Market News
The Germans will give shopping vouchers as Christmas present this year
Date: 2010-11-09 17:33:33
In Europe's largest economy, shopping vouchers are on the first place on this year’s Christmas gift top list. Last year the Germans preferred to give books as a Christmas present....
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The majority of the products on the shelves of the retail chains are Hungarian food products
Date: 2010-11-09 16:44:43
The Economics Department of Corvinus University carried out a survey, to estimate the proportion of Hungarian food products in domestic retail. Overall, in the tested categories the ratio of the...
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GKI Budapest Real Estate Market Index, 2002-2010
Date: 2010-11-09 16:22:16
In October 2010 the GKI Budapest Real Estate Market Index was -23.3, which means significant improvement compared to the previous quarter. This data is higher by 11 points than the...
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The trade surplus continued to grow
Date: 2010-11-09 16:21:24
According to analysts, polled by MTI; the September trade balance surplus was better than expected, and the year end surplus may reach 5.3 billion euros. According to the preliminary datas...
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Dutch and Danish pigs are flooding the Hungarian market
Date: 2010-11-09 16:11:08
The purchase price of live pigs decreased by fifteen percent in the last months. The customers do not perceive anything from the lower raw material price. But who swallows up...
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According to Demján; the Széchenyi Card has a great success
Date: 2010-11-08 19:06:08
The Széchenyi Card is a great success. Via KA-VOSZ the product can reach the most part of the Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises – said Demján Sándor, Executive Chairman of...
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The big perfumery chain test
Date: 2010-11-08 18:00:12
The International Service Check (ISC) international market research company tested 27 perfumery chains, including eight (DM, Perfumerie Fann, L'Occitane (en Provence), Marionnaud Parfumeries, Rossmann, Schlecker, Sephora, Yves Rocher) in international...
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The Association of Conscious Consumers tested Túró Rudis
Date: 2010-11-08 17:51:30
The Association of Conscious Consumers tested one of the most popular domestic sweet, the Túró Rudi, on the basis of nutrition biology terms and packaging informations. A total of 19...
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Record growth is expected in the German economy
Date: 2010-11-08 14:55:16
The exports of the German companies increased by two times faster, than expected in September, the trade balance surplus is almost on its two-year peak. In the previous two months,...
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Scandalous Lidl opening in Cyprus
Date: 2010-11-08 14:54:45
Lidl expands:, the German discount chain last Thursday handed over seven stores in the Republic of Cyprus, and expected to open two more units this month. Analysts described the fast...
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Luxury item: new and limited, yet available in Hungary
Date: 2010-11-08 10:40:00
Breitling is pleased to unveil its iconic Chronomat 01 watch in a limited edition of 2,000 pieces sculptured in steel and 200 pieces in rose gold. The Chronomat 01 joined...
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The Netherlands commits to using only sustainable palm oil by 2015
Date: 2010-11-08 10:20:46
By the end of 2015, all palm oil used in The Netherlands will be sustainable, as certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). All palm oil suppliers and...
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The medieval abbey basement of Köröshegy is to let
Date: 2010-11-08 09:32:39
Csaba Deckner decided to start the reconsruction-works of the abbey basement of Köröshegy three years ago. The picturesque, 100 m2 basement is to let now. PIctures and more information: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6567667/pince1.ppt...
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‘It is ending precisely now…’ (Part 4)
Date: 2010-11-05 22:55:00
This new, 6-part series by Trade magazin and GfK Hungária Market Research Institute focuses on price trends, pricing policies and consumer expectations in terms of price. Last time we examined...
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Scotch Whiskey export on its ten-year peak
Date: 2010-11-05 19:47:25
Scotch Whiskey export broke its ten-year peak, largely due to the sales increase in the emerging countries. According to the datas of the Scottish Association of Whisky Manufacturers; between January...
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660 billion ‘’turnover’’ in the black market of food
Date: 2010-11-05 17:48:23
If the government would repel the black market to one third, significantly more tax could income than the revenues from the crisis tax – states the National Trade Association (OKSZ)....
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Improving industrial production
Date: 2010-11-05 17:10:32
In September, industrial production increased by 0.5 percent compared to the previous month, the annual improvement was 10.9 percent – the Central Statistical Office reported. The sector remains the driving...
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More harvested Aszú than it was expected
Date: 2010-11-05 12:46:32
The Tokaj Trading House bought threefold of the expected quantity, thanks to favorable Autumn weather. According to Kiss István, CEO of the Tokaj Trading House; this year’s vine harvest is...
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In September euro zone’s retail weakened further
Date: 2010-11-05 11:03:49
The euro zone retail sales despite an expected slight growth, began to decline in September, which shows the vulnerability of household demand. According to the datas of Eurostat; retail sales...
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Russian ban on frozen chicken
Date: 2010-11-05 11:01:17
From the 1st of January 2011, Russia will introduce a comprehensive ban on producing and marketing of frozen poultry meat – announced Gennady Onyiscsenko leader of the consumer protection supervision...
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Magazine: Retailers are fighting for those with a low income
Date: 2010-11-04 23:33:28
Dollar (Dollar General, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree) stores’ popularity is growing and recently Wal-Mart and brand manufacturers also started focusing on shoppers with a low income. Previously Wal-Mart refused...
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What you can eat today… about healthy lifestyle programs
Date: 2010-11-04 22:31:21
In the autumn several market research companies published data and results from the domain of healthy eating. Nielsen revealed that Hungarians find healthy food products too expensive. Ipsos found that...
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Milk Marketing Board: Auchan and Tesco sold milk under the milk purchase price
Date: 2010-11-04 19:59:25
The Milk Marketing Board turned to the Central Agricultural Office, because they suspect, that Auchan and Tesco sell milk under the milk purchase price, while it is well known that...
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Domino is preparing to open one thousand pizza stores in Germany
Date: 2010-11-04 14:45:50
The U.S. pizza chain, Domino is preparing to open one thousand pizza stores in Germany in the forthcoming years. The first Domino pizza shop will be opened in Berlin this...
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We are attached to Hungarian companies, and the favourite brand is Pöttyös Túró Rudi
Date: 2010-11-04 13:08:18
The repuation of a company is largely defined by the emotional proximity customers experience. The two traditionally Hungarian companies we feel close to are MOL and Richter – recent survey...
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Pick, Gyulai, Herendi – The best Hungarian brands
Date: 2010-11-03 16:18:46
In many countries of the world the Superbrands awards are handed over each year, to recognise the finest brands. This year, the national jury paid attention to the Hungarian products,...
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The pig breeders on the edge of bankruptcy
Date: 2010-11-03 16:17:52
The pig industry faces a bad year, so the state should intervene – said Sákán Antal president of the Association of Pig Breeders. Without interference from state, pig stocks can...
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OECD expects a slow recovery
Date: 2010-11-03 16:10:57
OECD expects a 1.5 to 2.0 percent increase for the economy of the euro area in 2011 and a 1.75 to 2.25 percent for the United States. In its June...
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The Szegedi paprika received EU protection
Date: 2010-11-03 16:07:02
The European Commission, put the Szegedi paprika on the”protected area of origin of products” (appellations d'origine protégées, AOP) list – was announced in Brussels on Wednesday. The “szegedi fűszerpaprika-őrlemény” was...
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Two hundred thousand people visited the Corvin during a week
Date: 2010-11-03 16:06:13
Thanks to the customer services, as well as the family-friendly operating philosophy of the Corvin Shopping Center, more than two hundred thousand people visited the new complex in the last...
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