasions, and...
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Amazon dominates the world’s book market
The rise of Amazon has put traditional bookstores in ever greater trouble in recent years. And based on the latest data, it seems that the leading role of the American...
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German Exports Beyond The EU Decreased In July
German exports beyond the European Union fell by 7.6% on the month in July, the Federal Statistics Office said on Monday, marking a weak start to the second half in...
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Report shows modern consumers demand transparency form brands
Sustainability and ethical claims are becoming increasingly important to consumers who don’t just want to eat nutritious food but also spend their money with brands and retailers that promote a...
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Britain’s largest port could hit availability and prices at supermarkets until Christmas
Supermarkets are braced for yet more supply chain chaos following the start of an eight-day strike at the Port of Felixstowe. The port is Britain’s biggest gateway to global trade...
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TRADE PLAYGROUND – With strict rules
We look forward to welcome you again this year at the biggest professional event of the FMCG market, the five-day Business Days conference in Tapolca, Hotel Pelion. TRADE PLAYGROUND –...
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German innovation develops no-cocoa chocolate
QOA, a Germany-based startup now part of the tech accelerator Y Combinator, makes cocoa-free chocolate using “precision fermentation” of other ingredients. Over a little more than a decade, the company...
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What will happen to Italian people favorites foods if there is not enough pasta and tomato sauce?
A 100 percent increase in utility costs awaits Italians returning from vacation, and the price of food, public transportation, and textbooks will continue to rise, the daily newspaper La Repubblica...
Read moreResponsible management of state forests is carried out by forestry specialists
We protect our country’s green capital, Hungarian forests are completely safe, we take extra care of them even in the energy crisis. – announced the Minister of Agriculture István Nagy...
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Online Discounts Boost Struggling UK Retailers In July
British shoppers spent more than expected last month after being enticed by online shopping deals, official figures showed on Friday, but sales volumes look set to resume their decline as...
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Farmer Expo in Debrecen has ended
The 32nd Farmer Expo in Debrecen was a nice sectoral parade – fair director László Vaszkó told MTI about this year’s four-day international agricultural and food industry exhibition that ended...
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(HU) Két év börtönbüntetés jár Nagy-Britanniában az impulzusvásárlásra ösztönző hirdetésekért
People responsible for misleading ‘buy now, pay later’ adverts could face two years in prison, Britain’s financial watchdog warned on Friday as it told firms offering the loans to stop...
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The demand for healthy, vegan snacks has increased
While consumers are increasingly demanding and exploring snacks, there is a growing consumer appetite for “guilt-free” varieties. There is also heightened scrutiny of labels for healthy ingredients and nutritional claims...
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Carrefour Launches Vegetable Beer Range In Poland
Carrefour Polska has announced that it has launched a vegetable beer range in Poland, which it claims is a first of its kind in the country. The move is part of the retailer’s efforts...
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A devastating prognosis: the weakest domestic apple harvest of the last ten years is expected
According to preliminary estimates, Hungary’s apple harvest will be only between 300,000 and 350,000 tons, after last year’s 520,000 tons. In Hungary, an apple harvest of only 350,000 tons can...
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Despite the 0% VAT, the Poles do not eat more fruits and vegetables
According to GUS data, 0% VAT is not necessarily the way to increase fruit and vegetable consumption, at least not by itself. The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium are also considering...
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Livestock breeders also receive significant help to overcome challenges from the ministry
In the past almost two and a half years, the livestock sector has faced serious challenges, in addition to the coronavirus, the rise in feed and energy prices, as well...
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China has not been in such trouble for decades
There are more and more signs that this year China will not be able to meet the GDP growth rate set for this year by the leadership in Beijing, which...
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The president of the hotel association: colleagues are calling in desperation asking what will happen now
Csaba Baldauf believes that what is coming now will be worse than Covid. He is sure that the number of hotels choosing seasonality will increase, and he also expects a...
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Lots of small businesses are shutting down this year
A fifth less gas and 7 percent less electricity were consumed in Hungary after the announcement of the reform of the utility reduction than at the same time a year...
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Hungarians keep buying instant soups in bulk
Every year, more and more instant noodle soups are sold around the world, and in 2020 the number of portions sold increased drastically. Although mainly Asian countries are considered large...
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The energy crisis shot German producer prices to unprecedented heights
In Germany, producer prices rose to an unprecedented extent in July in an annual comparison. The German Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, announced on Friday that producer prices in July were...
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Ingatlan.com: Balaton and Lake Venezia holiday homes are the most popular
On the holiday home market, Balaton and Lake Venezia holiday homes are still the most sought after, according to an analysis published by ingtalan.com on Sunday. Taking into account the...
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SMEs expect high sales growth – but how much of this will inflation take away?
Based on the results of the second quarter of the K&H SME Confidence Index 2022, businesses expect a 12 percent increase in sales revenue and a 7 percent increase in...
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