Market News
Merry digital Christmas!
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
As the end of the year is here, we’ll take a look at the future. Today, we see digital solutions wherever we look, because electronic media is highly flexible and...
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Wide gap in frankfurter prices
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The market of frankfurters serves as a good example of complex and often incoherent consumer behaviour. Though consumers are increasingly concerned about the healthiness of ingredients, private labels show expansion....
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Sales stagnating
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Retail sales were down by 1.4 percent in August 2008, compared to August 2007. Sales showed stagnation compared to July. Food retail units generated 0.7 percent lower revenues in August...
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Thorough preparations – half way to success
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
We have asked a number of display manufacturers what in their opinion ideal trade marketing or marketing professionals are like. The answer was: those who know their job, know what...
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Private labels generating growth in market of frankfurters made from poultry
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Sales of frankfurters were up by 4 percent in the first nine months of 2008, compared to 2007. According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, this was the...
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Meat prices to drop by end of the year
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Trends in the world market of meat and poultry are monitored by Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). Data from the Market and Price Information system operated by AKI and KSH...
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What briefs should contain
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
What is our target group? What kind of stores is the display intended for? How long do we intend to use the display? What kind of display do we want?...
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Sweet white champagne enjoying outstanding popularity
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Sales of champagne totalled HUF 11,5 billion in the October 2007–September 2008 period, showing year on year growth of 5 percent. Modern store types account for the largest part of...
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Economy in recession, Euro coming
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
According to a forecast made by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. with Erste Bank, the Hungarian economy will be forced to change course as a result of radical changes in the world...
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Limonissimo
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Lemon substitute had been a popular product in the socialist era, owing to the popularity of tea made with lemon. Apart from lemon substitutes in the form of tablets, liquid...
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Glasses to be clinked this year as well
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The market of champagne is a stable and predictable one. Demand for cheap imported products is up as a result of the recession. The minimal decline seen in recent years...
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Accommodation generally booked without agents
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The number of nights spent by guests in commercial places of accommodation was down by 1.3 percent in the January-September 2008 period, compared to 2007. Revenues of the sector showed...
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Five beers – each offering a different experience
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
According to Ingo Nassau, chairman of the German POS Marketing Association, “emotionalisation” of brands and creating an experience linked to the product are the two main current trends in POS...
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Medals from France
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Champagnes of the Törley group (BB Zrt. Chapel Hill Chardonnay Brut, Törley Chardonnay Brut and Francois President Rosé) have won three medals at the Effervescents du Monde competition held in...
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Agricultural prices swinging
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Supply prices of agricultural products were down by 8.8 percent in September 2008, compared to September 2007. The price of plant products was down by 22.2 percent, while that of...
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Expectations of a CEO regarding the supply chain
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Retailers accounted for 47 percent of the 215 participants at the CIES conference held in Vienna, in early October. Current trends and concepts were illustrated by the example of a...
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Household consumption of champagne still dropping last year
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, the number of households buying champagne and sparkling wine continued to shrink last year, dropping to 45 percent of all households....
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Cooking oil producing highest price rise
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Prices were up by 5.1 percent in October 2008, compared to October 2007, and 0.2 percent higher than in September. Food prices were up by 0.3 percent compared to September....
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Delhaize group in seven countries
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The Delhaize group ranks 31st among the largest retail enterprises in the world. . It has 2 602 stores in seven countries, with 1 575 located in the US. In...
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Hidden camera
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
In the summer, the Dairy Product Council had begun preparing for demonstrations against multinational chains blamed for the market difficulties which milk producing and processing enterprises are facing. They want...
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Concentration stopping in the fruit juice market
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Retail sales of fruit juice were up by 5 percent in terms of value in the September 2007 – August 2008 period, compared to the preceding year, totalling HUF 47...
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Shrinking orders
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Industrial production was down by 0.7 percent in September 2008, compared to September 2007. Industrial export was down by 2.1 percent. Production of the processing industry was down by 1.8...
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New products in the top 10
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
A top 10 of the best selling FMCG categories is compiled by Nielsen at the end of each two month period. Processed meat, beer, cheese, carbonated soft drinks and mineral...
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Drinks rich in vitamins, at decreasing prices
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Demand for fruit juices is higher in colder months than in the summer. However, growth of the segment stopped last season, as a result of a substantial rise in the...
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Increasing number of private labels in promotional leaflets
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
According to the leaflet Monitor published by GfK Hungária, growth has continued in the market of promotional leaflets. Leaflets are still regarded as one of the most effective advertising tools...
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Decreasing prices in agriculture
Date: 2008-12-16 00:00:00
In October 2008 the producer price level of agricultural products was 16.5% lower than in the corresponding period of the previous year – said the Hungarian Statistic Office. More specifically,...
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Collective bargaining ended
Date: 2008-12-15 00:00:00
Employers and unions agreed at a Friday meeting of the OET to a general wage increase of 3-5% in 2009 and to establish Hungary’s monthly minimum wage at HUF 71,500...
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Demand for households papers and desodors grow
Date: 2008-12-15 00:00:00
According to Nielsen research the common sold household chemicals are the fabric softeners, the toilet papers, dushgels and pocket tissues. The value of the TOP 10 households chemicals is over...
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The production of manufacturing fell by 8.6% in October
Date: 2008-12-15 00:00:00
According to Hungarian Central Statistic Office In October 2008, industrial gross output decreased by 7.2% compared to October 2007, the index adjusted for working days was equal to the non-adjusted...
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