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Bird flu has reached Békés county again
The Nébih laboratory confirmed the presence of the bird flu virus in a goose farm in Békés County and in captive birds in Komárom-Esztergom. The animal health authority has designated...
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The American WhatsApp is developing its consumer information practices under European pressure
The Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC), which brings together the European Union’s consumer protection authorities, including the Economic Competition Authority (GVH), has achieved that WhatsApp informs its users more transparently...
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The glass ceiling is thicker in Hungary than in neighboring countries
The glass ceiling in Hungary is the thickest in the Central European region, i.e. at the regional level, Hungary has the smallest proportion of women employed in top management, boards...
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HelloParks continues to expand at the southern gate of the capital
HelloParks, founded just over two years ago, continues to expand, launching its latest industrial real estate investment in Alsónémedi. The company plans to build a 60,000 square meter hall on...
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KPMG: growing shopper consciousness
KPMG’s “Me, my life, my wallet” study classified consumers into six categories, based on how important sustainability values are to them, and how this is reflected in their behaviour. Moderates...
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Seven trends shaping grocery retail in 2023
1. Alcohol manufacturers turn towards ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails:since those consumers who drink alcohol show growing demand for RTD cocktails, manufacturers will satisfy this need in 2023. Beverage companies believe that a...
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Offering a seamless hybrid shopping experience can be essential in 2023
Communicating values Krishnakumar Davey, president of client engagement at IRI has told Grocery Drive that retailers know: prices have become so high that shoppers can’t spend more, thus retailers are...
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Gen Z at Shop! Ideation
At the end of 2022 Colombus (Ohio, USA) was the host of the annual Shop! Ideation conference. There were presentations about retail and point of sale marketing, a “Retail Challenge”...
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Takarék AgrárTrend Index decreases further
On a 48-point scale, the Takarék AgrárTrend Index dropped to 29.5 points in the last quarter of 2022. Compared with the previous quarter, the decline was 0.1 points, and the...
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Facebook is the top marketing tool for SMEs
According to a recent survey by Marketing Commando, the No.1 marketing tool for Hungarian SMEs is still Facebook – 84% of them use this platform. Second most popular is the...
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New smart device payment for K&H customers
K&H customers can choose from more smart payment solutions: Google Pay now runs on certain types of FitBit smartwatches. Last year Google acquired smart fitness and sports watch company FitBot,...
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NAV grants access to online cash register data
As of 6 February the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) makes it possible for taxpaying enterprises to get access to the data transmitted by their online cash registers. Péter...
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Greener cola production facility with Siemens solutions
The Coca-Cola factory in Austria had partnered with Siemens to install an energy management system, called Simatic Energy Manager Pro, which greatly contributed to the reduction of the factory’s energy...
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Danone: less methane in the supply chain
Danone has announced that it will reduce methane emissions from its fresh milk supply chain by 30% by 2030. By emitting less methane, the dairy company aims to reduce the...
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K&H Sustainability Index: the intention is there
K&H first published its sustainability index in the first half of 2022. The results of a second survey, which was done half a year later, reveal that sustainability is a...
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Deliveroo breaks even
With a strong second half of 2022, British delivery service Deliveroo reached break-even in all regions. Last year the delivery service saw transaction volume increase by 7 %, while its market...
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Mastercard says shoppers buy less but shop more often
According to a forecast for 2023 by the Mastercard Economics Institute, shoppers will have to change the contents of their shopping baskets if they wish to keep up with the...
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KSH: The turnover of retail stores decreased by 4.5 percent
In January 2023, according to the raw data, the turnover volume of retail trade decreased by 3.9 percent, adjusted for the calendar effect, by 4.5 percent compared to the same...
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Walmart develops e-commerce website for SMEs
Walmart Business is the name of the e-commerce website that Walmart has developed especially for SMEs. The website offers a selection of more than 100,000 items, and is meant to...
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Colruyt opens another autonomous container store in Belgium
Colruyt Group member Okay Direct has opened a second autonomous convenience store. The unmanned container store was set up in the car park of Okay Lennik, and its floor space...
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The French government announces an “anti-inflation quarter” in supermarkets
The French government agreed with the big supermarket chains to keep food prices “as low as possible” until June; within the framework of the “anti-inflation quarter”, supermarkets can freely choose...
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Retail sales in Romania increased by 5.7 percent in January
According to raw data, the volume of retail sales in Romania increased by 5.7 percent in January compared to January of the previous year, the Romanian National Institute of Statistics...
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The French government announces an “anti-inflation quarter” in supermarkets
The French government agreed with the big supermarket chains to keep food prices “as low as possible” until June; within the framework of the “anti-inflation quarter”, supermarkets can freely choose...
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Scientific results are indispensable for successful agriculture
The advantage of our country’s GMO-free status must be used even more effectively than before – said Minister of Agriculture István Nagy at the 150th meeting of the Genetic Technology...
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The EU imposes urgent tasks and drastic measures
The main goal of the European Union’s energy policy by 2030 is for member countries to reduce their primary energy consumption by 30 percent and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
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Healthy food is worth a fortune
Hungary’s goal with the renewal of the Common Agricultural Policy was to set a new direction for the transition, as a result of which European agriculture will become sustainable, responsive...
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JMSZ: low utilization of company cars, carsharing also supports environmental protection
By using carsharing (shared car access), companies can not only support environmental protection, they can also reduce their costs, and as a cafeteria element, they can also enable the use...
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The government is doing everything for the farmers
The government did everything to ensure that the farmers felt as little as possible the effects of the war and the consequences of last year’s drought, Minister of Agriculture István...
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Kellogg’s meets gender parity goal three years ahead of target
Kellogg’s has reached its target of having 50% male and female representation at manager level and above in the UK, three years ahead of its 2025 goal. In 2019, Kellogg...
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Carrefour Polska To Shutter Galeria Alkoholi Stores
Carrefour Polska plans to close stores operating under its Galeria Alkoholi format as it aims to focus on developing its best-performing banners, according to a report in the online publication,...
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