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The end of June brought prosperity into the shopkeeper world
In June, we bought more week by week, according to checkout data, and in the end there was only a 1 percent monthly lag in receipt data – blokkk.com wrote....
Read moreThe price of cherries increased significantly
Vendors can ask for up to 1,300 forints per kilogram of Hungarian cherries at the Budapest Wholesale Market, which is almost twice the price of 600-720 forints per kilogram of...
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Lidl special products are specially marked
Lidl Magyarország is introducing a new labeling system that allows its health-conscious and food-intolerant customers to navigate through the products much faster and easier and buy the one that works...
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Smart foods in more and more counties
The range of manufacturers and distributors of smart foods in Hungary has expanded with a new member. The Royal Sütőde Kft. will soon supply Bács-Kiskun county and some parts of...
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Contactless solutions by Coca-Cola Freestyle
Coca-Cola Freestyle is rolling out its latest technology innovation – contactless pouring from a smartphone – as the coronavirus pandemic continues to reshape the foodservice industry and consumer behavior overall,...
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The market of Balatonszárszó is popular
One of the quietest settlements on the shores of Lake Balaton is Balatonszárszó, which has about two thousand permanent inhabitants and preserves the real village environment. About a hundred meters...
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Family businesses respond differently to crisis situations
Strategic thinking largely determines the response of firms to a crisis situation and the success of recovering from an economic shock. This year’s five-year old K&H Family Companies Excellence Award...
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Fraudsters targeted the Auchan sweepstakes
Fraudsters regularly try to trick people on behalf of one of the store chains. Now Auchan has become the target, the company has stepped immediately – napi.hu wrote. “Auchan Hungary...
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Wave of dismissal at the workplaces
More than a hundred thousand people have already lost their jobs in Hungary in the crisis caused by the coronavirus – and who knows where the end is. Due to...
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American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa are working on the global distribution of easy-to-use and unified digital payments
More and more people are choosing online platforms for secure and contactless shopping, taking e-commerce to new heights around the world. That’s why it is more important than ever that...
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From 15 July, the place of origin of poultrymeat, sheepmeat and goatmeat in shops must be indicated
From Wednesday, in the case of poultry, sheep and goat meat offered from the counter, the country of origin must also be indicated, and in the case of vegetables and...
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This is how most Hungarian companies survived the emergency period: they need to be developed!
In a crisis introduced due to a coronavirus, 45 percent of companies have introduced some kind of innovation to support and facilitate internal communication, a recent survey found. And research...
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Asda partners with Uber Eats to launch 30-minute grocery delivery
Asda has become the first UK supermarket to strike a deal with Uber Eats, offering grocery delivery in as little as 30 minutes. The trial, which launches this week from...
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Exports Of Recyclables From EU To China Drops Sharply
Exports of recyclable plastic and paper to China from the EU has dropped sharply, according to the latest data from Eurostat. In 2019, the exports of plastic waste to China...
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Coop Sweden Tests AR Game For Better Shopping Experience
Coop Sweden has announced that it is conducting a pilot test of an augmented reality (AR) game that aims to make shopping playful and exciting for families. The app has...
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Gen Z aims high
Gen Z wants brands to be ‘fun,’ ‘authentic’ and ‘good,’ latest global study says. Gen Zers are a huge, diverse generation and the fastest growing group of employees, customers, and...
Read moreGKI continued to grow in July after rising in May-June
The value of the GKI consumer confidence index rose by 11.3 points in May due to the slow decay of the coronavirus and the easing of strong uncertainty in April,...
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Lidl arrives at the Hungarian watermelon
From Saturday, Lidl Hungary will receive seeded watermelons from exclusively Hungarian suppliers in its warehouses, with which the real melon season will start in stores. By giving preference to domestic...
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A fundamental change is coming at the checkout of most Hungarian stores
From January – with some exceptions – merchants are obliged to enable so-called electronic payments, the change may also be effective against the black economy – Magyar Nemzet quotes, Gion...
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The MNB may maintain the value limit of 15,000 HUF for credit card payments
The central bank proposes to keep the 15,000 HUF limit for bank card payments, the managing director of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank told M1 news channel on Friday. Bartha Lajos...
Read moreThe second phase of the 25 billion HUF crisis management support package will start on Monday
The second phase of the National Food Crisis Management Program (NÉV Program) will start on Monday. Within the program ewes and cattle keepers, beekeepers and vegetable growers can submit their...
Read moreAccording to a survey, 45 percent of Hungarian companies do not expect a recession this year
Hungarian companies are more optimistic than the European average, because while 56 percent of European companies expect a recession within a year, only 50 percent of Hungarian companies believe that...
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ITM: the tested sunglasses complied with the UV filtration requirements
The tested sunglasses complied with the UV filtering requirements – the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) told MTI on Friday. Photo: pixabay.com According to the announcement, an ITM accredited...
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Profession.hu: recruitment starts to return to the Hungarian labor market
In recent months, the desire to recruit is starting to return to the Hungarian labor market, with companies posting 36 percent more job advertisements in May than in April, and...
Read moreA bee closure was ordered in Pécs
An immediate closure was ordered in Pécs due to the appearance of uterine disease, the local government of Pécs told MTI on Thursday. According to the announcement of the food...
Read moreInflation in the Czech Republic continued to rise in June
Annual inflation in the Czech Republic rose to 3.3 percent in June from 2.9 percent in May – the Czech statistical office announced in Prague on Friday. Prices for products...
Read moreEurobarometer: EU citizens are increasingly aware of their EU rights
Citizens of the European Union are becoming more aware of their Community rights and the vast majority are familiar with the term “European Union citizen”, according to a Eurobarometer survey...
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Restaurants suffer a lot because of the lack of foreign tourism
According to online cash register data, in the first ten days of June, the revenue of restaurants was 35.8% lower than in the same period of the previous year. Prior...
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Virtual cooperation can win you quality time in packaging development
Due to the coronavirus emergency, the number of online purchases has soared and the new trends resulting from this generate several packaging development tasks. DS Smith needed just a few...
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Here are Hungary’s most successful women leaders and enterpreneurs in 2020
SEED Foundation and Profession Women’s Association have given awards to the most successful Hungarian women leaders and enterpreneurs in 2020. The event was held as part of the end-of-season talk...
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