Market News
Germany's Retailers are optimistic
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
According to Reuters informations, last week Germans spent 1% more, 4.7 billion euros for Christmas presents. High-quality toys as well as books, CDs and DVDs were among the most bought...
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Supermarkets are Very Popular In Baltic region
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
A new survey by Extended Performance Satisfaction Initiative (EPSI) reveals that supermarket chains in the Baltic countries receive strong approval ratings. The EPSI study found that Estonian consumers are slightly...
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Hungarians are distrastful against banks
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
Just 19% of Hungarians said they had financial savings in November, a thirteen-year low, a survey by market researcher GfK Hungária shows. The percentage of Hungarians with financial savings dropped...
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Government contra retail chains
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
The farmers and processors think, that the retailer make strength conditions and leave not possibilities and profit for the other member of the food production lane. The Agricultural comitee of...
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The toxic pork can pop up in 20 countries
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
Irish Republic Recalls All Pork Over Fears Of Contamination All pork products made in the Irish Republic since September have been recalled over fears they are contaminated with dioxin. According...
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Inevitably fast improvement of internal and external balance
Date: 2008-12-08 00:00:00
The deficit of the general government in 2008 is expected to be around 3.3% of GDP, which is still high, but taking into account the balance of the pension funds...
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New developing possibilities in caffeteria system
Date: 2008-12-08 00:00:00
Accoring to the government freshest tax law plan, the top limit of the taxfree fringe benefit will disappear. According to Hay Group survey in the summer 66% of the Hungarian...
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Promotion competition
Date: 2008-12-08 00:00:00
Our publisher, the Trade Magazin together with Nielsen Research, POPAI Hungary and Trade Marketing Club invites the retailers and producers for the „Promotion of the year 2008” competition. Tenders must...
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Nearing stands at minimum wage negotiation
Date: 2008-12-08 00:00:00
At the Friday meeting of the National Interest Coordination Council employers have raised their proposed monthly minimum wage to HUF 70,000 from HUF 69,000, the minimum wage for skilled workers...
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(HU) Januártól élesben ellenőrzik a megfelelőségi szabályok betartását
Date: 2008-12-05 00:00:00
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(HU) Népszerűek a kozmetikumokból összecsomagolt karácsonyi ajándékok
Date: 2008-12-05 00:00:00
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New Hungarian Webshop on the net
Date: 2008-12-04 00:00:00
C-enter.hu sells 25,000 products of almost 80 companies. C-enter sell since 1999 IT products, its website were visited by most than 10,000 unique users – said Zoltan Csaki, CEO for...
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Hungarian prefer domestic products
Date: 2008-12-04 00:00:00
More than half of the consumer would pay more for Hungarian products – according to a survey, reported by Edit Herczog EP politician, consumer protection specialist. According to the research...
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Raid on the Jozsefvarosi market
Date: 2008-12-04 00:00:00
In frame of the Sparkle consumer protection action policemen, tax revisors, food safety and workprotection specialists, excisemen arrived at the market. 90 inspector made almost 100 control, in every second...
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Hungarians buy electronic equipments for Christmas
Date: 2008-12-04 00:00:00
According to LG non-exclusive research customers know what they want to buy, wich brand and dont save money and time to find the best present. LG Electronics Hungary made a...
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More expensive foods – less consumption in Europe
Date: 2008-12-03 00:00:00
According to a research by Nielsen in 21 European countries, in 11 countries people buy less food as before. In the 3. quater such countries came on the list as...
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Angry retailers
Date: 2008-12-03 00:00:00
According to the Hungarian Trade Association, the Agricultural Ministry wants to make retailers pay dear because of the lack of competitive strength of domestic agriculture production. Last week the ministry...
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Price of industry jumped
Date: 2008-12-03 00:00:00
According to Hungarian Central Statistic Office the domestic sales prices of industry rose by 1.2% in October 2008 compared to the previous month and were 13.2% higher than in October...
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Investments in manufacturing were down
Date: 2008-12-03 00:00:00
In the third quarter of 2008 the volume of investments in the national economy– on the basis of preliminary data – decreased by 2.3% compared to the same period of...
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Latin America Grows in Popularity as Trade Partner
Date: 2008-12-03 00:00:00
According to a 2008 survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit, undertaken on behalf of Atradius, the leading global credit insurer, the countries of Latin America continue to be attractive markets...
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Hungarian eat less Christmas sweets
Date: 2008-12-02 00:00:00
According to GfK survey last year the market of Chirstmas chocolates and candless decreased, also the number of consumer and the bought volume pro person was less. Hungarians bought 10%...
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Supermarkets against the plastic bag in Britain
Date: 2008-12-02 00:00:00
Britain's biggest supermarkets say they are on course to reduce by half their use of plastic bags by Easter. Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Waitrose are making progress in cutting the...
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Retail Sales Expected To Grow Over Christmas Despite October Drop
Date: 2008-12-02 00:00:00
The German retail association, HDE, has said it expects Christmas sales to grow by 1% year-on-year, despite news that sales fell in October due to lower consumer spending. Citing a...
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10. Buy Nothing Day in Budapest
Date: 2008-12-01 00:00:00
Some two dozen environmental activists marched down Budapest's pedestrian Vaci Street, pushing shopping carts to mark the annually held Buy Nothing Day on Friday. Each year there are more goods...
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Money for e-commerce developing from the government
Date: 2008-12-01 00:00:00
Only Hungarian SMEs and micro entrepreneurs can take part in the tender, also commerce chambels and interest group organs are welcome. There are several tenders in progress in Hungary that...
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Hungary second on tops list of CEE shoplifters
Date: 2008-12-01 00:00:00
A new study conducted by the British Centre for Retail Research revealed that Czechs top the list of Central and Eastern Europe’s biggest shoplifters. Published Nov. 12, the 80-page report...
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European Food-chain Parliament
Date: 2008-12-01 00:00:00
Members come from all segment of food sector from farmers to processors, retailers, quality controllers, consumer protection organisations etc. The Central Agriculture Office Food and Feed Safety Directorate (CAOFFSD) organized...
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Expectations hit historical bottom again
Date: 2008-12-01 00:00:00
After the historical bottom recorded in October the value of GKI’s economic sentiment index adjusted for seasonal effects fell further in November. According to the survey conducted by GKI Economic...
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Shopfront competition in Hungary
Date: 2008-12-01 00:00:00
The Hungarian Trade Association is looking for the most innovative and beutiful Christmas shop-window, tenders can be sent until 21 December. The assocition wants to call attention to values of...
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