Market News
An overview of the labour market in the FMCG sector
Date: 2011-09-19 02:02:31
Reading the trade press makes me realise how fast the labour market is changing. Companies disappear or merge every day so there is lots of movement on the labour market....
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Digitalisation in the region
Date: 2011-09-19 02:00:30
In the average shop an incorrect price is indicated for 6 percent of the products. Statistical data prove that 15 percent of shoppers do not buy a product if the...
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In the USA half of the population will be overweight by 2030
Date: 2011-09-19 01:58:09
The online version of The Washington Post published an article on 26 August – after Brutish medical journal Lancet – reporting that half of the population will be overweight by...
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Women appreciate if brands address them
Date: 2011-09-19 01:58:04
Frito-Lay (Lays crisps) and Harley-Davidson are among those brands that most successfully attracted and kept female consumers in the USA last year – reported NBCUniversal. Frito-Lay collected the highest number...
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Retailers have to make their customers emotionally attached
Date: 2011-09-19 01:56:10
Motista (USA) conducted a study with 4,200 participants and found that retailers have to leave the traditional themes and methods behind and move on to making customers emotionally attached. 18...
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News from Hungary
Date: 2011-09-19 01:54:32
Laurel Group became the sponsor of the second Hungarian POPAI Awards POP competition. Works will be exhibited and juried at the Business Days conference in Hotel Pelion, Tapolca on 21-23...
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Nielsen: A social network users are more active in purchasing
Date: 2011-09-16 15:51:17
More and more people use the Internet to use a social network. The users of blogs and social networks are living, purchasing and express their opinion more actively than the...
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New opportunities for the SMEs
Date: 2011-09-16 13:00:00
The New Széchenyi Plan and the Carpathian Basin Economic Area helps the Hungarian micro, small and medium-sized businesses to find further development opportunities – stressed Szűcs György, president of the...
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Lagarde: a new and dangerous phase of the recession is coming
Date: 2011-09-16 12:43:32
As uncertainty continues to roil the world’s financial markets, world leaders should act together to address the three main challenges facing the global economy: debt pressures sapping growth, risk of...
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Protection for the fruit species of the Carpathian Basin
Date: 2011-09-16 12:22:44
A cooperation agreement was signed by several churches, professional organizations and NGOs and the Ministry of Rural Development over the preservation of Hungary's natural heritage. The cooperation was initated by...
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Prosecution against the Four Paws
Date: 2011-09-16 12:20:30
The Municipal Prosecutor's Office examines the legality of the Four Paws Animal Foundation's operation. Budai Gyula accountability prosecutor on the 30th of August announced that they investigate the operation of...
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Huge discounts at the DIY stores
Date: 2011-09-16 12:18:50
The five Hungarian DIY chains would be happy with the trend occurs in Germany: in the first half of the year increase was lower than expected, only 2 percent. The...
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It's a busy harvest-time in the Tokaj region
Date: 2011-09-16 11:27:21
The harvest of early ripening grapes began last week in the Tokaj foothills, and the harvest is still on. According to estimates, the crop is going to be over 300...
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Product of the Year Award in Hungary
Date: 2011-09-15 13:00:34
In September 2011, the world's most innovative product pricing system, the Product of the Year also be launched in Hungary. The recognition based on the votes of consumers was handed...
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The retail real estate development has already reached the low point
Date: 2011-09-15 12:50:14
In the Central and Eastern European region, the retail real estate development, keeps the developers alive, half of this occurs in Poland, that 97 percent of the constructions are in...
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A great harvest is expected in the Danube Wine Region
Date: 2011-09-15 12:40:31
Good quality and quantity harvest occurred in the country's largest wine-growing area in the Danube River Wine Region – told the winemakers. The harvest began in late August in the...
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The financial asset of households is 104 billion euros in Hungary
Date: 2011-09-15 12:34:08
In Hungary, the household's financial assets amounted to 104 billion euros in the end of 2010. It was nearly 6 percent higher, compared to a year earlier – shows the...
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The European Commission launches a war against wasting food
Date: 2011-09-15 12:20:35
In the European Union each year around 89 million tons of food is thrown out – announcedthe European Commission in Brussels. According to AFP; it is 179 kg per EU...
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The number of new jobs in the private sector is on its more than a half-year low point
Date: 2011-09-15 12:01:06
In August employers reported 12900 unsupported jobs. Last time in January was even more less: 12,300 new unsupported jobs – shows the datas of the National Employment Service (NFSZ). In...
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Portable Shopping System by Motorola Solutions
Date: 2011-09-15 11:41:29
Working as a leading Motorola solution provider, DigiPoS Store Solutions now drive additional productivity, efficiency and profitability via the full range of Motorola mobile computing options. The Portable Shopping System...
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Cheap cooking oil from Serbia and Ukraine
Date: 2011-09-14 13:35:59
A few years ago, the cheap Romanian sunflower oil was a consolation to those who considered the domestic products expensive, but the market has changed, and this year, the cheap...
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Webstores are competing for the Store of the Country title
Date: 2011-09-14 12:41:43
Less than a month ago, the Store of the Country has started. The Árukereső.hu leading price comparison site has launched the Store of the Country competition in early August, in...
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Euro zone's industrial production increased more than 4 percent in July on an annual basis
Date: 2011-09-14 12:32:59
Euro zone's industrial production increased again, after the drop in June, albeit with a lesser extent than the analysts expected. Production in Germany increased slightly, while in the peripheral countries...
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The European Consumer Centre mainly occurs in connection with online purchases
Date: 2011-09-14 12:28:48
The most cross-border consumer complaints are in connection with online purchases and services. The European Consumer Centre this year has dealt with 260 cases. This is 60 percent more, compared...
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Magazine: Hungarian consumers took a liking to coupons
Date: 2011-09-14 12:20:45
This summer bonuses, coupons and vouchers were covered widely in the media. The reason of this popularity was a study on the topic, published by GKIeNet and BCE E-business Research...
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No changes in the forkforce setting this year
Date: 2011-09-14 10:21:11
According to Manpower's recently published Labour Force Survey, no particular changes are being expected in the Hungarian labor market. Of the 750 employers surveyed, 11% want to increase the workforce,...
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Japanese scientists attempt to breed caesium radiation resistant rice
Date: 2011-09-14 10:18:40
Japanese scientists are attempting to breed a strain of rice, which is resistant to radioactive caesium, by testing over 100 varieties of the crop. Vast tracts of rice crops in...
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A series of events to present the Hungarian Agricultural Quality Award
Date: 2011-09-13 17:01:30
The Hungarian agriculture market position can be strengthened only with high quality products – said Bognár Lajos, Deputy Secretary of State in charge for food chain surveillance and agri management...
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The price of raw milk may increase
Date: 2011-09-13 13:50:30
According to the Milk Marketing Board; because of the raw milk price increases, the retail price of milk may increase by 5 to 10 percent of the, if the chains...
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KSH: Consumer prices rose by 3.6 percent
Date: 2011-09-13 13:40:21
Consumer prices in August 2011 fell by 0.1 percent, compared to July – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Prices rose by 3.6 percent compared to last August. In a...
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