Market News
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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Dry wines finding their way to the consumer
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Domestic wine consumption continued to grow last year. Half of the households buy wine occasionally, while 41 per cent never consume wine. Average consumption was 20,1 litres per household in...
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Sweeties have caught up with table chocolate
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Retail sales of sweeties are growing dynamically. Value has grown by 13 per cent, while volume has increased by 19 per cent in the October 2005 – September 2006 period...
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Higher customer requirements
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Though quality, price and assortment are still the most important customer considerations in Hungary, the possibility of using debit cards for payment became significantly more important for customers in 2006,...
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Season of seasons
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
According to marketing books, one of the tools that can be used for boosting sales is creating new opportunities for purchasing. The sweets industry seems to be good student. In...
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Flood of imports from the EU
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
According to KSH data, the volume of foreign trade between January and October 2006 increased compared to the previous year. In terms of volume, exports grew by 16 per cent,...
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Modern store types dominate
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
The retail trade of frozen products is growing. Sales of meats exceed HUF 12 billion, frozen potato sales are over HUF 3,5 billion, while frozen pizzas represent a market of...
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Destination: Romania
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
At the moment, there is no sign of the dumping of cheap food in Romanian and Bulgarian markets which took place in Hungary after accession to the EU in 2004....
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Escape to victory
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Very different strategies might all be successful in the market of frozen products – this is the conclusion I came to after analysing the answers I got from market players....
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The brakes are on
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. published on 27. December 2006, inflation is rising but balance is starting to improve. Investor confidence and the HUF are both improving...
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Not so bad…
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
ACNielsen has turned to the consumers to find out what they expect to be the effects of the restrictive government measures. Well, consumers who believe quality is more important than...
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End of market reshuffle
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Last year was a good and stable period for the Hungarian canned food industry which processes one million tons of fruits and vegetables annually. While 2004 brought losses for the...
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Consumers have got over the shock
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The Consumer Confidence Index has only shown a slight decrease of 3 points in September, compared to June, stopping at 149 points. Expectations regarding household income and the financial position...
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Two thirds of dried meat products are sold in modern stores
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The segment of dried and partially dried sausages took a 23 per cent share from the market of meat products in terms of value, while 12 per cent in terms...
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