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Retail sales in the euro area were weak in September
Retail sales in the euro area were weaker than expected in September compared with the previous month, as Germany, the region’s largest economy, underperformed and consumers restrained their spending on...
Read moreGerman retail sales are expected to grow at the end of the year
The professional representation of German retail companies, HDE, expects a 2 percent increase in Christmas sales this year, compared to last year, mainly due to strong growth in online sales....
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Bank cards for blind and visually impaired consumers
Mastercard is introducing bank cards that make it possible for blind and visually impaired consumers to differentiate between credit, debit and prepaid cards. In the Touch Card system there are...
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Vegan products are the stars of Lidl Germany’s campaign
Lidl Germany is starting a marketing campaign through print, online, TV and radio to inspire consumers to purchase its Vemondo brand. This product range is comprised of alternative products that are plant-based and...
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Grain production could hit historic record as stocks dwindle
The world market price barometer is at new heights, after experts from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) registered levels not seen since July 2011. The...
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The supply chain is catching up with deforestation and agriculture as the largest emitters of the agri-food sector
Within the agri-food system, the food supply chain is close to outpacing agriculture and tillage in terms of greenhouse gas emissions due to food processing, packaging, transport, trade, household consumption,...
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Hungary’s first Tesco has turned 25
What do the Atlanta Olympics and Tesco have in common? The answer is 25 years. In 1996, the Summer Olympic Games were held in the American city, where the Hungarian...
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Meta (formerly Facebook) reportedly mulls opening physical stores
The company formerly known as Facebook may be entering the brick-and-mortar space. Meta is considering opening its first-ever physical stores as it looks to break into the metaverse, reported The...
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Cerbona vegan vegetable muesli bar
Cerbona’s new vegan vegetable muesli bar has numerous benefits: these products are low-sugar and made with whole grain, plus they are rich in fibres, so they perfectly fit into a...
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Heineken commercial starring Daniel Craig
‘Worth The Wait’ is the title of Heineken’s new commercial that stars Daniel Craig. The commercial shows Daniel Craig waiting patiently for the first satisfying sip of an ice-cold Heineken...
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The Consumer Goods Forum Becomes UN’s Race To Zero ‘Accelerator’
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has been named an official ‘Accelerator’ of the UN’s Race to Zero campaign, which encourages faster progress on carbon reduction across its global membership. The...
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Nestlé Introduces 80 Percent Recycled Capsules
Nestlé has announced a new landmark in its sustainability journey, by increasing the use of recycled materials across its café-inspired coffee portfolio. Starbucks by Nespresso and Nescafé Farmers Origins are...
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Vöslauer Balance Juicy
Every Vöslauer Balance product (strawberry-pepper, red grape, raspberry-lemon) has become Vöslauer Balance Juicy. Thanks to the renewed Balance Juicy flavours, consumers can enjoy an even fruitier refreshment. The products are made with...
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Magazin: Online: Slower sales, but still growing
NielsenIQ’s online index audits the online sales of retailers with physical stores (Tesco, Auchan, Spar, Online Príma, dm, Rossmann). In the 2nd quarter of 2021 online sales kept growing, but...
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European Trade Day: For each other and for the Customers!
For the 17th time, European Trade Day was held. The organising VOSZ wanted to draw attention to the strategic importance of the situation of the domestic commercial sector. On The...
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Average purchasing power per capita in Hungary 7,643 equivalent to 51% of the European average.
In 2021, the average purchasing power per capita in Europe is EUR 15,055. However, there are significant differences in net disposable income between the 42 countries examined: Liechtenstein, Switzerland and...
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Blokkk com: Black Friday is getting wekaer and weaker
Officially, November 26 is Black Friday, and this year it looks like there will be fewer Black Friday days, a smaller wave of specials, more modest discount rates and a...
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GKI Digital: Over 60,000 HUF for this year’s Christmas gifts
While last year’s Christmas was more limited due to the coronavirus and most of the gift purchases were transferred to online stores, this year we would like to give gifts...
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KSH: retail sales increased by 5.8 percent in September
In September, retail sales increased by 5.8 percent, according to both raw and calendar-adjusted data, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Friday. The volume of turnover in grocery and...
Read moreITM: online sales is already soaring high before the end of the year
In the first month of autumn, retail brought back the pre-coronavirus expansion level. According to the Central Statistical Office, the turnover of domestic stores increased by almost 6 percent in...
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European overview of fish production
Fish production in Europe has increased significantly in recent years, agrarszektor.hu wrote. Eurostat recorded an increase in aquaculture production of over 10 percent in several European countries between 2011 and...
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Public catering is not mass catering
Public catering is is not mass catering. It does not mean that we deliver some food to children, hospitals or workplaces, but that they have access to quality food at...
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Waberer’s revenue and profit increased in the third quarter
Waberer’s International Plc. Achieved sales of EUR 147.8 million in the third quarter of this year, an increase of 7.9 percent compared to the same period last year, and a...
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Zoltek Zrt. was named Company of the Year
From next week, the Watcher TOP200 yearbook will be available on newsstands. The publication ranks the largest and fastest growing companies in Hungary, relying on the data of Opten Informatics...
Read moreIn Romania, retail sales increased 11.9 percent in the first three quarters
In Romania, according to raw data, the volume of retail sales increased by 11.9 percent in the first nine months of this year, compared to the same period last year,...
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Auchan Portugal launches an insect-based product line
Auchan Portugal introduces the Portugal Bugs product family in its stores, which contains foods made using insects – magyarmezogazdaság.hu wrote. The novelty will be showcased in Auchan Alfagide’s new showroom,...
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More and more people are choosing rural life
More and more people are choosing rural life and seeing the possibility of getting by in it, said István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, at the 2021 event of the Századvég...
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Coca-Cola’s Christmas commercial film was filmed in Hungary
The Coca-Cola Company filmed its new global commercial film at Korda Studio in Etyek, Hungary, which will be shown from 4 November, among the first in the world in Hungary....
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New leader at the head of domestic 3M
From 1 October 2021, the regional management of the company appointed a new ceo to head 3M Hungária Trading Ltd....
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10% of the world’s population does not even have access to basic drinking water
Water is one of the most important elements of our lives, without solid food we can last weeks, but without water our organism can survive only for a few days....
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