Market News
Retail trade still down
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
Total sales in the retail sector were 3 per cent down in January 2008, compared to 2007. According to a KSH report, overall sales in the retail sector amounted to...
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Declaration for the citizens of Europe
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
AIM published its declaration titled Brands for Health and Welfare, signed by the heads of 50 European FMCG companies on 31. March. Two members of the Hungarian Brands Association, Friesland...
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Top categories in store types
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
According to data from the Retail Index of Nielsen, the market share of hyper markets and super markets increased in the food market in the February 2007- January 2008 period....
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Mosquitoes dominating the market of pesticides
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
As a result of last year’s warm and dry weather, with hardly any mosquitoes, sales dropped in the market of pesticides and insect repellents by 5 per cent in terms...
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Drastic rise in price of rice
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
The price of rice has produced a rise of 70 per cent in the last three months. Mihály Bencs, the managing director of Riceland Magyarország Kft, has explained the latest...
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Improving confidence index for KKV-s
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
The business confidence index among predominantly Hungarian owned enterprises was up to 97,8 per cent in the first quarter of 2008. No further restrictive measures are anticipated....
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Fighting insects on all levels
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
Sales of pesticides and insect repellents total nearly HUF 3,5 billion annually. The category shows constant growth over longer periods, with dynamic expansion in the tick repellent segment. The season...
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Satisfied Austrians, in high concentration
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
According to data from the Austrian subsidiary of Nielsen, food sales showed growth of 3.4 per cent last year, compared to 2006. As the inflation rate was only 2.2 per...
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Liberalisation Set To Revolutionise French Retailing
Date: 2008-04-29 00:00:00
The new law would allow supermarkets of up to 1000sqm to open anywhere they wanted. Until now, petits commerçants – or small shop owners – have been protected by a...
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Tesco Starts Trial Of Carbon Footprint Labels
Date: 2008-04-29 00:00:00
The retailer is piloting carbon labelling across 20 of its own label products. There isn't consensus about every piece of data among the specialists. Tesco will telling customers about the...
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Enterpreneurs' Forum in Debrecenben
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
The National Association of Enterpreneurs and Employers organises forums between the enterpreneurs and authorities since three years all over Hungary. Laszlo Perlusz spoke about organisation's yearly program, which focuses on...
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Fake Clothes in Value HUF 42 million was found
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
The solders of Hungarian Costum and Finance Guard controlled two Bulgarian camions. The first camion cames from Turkey and according to logistic information it delivered clothes. Trough the control the...
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Hungarian retail trade turnover dropped
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
Retail trade turnover at constant prices decreased by 2.5% in February, and by 2.7% in the first two months of 2008 compared to the level measured one year before according...
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Rent a car – better business as to buy
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
The rent a car market is 3-3.5 times so big in Austria as in Hungary, altough there live only 7 million people. Fox Autorent Kft. offers cars with almost 0...
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Fake olive oil in Italy
Date: 2008-04-23 00:00:00
The Hungarian authorities dosn't have any information about Hungarian sell of this oil. The fake oil looked like extra virgin olive oil. It even tasted and smelt like extra virgin...
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(HU) Éves szinten 9,5 százalékos élelmiszer áremelés várható
Date: 2008-04-23 00:00:00
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Hypermarkets sell the most praline
Date: 2008-04-15 00:00:00
The Hungarian chocolate market grow in volume by 11% in value by 16% last year. Total sales was almost HUF 60 billion. According to Nielsen Research more than 30,000 tons...
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GKI sentiment index fall
Date: 2008-04-14 00:00:00
The confidence index of trade dropped notably in January 2008, but it has been increasing since February. In March the projection of sales and the expectations on future orders improved,...
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One year 34% price increase at Hungarian agriculture products
Date: 2008-04-14 00:00:00
The price level of crops and horticultural products was 46.9% higher, while that of animals and animal products increased by 17.6%. between February 2007-2008. In January–February 2008 the average price...
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(HU) 1,62 milliárd forintnyi bírsággal zárult a Kikelet Hadművelet
Date: 2008-04-11 00:00:00
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(HU) Nehéz időkre számítanak a multinacionális kereskedelmi láncok
Date: 2008-04-11 00:00:00
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People make borrowing easier
Date: 2008-04-10 00:00:00
According to GfK Research company in 2007 customers borrow unrestricted use mortgage loan in spite of commercial credit. Research company asked people between 15-69 years about their financial behaviours. According...
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SMEs are positive
Date: 2008-04-09 00:00:00
The business confidence index of almost domestic SMEs was 97,8% in the first quater of the year. The companies don't wait new restriction.According to ECOSTAT's the half of the questioned...
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Leasing cost decreased because of change tax rules' change
Date: 2008-04-09 00:00:00
According the new rules from January 2008 , VAT is deductible by leasing car too and VAT of other services too. Flotta financing changed from the year beginn, the leasing...
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M3 Outlet Center to open in Polgar in Mai
Date: 2008-04-09 00:00:00
The developing cost was HUF 4 billion, the center is 13,000 sqm, 400 new job was built and other 400 come in the next station in 2009. M3 Outlet Center...
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