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Libresse sanitary pads
Date: 2020-06-08 19:38:29
The goal is being eco-friendly: Libresse has made the packaging of products sustainable. The plastic packaging of sanitary pads is now 50-percent renewable and contains sugar cane from responsible farming....
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Anti-Cellulite warming gel
Date: 2020-06-08 19:38:24
Anti-Cellulite warming gel: oil-free gel with an intensive warming effect before doing sports or using fitness equipment – for warm-up, burning fat, against cellulitis or treating striae. The Skin Soothing,...
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Brands returning
Date: 2020-06-08 11:56:18
Coca-Cola will restart its marketing efforts soon after pressing pause during coronavirus lockdowns. They operated largely in the digital space over the past few months. The brand took the decision...
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The consumption of Hungarians can pull the economy
Date: 2020-06-08 11:48:53
This year’s downturn will be only temporary, as the government forecasts, the strong economic growth will continue in the coming years. Consumption can be more and more the product of...
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The fate of Hungarian farmers depends on their customers
Date: 2020-06-08 11:24:25
Dr. Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture and Farkas Sándor, Deputy Minister of the region, visited the areas of Árpád-Agrár Zrt. in Szentes. During the visit, the Minister of Agriculture described...
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Climate change shifts farming north
Date: 2020-06-08 11:22:17
Agriculture is undergoing a huge change due to the increasingly extreme weather – Magyar Nemzet Online wrote. Farming is slowly shifting from the hot south to the north. At least...
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The Hungarian winemakers of the Carpathian Basin make the Wine of Togetherness
Date: 2020-06-08 11:20:15
The Association of Hungarian Winemakers Abroad prepares the Wine of Togetherness from the blending of white wines from typical local grape varieties from all the wine regions of the Carpathian...
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These sweets have been the favorites of generations
Date: 2020-06-08 11:20:10
Dunakavics, Franciadrazsé, Macskanyelv, Melba kocka and Pilóta keksz – especially the older generations remember these retro Hungarian sweets, as they lived their heyday in the sixties, seventies, eighties – origo...
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The number of customer calls at Cofidis increased by a third in May
Date: 2020-06-08 11:18:46
Cofidis’ new customer service in Nyíregyháza and in Budapest received more than 30,000 customer calls, 30 percent more than in the months before the coronavirus pandemic, the financial service provider...
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Modern cities – Gyopáros 1,800 HUF billion has been spent on developments so far
Date: 2020-06-08 11:10:17
The Modern Cities program paid 1,800 billion forints for developments, which is almost half of the estimated budget of the program – the government commissioner responsible for the development of...
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The World Bank expects global GDP to decline 5.2 percent this year
Date: 2020-06-08 11:08:07
The World Bank expects the global economy to shrink by 5.2 percent this year, the biggest decline since World War II. The World Bank’s half-yearly Global Economic Outlook report, released...
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Global sales of smartphones declined in the first quarter of this year
Date: 2020-06-08 11:05:48
In the first quarter of this year, 299 million 138,000 smartphones were sold worldwide, 20.2 percent less than a year earlier, according to the U.S. market research website Gartner Strategy....
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Demand for flour from hundreds of years old mills has increased in England
Date: 2020-06-08 11:05:24
Demand for traditionally produced flour has increased in the UK due to closures related to the coronavirus pandemic. There’s an old mill where there’s a week-long list of cities for...
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China’s exports fell slightly more than expected in May
Date: 2020-06-08 11:03:50
Although to a lesser extent than expected, China’s exports declined in May due to the crippling effects of the new coronavirus epidemic on international trade. According to data released by...
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A giant wave on a LED façade in South Korea- Video of the day
Date: 2020-06-08 09:04:55
A giant wave has appeared on the LED façade of the city’s SMTown COEX building, South Korea’s biggest digital billboard. The anamorphic illusion rears up before crashing into the surface...
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Aldi introduces self-service checkouts to speed up sales
Date: 2020-06-08 08:50:15
Aldi has announced new changes to its checkout service in an effort to speed up transactions amid the pandemic. Most recently, the German discounter has installed the new tills at...
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Impossible Foods starting direct-to-consumer plant burger sales
Date: 2020-06-08 08:30:19
Impossible Foods said on Thursday it will sell plant-based meat burgers in the United States directly to consumers through its own website, as demand for vegan alternatives surge amid rising...
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Adidas sales in China return to growth while UK sales remain doubtful
Date: 2020-06-08 08:10:32
Adidas has reported a faster-than-expected growth in sales in greater China as stores continued to reopen in the country post-lockdown. While Chinese sales returned to growth, the business awaits for...
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Two wheels – double-digit ascent
Date: 2020-06-07 11:55:55
During the pandemic, American consumers rediscovered the joy of cycling. As a result of the “stayathome” provisions, purchases have increased since March and more and more families have started cycling....
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Krisztián Steigervald: the world’s biggest sarcasm is to refer to the emergency-situation as home office
Date: 2020-06-05 19:20:08
The emergency-situation was a hard time for everyone: in addition to the women having to work, there was an expectation that they would also be kindergarten teachers, educators, and kitchen...
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Germany temporarily reduces VAT rates
Date: 2020-06-05 18:27:42
From 1st July to 31st December 2020, the VAT rate is to be reduced from 19 per cent to 16 per cent and for the reduced rate from 7 per...
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Who will be in control of our food supply? Time to think it over
Date: 2020-06-05 15:33:40
Who takes over our food supply? The multis did well while many sectors of the economy came to a standstill, but backyard self-sufficiency became important. The two are not mutually...
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Analysts expect retail sales to pick up
Date: 2020-06-05 11:45:40
Data on retail sales in May may already pick up after the April low, according to analysts interviewed by MTI. According to a report published by the Central Statistical Office...
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Recognition for quality: SPAR won Superbrands Award for the 11th time
Date: 2020-06-05 11:25:12
The Hungarian store chain has once again proved to be an excellent brand: in 2020, Superbrands’ professional decision-making committee of sales professionals and experienced business leaders ranked SPAR among the...
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World Environment Day: Mars is committed to climate protection
Date: 2020-06-05 11:20:10
This year, on the occasion of World Environment Day, Mars is not only working to stop the spread of the coronavirus, but also to keep in mind the impact of...
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How to defend against the second wave of the pandemic
Date: 2020-06-05 11:18:30
After the first wave of protection of store outlets, you must also prepare for the second wave of infection. The second wave affects reopened restaurants, offices returning from the home-office,...
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The National Association of Packaging and Material Handling is celebrating its 30th anniversary
Date: 2020-06-05 11:18:15
The National Association of Packaging and Material Handling (CSAOSZ) celebrates its 30th anniversary in June. Over the past three decades, a modern packaging industry has emerged in Hungary by international...
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Retail sales fell 10.9 percent in April in the Czech Republic,
Date: 2020-06-05 11:06:40
In April, calendar-adjusted retail sales in the Czech Republic fell 10.9 percent from a year earlier, the Czech Statistical Office announced in Prague on Friday. The decline, which can be...
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Retail sales in the euro area fell with a record high in April
Date: 2020-06-05 11:05:43
Retail sales in the euro area declined less than expected, but still at record levels, in April, when virtually all commodity sales fell as a result of severe restrictions due...
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Employment in the United States grew significantly in May
Date: 2020-06-05 11:03:00
Contrary to analysts’ expectations, the number of employees in the United States did not fall, but rose sharply in May, when the economy partially rebounded in parallel with the easing...
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