Market News
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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New industrial computer from Intermec
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The new CK3 industrial mobile computer by Intermec was launched in Hungary in November. The CK3 intended primarily for logistic applications uses the most advanced wireless communication and bar code...
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Drugstores showing dynamism in face, body and hand care
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Retail sales of face lotions were up by 4 percent in the September 2007-August 2008 period, compared to the preceding year. The size of the market has exceeded HUF 9...
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Brief period of happiness after three difficult years
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
2008 has been a good year for agriculture as production has grown by 20 percent, following three years of decline. At the same time, the domestic market has shrunk, with...
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Strategies for recession
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
A roundtable discussion has been held under the title „Marketing- and communication strategies in times of recession” by the Hungarian Consumer Platform, Kirowski and GfK Hungária. The importance of a...
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Innovations for ageless skin
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Although the effects of the financial crisis can be felt in the market of personal hygiene products, average sales are doubled during the Christmas season. Manufacturers have a large number...
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Effect of price rise on sales
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The majority of FMCG companies have been forced to increase their prices. However, the effects of price increases can only be assessed subsequently. “Does an optimal strategy exist?” and ”...
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Slovenian winner at Art Award
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
This year’s winner of the EUR 7,000 Henkel Central Eastern Europe Art Award is Miha Štrukelj from Slovenia. A total of 500 works have been entered for the competition....
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Hand cream targeted primarily at the 60+ age group
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
According to data from GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, 28 percent of households purchased some kind of body care lotion in the January-September 2008 period. Sales were down by 5 percent in...
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Number of insolvent companies growing
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The insolvency index was up by 10 percent in the first nine months of 2008, compared to the same period in 2007. Insolvency is highest in the construction, wholesale and...
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One third of the population using internet
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
At the end of the first half of 2008, over 49 percent of the Hungarian population above the age of 14 had access to the Internet. 3.09 million was the...
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Moderate increase in sales and average price
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Sales of women’s hygiene products are increasingly concentrated in drugstores (25 percent), but the market share of hyper markets is even more substantial (32 percent). Sales of women’s hygiene products...
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Latvia in the top
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Consumer prices were up by 4.2 percent on average in the EU-27 countries in September 2008, compared to 2007. Inflation was lowest in the Netherlands, at 2.8 percent and highest...
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Silver EFFIE for Invitel
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Invitel has received a silver EFFIE award for its autumn ADSL campaign designed and implemented by Neo Interactive. A total of 30 awards were handed over at the EFFIE ceremony...
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Intimate relationship with customers
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Consumers habits are changing continuously in the market of women’s hygiene products, but safety, softness, good absorption and fit remain essential requirements. Innovation focuses on air permeable materials, shapes and...
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Low prices and cleanness self-evident in the UK
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
According to Jonathan Banks, research director of Nielsen UK, low prices have become a precondition of competitiveness in the UK. Tesco ranks third globally among food retail enterprises and is...
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Fondants for six billion
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Fondants are to be sold in the value of HUF 6 billion in the 4-5 weeks before Christmas. 821 tonnes of Christmas figures worth HUF 2.2 billion and accounting for...
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