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At half-time

If somebody takes a closer look at the selection of wines Hungarian restaurants and wine shops offer, they would think we live in a prospering country with a large middle...

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Hungarian company Scarab is heading to New York

Scarab Research of Budapest announced that FreshDirect, the biggest online retailer in New York State would launch a personalised product offering service that uses the Scarab Enterprise system. FreshDirect’s turnover...

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Safety and closeness

Condom is one of the few product categories which were able to increase sales recently. László Pusztai, SSL Magyarország Kft.’s Durex category manager told our magazine that a large part...

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‘It is ending precisely now…’ (Part 5)

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. The nominal value of...

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It is cheaper at home

The summer did not bring the long expected change, markets are shrinking and there is less money to spend. Fewer daily consumer goods are sold and the significance of home...

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The 5 winners of ‘The Heart of the Community’ programme were drawn

One institution in Tahitótfalu, Szombathely, Komló, Békés and Szerencs will receive the donations collected as part of ‘The Heart of the Community’ (KÖSZI) programme this spring. CBA and Procter&Gamble set...

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The paper tissue season is about to start

Paper products have been expanding slowly in terms of both volume and value. According to Zsuzsa Hunwald, Zewa’ marketing coordinator their products are of basic importance, so sales did not...

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Hungarians are rather optimistic: more of us see a way out of the crisis than last year

According to a Nielsen survey conducted in May, Hungarians are more optimistic than the international average: while in 48 countries 21 percent of people said their countries will leave the...

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‘Let us do something for children together’ programme was a success in 2010

The ‘Let us do something for children together’ programme ended and HUF 18,482,473 was collected. Danone Kft. has been helping the rehabilitation and healthy eating of children with cancer for...

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Batteries with elementary power

Energizer batteries are available in all retail channels. According to Orsolya Varga, Energizer Magyarország Kft.’s trade marketing manager the focus is different in every channel, but the company is able...

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The turnover of retail chains’ private label products amounts to 165 billion forints in six months

In six months the private label products of food retailers generated a HUF 165 billion turnover – 2 percent less than in the first six months of 2009. Private labels...

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Spider monkeys instead of gorillas

In the past couple of years even the smallest sales details were decided in Wal-Mart’s headquarters. The recession changed everything, consumer demand has become much more diverse. As Doug Stephens...

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Food products are expensive, but they slow down inflation

Inflation pressure eased a bit in July, as KSH reported a monthly consumer price increase of 0.1 percent. The price of cooking oil fell by 8.3 percent, but pork prices...

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Foreign markets – the Balkans States Volume sales are shrinking in many countries

Nielsen Growthreporter, a trend report published quarterly, states that in FMCG retail the second quarter brought disappointment. Basically, Western Europe is still stronger than Eastern Europe. In the 21 developed...

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MasterCard in the shop window

MasterCard appeared with interactive public space advertising surfaces for the first time, on the streets of New York, Chicago, Miami and Philadelphia. In busy retail zones they placed advertisements in...

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The summer was characterised by lowering pig prices

The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes world trends in poultry and meat products. Their last report reveals that in the first half of 2010 10 percent...

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The 401-2,500 m² channel strengthened

Coffee retail sales decreased by 5 percent in value and by 9 percent in volume in the December 2009-May 2010 period. The six-month coffee market neared HUF 24 billion. However,...

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Shopping trolleys on a short leash

In 2009 at least 17 US cities passed decrees to regulate the problem of abandoned shopping trolleys. Retailers and shoppers who break the rules will have to pay serious fines....

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Export plays the main role

According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. and Erste Bank, mainly export-driven economic growth will be around 1 percent this year in Hungary. Industrial production in the first five...

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Coffee brands use prize games to win consumers

Although coffee is still one of the most popular products, in the recent period the market contracted significantly. Despite this trend Beatrix Pálvölgyi, Sara Lee Hungary Zrt.’s PR manager is...

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Defied stereotypes

The latest research by Ipsos Mendelsohn revealed that rich American moms buy the same things at the same places as less well-off mothers. It also turned out that rich mothers’...

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Greece on top of the inflation list

EUROSTAT reported that consumer prices diminished in the eurozone in July, in comparison with June. In the EU-27 consumer prices were 1.9 percent higher in the same period. Prices decreased...

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Coffee is still a popular and specific drink

In the first half of 2010, 84 percent of Hungarian households bought coffee. Most of them, 65 percent bought ground roasted coffee; the second most popular was 3in1 and cappuccino...

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The freedom of decision making

Shoppers in the 21st century are different: consumers habits have changed, so it is worth rethinking the tools of brand and product communication. How to reach the new type of...

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Disappointing second quarter results in European food retail

In the second quarter less food was sold in retail in ten developed European countries (Hungary included), compared to April-June 2009. In terms of value, Nielsen Growthreporter registered negative performance...

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Non-alcoholic and single-flavour pralines strengthened their position

In December 2009-May 2010 praline retail sales diminished by 19 percent in volume and by 13 percent in value, in comparison with the same period in 2009. The size of...

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An overview of Hungary’s agricultural foreign trade balance

According to data from the latest report by KSH (Central Statistical Office), published on 30 July, Hungary’s agricultural export was EUR 2,143.6 million in the first five months of 2010....

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Food import is shrinking

In January-May 2010 the volume of export augmented by 17 percent and import growth was at 15 percent. KSH’s quick report reveals that our export balance surplus was HUF 605...

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It is now that brand building among pralines bears fruit

Economic recession hit praline sales rather late, in last October-November. Data by Nielsen indicate that average prices grew significantly and small packaging units strengthened their position, while private labels also...

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Household chemical and cosmetics products seem to stabilise their position

Turnover of the 60 household chemical and cosmetics products measured by Nielsen went above HUF 145 billion in the first six months. Toilet paper, soap, face and anti-wrinkle cream, insecticide...

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