Market News
(HU) Kolbászból, szalámiból jobban fogy a gyártói márkás termék
Date: 2007-02-02 00:00:00
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(HU) Kevés a húsfeldolgozó szakmunkás, de élelmiszer- és vegyiáru kereskedőből is többre lenne szükség
Date: 2007-02-02 00:00:00
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(HU) Multik toporognak az orosz kiskereskedelmi piac kapujában
Date: 2007-02-02 00:00:00
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(HU) Nem növelte reklámköltését az élelmiszerágazat 2006-ban
Date: 2007-02-02 00:00:00
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Stores still waiting
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Sales of OTC medicines outside pharmacies are not expected to exceed HUF 12-13 billion, which is a tiny fraction of the HUF 500 billion total sales in the retail trade...
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We are the most pessimistic
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Eurochambres has prepared a survey of 78 thousand companies from 27 European countries. While Danish companies proved to be the most optimistic about future prospects, Hungarians were among the most...
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EUR 38 million market in Austria
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
A growing quantity of medicinal products which require no prescription are sold in Austrian food stores and – according to ACNielsen – the rate of growth is increasing. Growth is...
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Global players in the lead
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
A report about changes taking place in the consumer-customer trends of developing countries is published every second year by Pricewaterhouse Coopers. The last issue dealt with changes detected up till...
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OTC: dominated by pharmacies
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
According to figures by GfK Hungária, the number of households in Hungary which purchased OTC products, which require no prescription, fell by 10 per cent in the first half of...
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No more superlatives
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
How can promotions be advertised? Should we emphasises superlatives, or is present Hungarian practice in line with EU guidelines at all? For answers, we turned to dr. Judit Firniksz, of...
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Is it worth it?
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
I can only hope that the food scandals of recent weeks will serve as a warning to all players in the food market. They should consider carefully, whether short-term profits...
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POS superlative
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Salon POPAI is an exhibition for advertising and information, digital media, store furniture, merchandising and commercial architecture. The most popular and fascinating part of the exhibition was where innovations competing...
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Tougher income tax, more lenient special taxes
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
In 2007, a number of allowances related to income tax will disappear. Income tax rates will not change, but the 18 per cent tax base will be HUF 1.7 million...
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Food reality
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Electronic media has brought the world into our living room. Nowadays, a new type of reality show is the trend: live reports about food scandals, with all the tricks used...
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Damocles’ sword and in-store marketing
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Efficiency of in-store promotional tools had been considered to be immeasurable for a long time. This is changing however, as a result of trade marketing methods becoming more widely used....
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Rising, falling and returning
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Registration tax which was introduced in 2004 to replace consumption tax and compensate for the effects of VAT reductions, turned out to be a Janus-faced tax. Regulations regarding registration tax...
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Small tigers
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
“100 small tigers” is the title of a fascinating publication by Coface Hungary and Üzlettárs magazine. The research data from independent researchers of Coface and Corvinus University is interesting reading...
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Kissing tortoises and the environment
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Germans are less enthusiastic about spontaneity in food stores than other European nations. Though they watch prices, they are more concerned with “more value for the same price”. This is...
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Challenges and answers in the dairy market
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
A congress was held by the Dairy Products Association under this title on the 7th December. The main topic was market prospects for domestic dairy products and the related marketing...
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Digital future
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
The development of IT systems holds many possibilities for retail chains. Modern, self-service technologies are rarely used in our region yet. But changes are coming. We asked Romulus Steinbinder about...
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Russ Chapman was right
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Since sales organisation change constantly, the task is to achieve and maintain a “dynamic balance” where we adopt to market conditions, but also meet internal, corporate expectations. Sales activities should...
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GKM counting on the Brand Association
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
The Ministry of Economy and Transport is counting on suggestions from the Hungarian Brand Association to help in the development of the economy. According to an internal survey, the five...
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Something has begun
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
More characteristic shelves, more versatile scales, more attractive refrigerators; Hungarian store furniture is beginning to catch up to Western European standards. This is not only a question of money. Attitude...
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Trade marketing planning: exemplary!
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Below-the-line promotions are not very common in the meat industry. Sampling is simple and popular but it is questionable, if a cheap product can generate enough sales to cover the...
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Post-Christmas promotions: starting before Christmas
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Retailers are trying to compensate for the “low season” following the end of year shopping craze with various promotions. Discount sales play a major part in the success of these...
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