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Lidl: Sustainable store and daycare facility in one
German discounter Lidl has started building a sustainable store with a daycare facility in Bietigheim-Bissingen. The upper floor of the store will house a 1,400m² daycare centre with modern facilities and...
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Cherkizovo Group to buy chicken processing facility from Cargill
Russian meat producer Cherkizovo Group is buying a chicken processing facility from Cargill. The move will help the group to increase its share of value-added products and strengthen its presence among partners...
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New shopping trolley cleaning machine kills bacteria
Asda is testing a shopping trolley cleaning machine that is said to kill 99.9 per cent of bacteria in 15 seconds. The new high-tech device uses electrostatically charged mist to...
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John Lewis and Co-op extend click-and-collect partnership
John Lewis extends its click-and-collect partnership with Co-op to over 500 stores by the end of summer. As part of this 400 new Co-op stores will be added to the...
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Albert Heijn opens salad bars in stores
Dutch retailer Albert Heijn plans to introduce salad bars in approximately 100 stores before the end of 2020. The decision follows a successful pilot project in several stores. Albert Heijn’s salad...
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Walmart-Yahoo cooperation makes new type of grocery shopping possible
‘Groceries from Walmart’ is the name of the programme that allows Yahoo Mail users to browse, add to cart, and buy essential groceries from Walmart within Yahoo Mail. To improve...
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Home office comes out of the coronavirus pandemic as a winner
Digiméter, a joint survey by Reacty Digital and Smart Commerce Consulting has revealed that in mid-March the pandemic situation made Hungarian SMEs move in the direction of home office work...
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Arla Foods-Starbucks cooperation is 10 years old
When Arla Foods and Starbucks joined forces in 2010, they started out in 3 markets. Today products are sold in more than 43 countries in the EMEA region. The Starbucks...
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Promotion of the year 2019 awards handed over
DRINK category, GOLD MEDAL: Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország Kft. and Rewart Kft.: Win festival experiences! Shoppers who bought any small-size Coca-Cola product in the 12-week campaign period could enter daily prize...
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Germans quit traditional retail units the most
Last year the private consumption of retail goods dropped 1 percent in the EU-27. On average European Union consumers spend 29.9 percent of their money in classic stores. In this...
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GKI’s consumer confidence index worsened a little in August
After taking a plunge in April, GKI’s consumer confidence index kept growing, although at a slower pace. In this period the index climbed back 60 percent from the April drop....
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Decreasing pig prices
NAIK AKI PÁIR data reveal that on the 31st week the price of summer apple was HUF 320/kg, 10 forints more than a year earlier. Buyers had to pay HUF...
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More dishwasher use than manual washing-up
The washing-up category has seen a dynamic growth, mainly driven by the ever-increasing penetration of dishwashers. Customers prefer premium products, and ingredients, as well as environment-friendly nature of each product...
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SPAR Ireland supplier buys biogas-fuelled delivery vehicles
BWG Foods – a supplier of SPAR in Ireland – has introduced two biogas-powered delivery vehicles to its fleet. This step aims to increase the use of biogas in the company’s increasingly...
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Auchan invests in online operations
After a successful trial with the delivery company in Portugal and Ukraine, Auchan has said it is set to formalise its partnership with Glovo in these two countries – plus...
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Lidl plans to open one new store per week until Christmas
Lidl has announced ambitious plans to open 25 new stores in the next six months – one store per week – creating up to 1000 new jobs in the United...
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Talks restart for selling Asda
Asda’s parent company Walmart has restarted talks over the potential selling of a stake in the grocery retailer. The step comes more than a year after its failed merger with...
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Dutch group DSM and France’s Avril to start making plant protein from 2022
Dutch nutrition company Royal DSM and French agri-food group Avril will start making rapeseed-based protein for the food industry in 2022. They have formed a joint venture called Olatein in...
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Poundland starts e-commerce pilot
Pepco-owned Poundland has commenced a new transformation programme that features changes to stores, pricing and product selection – including an e-commerce pilot. Poundland is testing an online delivery service from...
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Nestlé joins the European Clean Trucking Alliance
Nestlé has joined the newly-formed European Clean Trucking Alliance, together with a number of other European companies. The alliance aims to accelerate the decarbonisation of road freight transport in the...
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Carrefour wants to save loss-making hypermarkets with technology
More than half of the Carrefour hypermarkets in France are loss-making. The group is investing in mobile payment options and an Amazon Go variant to make shopping as easy as...
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Twice as many Aldi stores offer home delivery
Aldi is doubling the size of its partnership with Deliveroo expanding its rapid home delivery capabilities. In May Aldi allowed shoppers to purchase food online in the UK for the...
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Wholesalers and distributors were developing steadily last year
This year is the first that our wholesaler ranking also features distributors. In our magazine’s supplement, approximately 20 companies are talking about last year’s success stories and hardships. The wholesaler...
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Penny introduces the Scan and Go system in 100 German stores
Rewe’s discounter chain Penny has rolled out its Scan and Go app at 100 stores. The new solution aims at easing and accelerating the payment process. Penny is the first...
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Reckitt Benckiser uses cleaning brands to enter into partnerships
Building on the strength of Lysol and Dettol brands, Reckitt Benckiser is seeking supply and sanitation deals with travel companies and hotels, as the coronavirus crisis makes hygiene a high priority. At the...
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Kaufland joins forces with Infarm for store-grown herbs
German retailer Kaufland has teamed up with the vertical farming company Infarm, as it aims to introduce fresh store-grown herbs in its stores. At first, Kaufland will offer the herbs in...
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Johnnie Walker to be marketed in paper bottles
Diageo has created a paper-based bottle, made entirely from sustainably sourced wood. The plastic-free bottle will enter the market with Johnnie Walker in early 2021. The innovation has sprung from...
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Promotions day with prizes and expert speakers
This year Trade magazin organised the ‘Most successful promotion of the year in 2019’ trade day online. There were nearly 100 participants, who could listen to exciting presentations too. In...
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The government supports the production of plastic substitute products
This year, the government will support the production of products replacing certain plastic products with 10 billion HUF, and has also decided to establish a domestic plastic science cluster –...
Read moreYou can stay in your home office
With the partial revival of the economy, the expectations of companies have also improved this year, as according to K & H’s June survey, almost half of Hungarian small and...
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