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Retail sales grew by 1.7 percent in the first three quarters of the year in Romania
In Romania, according to raw data, the volume of retail sales increased by 1.7 percent in the first three quarters of the year, compared to the same period last year...
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Red Bull dance competition on TikTok
Red Bull is turning its yearly “Dance Your Style” competition into a virtual event on video-sharing app TikTok. Nov. 2. Red Bull announced on PR Newswire that Dance Your Style challenges...
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Third quarter 2020 shows significant recovery – the transport backlog is being cleared across Europe
Europe’s road transport traffic increased significantly between July and September this year. The freight offers for the third quarter of 2020, as recorded by TIMOCOM’s transport barometer, rose to offset...
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Cyber Monday will beat Black Friday, reveals survey
When it comes to the busiest shopping day of the holiday season, one study claims the winner will be Cyber Monday, the Monday following Black Friday, and online shopping will...
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Burger King rolls out reusable packaging model in TerraCycle Loop partnership
Burger King is trialing a new reusable packaging model to help cut down on packaging waste across its global branches. As part of its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, the...
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Ecostore Refills at Supermarkets a Hit with Shoppers
Ecostore and New World have continued their partnership to offer more sustainable options to shoppers by expanding their refill offering to eight additional stores in the South Island – and...
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Magazine: Mountains and valleys
The crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the sales opportunities of winemakers too. Gergő Soltész, president-CEO of Ostorosbor Zrt. informed us that their HoReCa partners bought less from...
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Analysts: fuel consumption pushed back retail sales in September basically
The acceleration in the decline in fuel consumption due to missed trips due to the second wave of the pandemic has left its mark on retail sales in September. For...
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The “Buy Domestic!” campaign continues with unprecedented collaboration
With the unprecedented collaboration of twenty companies, the “Buy Domestic!” campaign continues with a TV campaign in which the Magyar Termék Nonprofit Kft. encourages the purchase of domestically produced products....
Read moreNovember mustache at Tesco in Budaörs for men’s health
Another tesco campaign has been launched: this time for the health of our sons, husbands, siblings, fathers, male co-workers! During the year, there may be less talk about the importance...
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Docking gates help with truck transport at Coca-Cola HBC Hungary
Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország has installed five separate ramped docking gates in Dunaharaszti, the country’s largest food warehouse, in order to serve its customers faster, more accurately and even more smoothly....
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The data of the KSH predict a significant increase
Well before the end of this year, the industry managed to overcome the production disadvantage, which was collected during the forced spring break – hvg.hu quotes the comment of Virovácz...
Read moreA three and a half to four percent increase might occur next year
The updated expectations of the European Commission and Raiffeisen Bank coincide with those of the Hungarian government, with a decline of 6-6.5 percent this year, followed by an increase of...
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Auchan’s employee received a Grand Prize for Hungarian Trade
Oroszi László, Auchan’s delivery employee, received the Grand Prix for Hungarian Trade. The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) has announced the European Trade Day for sixteen years to...
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Free parking also helps with shopping in pandemic times
The first Black Friday bomb has already exploded. The coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally reshaped shopping habits. Free parking is good, while we are also afraid of the test booth. And...
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The Kadarka Törköly has become the best pálinka in Hungary
Matured kadarka pomace pálinka won the title of the Best Pálinka in the Country in 2020, produced by the Brill Pálinka House in Tolna County. The results of the National...
Read moreGO PINK! – ALDI supported foundations fighting breast cancer with 1,000,000 HUF this year
Prevention, self-examination, screening – ALDI joined fporces with its partners again this year for the fight against breast cancer, for the domestic success of the GoPink! international initiative. GoPink!, which...
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ITM: call for support for the replacement of single-use plastics is at social consultation
A social consultation was launched on the tender scheme, within the framework of which 7 billion HUF is available to enterprises for the production of finished products replacing disposable plastic...
Read moreThe mayor of Paris has ordered the closure of grocery and liquor stores at 10 p.m.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Thursday that grocery and liquor stores, as well as delivery restaurants, should close at 10 p.m. in the French capital to curb the coronavirus...
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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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