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The Hungarian economy is slowing down
After the summer boom, the recovery of the Hungarian economy seems to have stalled in September. Although industrial production was still favorable, retail sales had already fallen. While exports increased...
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Authentic Beauty Concept Offers the 1st Vegan Refill Bar with Henkel
It’s not just what’s on the inside that counts: Authentic Beauty Concept has included sustainable elements in the salon offering since day one and is now taking another important step...
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Rising levels of acute hunger with potential risk of famine in four hotspots
The world has been put on a heightened famine alert with a new report by two United Nations agencies that contains a stark warning; four countries contain areas that could...
Read moreRetail sales stagnated in September in the Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic, retail sales stagnated on an annual basis in September; and decreased by 0.4 percent compared to August, the Czech Statistical Office announced. In August, year-on-year, there...
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Bronze, silver, gold weekends go into battle
Also against the epidemic in a month. The biggest opponent is Black Friday. In addition to the longer opening hours, there is less crowding, which is only good in epidemics....
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Carrefour Belgium Freezes Prices Of Over 20,000 Products
Carrefour Belgium has announced plans to freeze the prices of more than 20,000 products until the end of this year to help households during the second wave of coronavirus pandemic....
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New Jersey bans plastic and paper bags in one of nation’s most stringent laws
Supermarkets in New Jersey will no longer be able to give paper bags to customers starting in mid-2022. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law prohibiting N.J. retailers...
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Packaging from Carbon Emissions
L’Oréal, together with its partners LanzaTech and Total, has presented a packaging made from recovered carbon emissions. It is the first of its kind. Work is now to be done...
Read moreMagazine: A future wrapped in sustainability
The economic aftermath of the pandemic made packaging manufacturers face a 30 per cent drop in orders. Buying a rollbag-making machine has been a major investment for us, by means...
Read moreKSH: The turnover of retail stores decreased on an annual basis
In September, retail trade turnover fell by 1.6 percent year-on-year and by 2.0 percent year-on-year, according to raw data. Compared to August, the seasonally and calendar-adjusted volume of retail store...
Read moreRetail chains are optimistic
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, department store chains expect increased year-end demand – Világgazdaság Online wrote. There is a chain of stores that expects 40 percent of their annual turnover from...
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MHH: four thousand fewer advertisements appeared on television in the first half of the year
Four thousand fewer advertisements appeared on commercial television in the first half of this year than at the same time last year, the communications directorate of the National Media and...
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The products of the SPAR Regnum Meat Factory have been granted the right to use the trademark
19 products of fresh meat pork products with a tray, which are produced at the Regnum Meat Factory and Training Center in Bicske, have been granted the right to use...
Read moreThere are no restrictions on agricultural work
From 4 November 2020, the Government introduced exit restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the measure, everyone is obliged to be at their place of...
Read moreFAO: world food prices rose in October for the fifth month in a row
World food prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in October, rising to their highest level since January due to higher prices of grains, vegetable oils, sugar and dairy products,...
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Hungarians have little information and trust in foreign sources
Hungarians do not trust politicians, moderately in the government, but experts and foreign sources have more confidence in the news about the coronavirus. The majority are not more interested in...
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Nearly three-quarters of those living in single-family homes see a chance to use home improvement support
There is a strong interest in home renovation support among families living in a single-family home with at least one child. According to almost three-quarters of the respondents, they have...
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Euro area retail sales declined in September
Retail sales in the euro area fell more than expected in September, according to a report by Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office, published on Wednesday. In September, the volume...
Read moreInflation remained at 1.3 percent in OECD countries
In the member states of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the annual growth rate of consumer prices was 1.3 percent in September, the same as in August....
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EU forecast: Increased uncertainty over new pandemic hurts economic recovery
Presenting the forecast, Economic Policy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said that the economy of the European Union as a whole will shrink by 7.4 percent this year, reaching 4.1 percent increase...
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PLMA trade fair moves to the cloud
The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) has been organising the PLMA trade fair in Amsterdam for more than 35 years. Private label products sales are growing fast all over Europe...
Read more(HU) Rovarfehérjét használ a Purina állateledelhez a Nestlé
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Walmart lays off inventory robots, keeps humans
It seems robots don’t beat humans when it comes to checking inventory on shelves. The retailer is cancelling its contract with Bossa Nova Robotics whose 500 robots were checking shelf...
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M&S clothing to “remain fully open” during second lockdown
M&S has 260 UK stores that sell both clothing and food, out of a total of around 950. Marks & Spencer has confirmed that its clothing and home division will...
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Magazine: Hygiene comes first
According to Beatrix Szécsényi, senior trade and customer marketing manager of Reckitt Benckiser Kft., disinfectant cleaning product value sales jumped 40 percent and volume sales were up 26 percent in...
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The Buy Domestic! Protect Domestic! movement continues with the autumn campaign
Incentive to buy Hungarian goods the “Buy Domestic! Protect Domestic!” will continue with an autumn television advertising campaign – Benedek Eszter, the managing director of the Magyar Termék Nonprofit Kft....
Read moreAM: Hungarian interests are asserted in the CAP negotiations
Hungarian interests will be asserted in the negotiations on the reform of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), but the meeting of the agriculture and fisheries ministers of the...
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The autumn tax package might bring significant help if the buyer doesn’t pay
According to a bill, domestic companies could reclaim VAT already paid even if a private individual owes to them. Due to the perceived economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus, this...
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