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IKEA’s turnover in Hungary increased by 8.5 percent last financial year
Despite the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic, IKEA’s sales in Hungary increased by 8.5 percent to 98 billion HUF in the company’s financial year that last from September 1,...
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7-Eleven continues its store evolution
7-Eleven has opened its 5th concept Evolution Store, in the Dallas neighborhood. The concept test stores have realized sales three times original projections. The company incorporated its learnings into new...
Read moreGfK: consumer sentiment deteriorated in Germany
Due to restrictions on the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, German consumer sentiment deteriorated in January, for the fourth consecutive month, according to a survey by the GfK Economic Research...
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Goat milk is consumed in East Africa for thousands of years
People drink goat’s milk in East Africa for thousands of years – an international study found by analyzing ancient proteins. For a long time, archaeologists researched the history of milk...
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The Douglas perfume chain is closing hundreds of its stores
The Douglas perfume chain will close hundreds of stores – the German company, operating in 25 European countries announced on Thursday. It was highlighted that restrictions imposed due to the...
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Sales of Swiss watches fell last year
Sales in the Swiss watchmaking industry declined last year. A decline in sales was recorded for the 11th consecutive month in December. According to data from the Swiss Watch Industry...
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Merkur Tests New Technology To Counter Food Waste
Austrian retailer Merkur is trialling a new anti-food waste technology in a number of its stores. The chain, which is part of the REWE Group, is implementing the ‘Smart-Shelf’ technology...
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Walmart keeps store operations cool with IoT
Walmart manages temperature, operating functions and energy use in stores using a network of connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The discount giant currently has more than 7 million unique...
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Amazon expands high-tech grocery format in Illinois
Amazon is opening its second Amazon Fresh grocery store in the state of Illinois. The latest Amazon Fresh store will measure approximately 45,000-sq.-ft. and open its doors in Schaumberg, Ill.,...
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The gap between wages in the capital and in the countryside has narrowed
In 2020, Budapest was also the best place to earn in Hungary, but rural salaries have caught up significantly with the capital compared to previous years. The highest average salary...
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According to a survey, Hungarian workers expect lasting changes in employment
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Hungarian workers expect lasting changes in employment. Hungarian workers consider job security to be increasingly important, for which they are also willing...
Read moreThe mood of Hungarians is improving, but fears of corruption are growing
The world’s population continues to see the coronavirus as the main threat to society. On the other hand, the Hungarian population is most afraid of financial and political abuses and...
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The vast majority of businesses do not agree with the tightening of KATA
The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry came to the forefront in 2020 with the proposal to tighten KATA and the proposal to reduce the business tax, which, as expected,...
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The future of the supply chain is cobots, drones and artificial intelligence cameras
According to research by Deloitte Technology Trends 2021, in the near future, data sharing will come to the fore among the participants in the supply chain. The entire product chain...
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Ten years Together for the babies This year again, dm supports families living in difficult circumstances with a diaper donation
This year, dm will also donate 6,500 packs of diapers worth 20 million forints to 260 families with small children. The diaper is delivered to families by the Catholic Caritas....
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From February, the minimum wage will increase to 167,400 HUF gross
From February 1, the gross value of the minimum wage will increase to 167,400 HUF and the gross value of the guaranteed minimum wage to 219 thousand HUF, which means...
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Henkel is moving to a new headquarters
Leaving its headquarters behind, Henkel Magyarország is moving to the Millennium Gardens office building in one of the busiest downtown areas of the capital. For Henkel, which has been present...
Read moreThe country’s wild boar population needs to be reduced
The Hungarian wild boar population needs to be reduced in order to slow down the spread of African swine fever and to make the country free of the disease in...
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Despite the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, European investment has exceeded expectations
The volume of commercial real estate investments in Europe reached 275 billion euros last year. Although this represents a decrease of 17 percent, compared to 331 billion euros in 2019....
Read moreThe German government has downgraded its growth forecast
The German federal government has revised its economic forecast downwards, with the forecast presented on Wednesday showing that Germany’s gross domestic product (GDP) could grow by 3 percent this year...
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The world’s first, really green grocery store
The PCC Community Market in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle has become the world’s first Living Building Challenge (LBC) Petal-Certified grocery store. LBC Petal certification for PCC Ballard represents rigorous...
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New corporate affairs and communications leader joins Heineken’s Hungary team
Responsibility, sustainability and partnership are the three values of Heineken Hungária that the company’s new head of Corporate Affairs and Communications will continue to build upon. As of 1 March,...
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New AHDB Trials To Help Reduce Cabbage Waste
New treatments are being tested by the UK’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) to help reduce the number of cabbages lost in storage from diseases caused by extreme wet weather....
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Food upcycling – the new way to sustainability VIDEO
Sustainability has become a watchword of business in the 21st century, and it’s now common to find consumer products that incorporate recycled content. But with the global population expected to...
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Smarties Switches To Recyclable Paper Packaging
Nestlé has announced that confectionery brand Smarties has moved to recyclable paper packaging for its products at a global level. The initiative will remove approximately 250 million plastic packs, sold...
Read moreHungary is urging the EU to take immediate action in the pig sector
At a video conference of the European Union’s agriculture and fisheries ministers on 25 January, Hungary urged urgent measures to improve the situation in the pig sector. At the request...
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The Food Chain Safety Agency has found marking errors in the inspection of hazelnut creams
In this year’s first product test, 34 hazelnut creams were tested by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), none of which were problematic in terms of food safety and...
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Daikin launches circular economy program to reuse refrigerants in air conditioners and heat pumps
The challenges of climate change must not be forgotten despite the times of coronavirus – the latest Eurobarometer survey on climate change in 2019 points out. The research commissioned by...
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World-class developments created from tender sources on the Kaposvár Campus of the Szent István University
Eight Centers of Higher and Industrial Cooperation (FIEK), financed partly from EU and partly from domestic sources, provide space for organized cooperation between the research community and industrial actors in...
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Dietary: fiber intake strengthens the immune system
At the time of the pandemic, it is extremely important to support our immune system with a healthy diet and proper fiber consumption – the dietitian Somogyi Kovács Anita called...
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