Market News
Magazine: Candies are in a good mood
Date: 2019-10-23 07:47:03
Candy volume sales grew twice as fast as the average of the confectionery market. Ákos Perjés, general manager of marketing and sales at Haribo Hungária Kft. told our magazine that...
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Coface: growth in the region may slow in the coming years
Date: 2019-10-22 11:20:47
Although the Central and Eastern European region’s GDP growth is impressive at EU level, growth may slow in the coming years, with regional GDP rising by 3.6 percent in 2019...
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Google, Samsung, Pick are the strongest brands in Hungary
Date: 2019-10-22 11:18:54
Google is at the forefront of the 2019 national representative survey of the VMLY & R advertising agency again, which provides an overview of how brands are perceived by Hungarian...
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The NAK draws attention to the difference between Halloween pumpkins and real pumpkins
Date: 2019-10-22 11:06:45
Pumpkin consumption is increasingly popular in the fall and Halloween pumpkin carving at the end of October, but while the former are delicious, not all of the pumpkins for decorative...
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Do you know how much food you waste? Now find out exactly per gram!
Date: 2019-10-21 11:45:53
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nebih) awaits volunteers to find out if the amount of food wasted in Hungarian households has changed. The primary purpose of the November survey...
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Kavosz: the Széchenyi Card Program is an economic strategy and a rewarding business support
Date: 2019-10-21 11:30:47
The Széchenyi Card Program, which finances small and medium-sized enterprises with favorable terms and short-term loans, is not only an economically strategically important product, but also a state-subsidized enterprise support...
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The MNB is characterized by strong demand and tight supply in the commercial real estate rental and investment market
Date: 2019-10-21 11:25:40
Due to strong rental demand, the vacancy rate in the Budapest office and industrial logistics market dropped to another historic minimum in the first half of the year. Investment market...
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Honey day, every day! – the autumn honey campaign has started
Date: 2019-10-21 11:19:56
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM), the Agricultural Marketing Center (AMC), the National Association of Hungarian Beekeepers (OMME) and the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) are promoting the consumption of honey...
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Bisnode: the number of firms has reduced in every region of the country
Date: 2019-10-21 11:15:38
By the end of the third quarter of 2019, more than eight thousand companies were operating in Hungary less than a year before. Unlike previous periods, all regions of the...
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The new American apple variety promises to be successful
Date: 2019-10-21 11:03:25
Cosmic Crisp apples are already available in the US and will be delivered overseas in the spring of 2020. The American-bred new apple promises to be a true global bestseller...
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Swiss watch exports increased
Date: 2019-10-21 11:00:41
Switzerland’s watch exports increased significantly in September on a year-on-year basis, to a much greater extent than in August. According to the Swiss watchmaking association’s website, September exports amounted to...
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Magazine: How much is it worth for you
Date: 2019-10-21 07:42:28
Hungarians have spent more money on pálinka recently, and the demand for high quality products has also increased – informed László Nagy, CEO of Kunság-Szesz. In his view the image...
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EuroShop 2020: The technology of the future in the retail of today
Date: 2019-10-20 15:36:50
Future-oriented and dynamic – this is the motto of the EuroShop 2020 trade show, where this year 2,400 exhibitors from 58 countries will be present, to the delight of probably...
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Podcast series about retail trends
Date: 2019-10-20 15:32:30
Just like in eating, the on-the-go consumption of news is more and more popular. Shop! Marketing at Retail has reacted to this trend by launching a series of podcasts, titled...
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Bitters which are so sweet to our hearts
Date: 2019-10-20 15:13:53
Bitter liqueur sales are slowly but steadily growing. According to a Nielsen survey done in 2017, Hungarians spend HUF 80 billion on spirits a year – informed László Nagy, CEO...
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Kaufland to introduce aluminium lids for milkshakes
Date: 2019-10-20 14:23:10
German retailer Kaufland has announced plans to replace plastic lids from all ‘K-to go’ milkshakes with aluminium lids, starting in October 2019. In March the retailer already replaced plastic lids...
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500th Rewe-To-Go store opens
Date: 2019-10-20 14:23:08
The 500th Rewe-To-Go store has opened in partnership with Aral, at a gas station in Garching (near Munich). When the partnership between Rewe and Aral was announced in 2016, the...
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Etruria Retail has joined Carrefour in Italy
Date: 2019-10-20 14:23:06
Etruria Retail, which operates 200 stores in Tuscany, has teamed up with Carrefour Italy. By working together, Carrefour and Etruria Retail would be able to combine the brand recognition and...
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Poundland trials frozen food products
Date: 2019-10-20 14:16:07
Poundland is trialling a new fresh and frozen range as part of its continued efforts to satisfy a wider range of shoppers’ needs. The retailer has partnered with frozen food...
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Edeka offers more products online at Netto
Date: 2019-10-20 14:16:04
Edeka’s Netto platform currently offers around 1,000 grocery, health and cosmetics products, but this will be increased to 2,000. This step means that around 40 percent of Netto’s total grocery...
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Ahold Delhaize opens AIR Lab in Delft
Date: 2019-10-20 14:16:02
Ahold Delhaize organised a three-day inaugural event for its AI for Retail (AIR) Lab in Delft in the Netherlands. The lab is an extension of the company’s AIR Lab in...
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Metro invests in Swedish company Matsmart
Date: 2019-10-20 14:09:42
Metro AG has announced that its investment fund LeadX Capital Partners invested in Matsmart, a Swedish online business specialising in food waste reduction. Matsmart buys surplus production and overstocks from companies...
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Conad Centro Sud formed with the merger of cooperatives
Date: 2019-10-20 14:09:40
Conad PAC 2000A and Conad Sicilia have agreed to merge to form Conad Centro Sud, a group with a total turnover of EUR 4.5 billion and a market share of...
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Sainsbury’s to sell 100-percent free-range eggs only from April 2020
Date: 2019-10-20 14:09:38
UK retailer Sainsbury’s has announced that it will only sell eggs sourced from free-range farms as of April 2020. The decision to switch to 100-percent free-range eggs will help in...
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Tesco plans to hire 9,000 extra workers for the Christmas period
Date: 2019-10-20 14:04:03
Tesco announced in August that it would make 4,500 people redundant, but now the company says it will recruit 9,000 extra staff for the Christmas period. The seasonal customer service...
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Lidl offers medical benefits for part-time workers too
Date: 2019-10-20 14:04:00
Lidl US is going to invest up to USD 9 million in order to provide medical benefits for all of its part-time workers. The company announced that from 1 January...
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Debenhams introduces autism- friendly shopping
Date: 2019-10-20 14:03:58
Debenhams has started a new campaign with the National Autistic Society, to encourage other retailers and businesses to hold autism hours. On 8 October, between 11:00 and 12:00, the department...
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Croatian food company Fortenova starts to sell non-core businesses
Date: 2019-10-20 13:59:38
Croatian food group Fortenova Grupa, formerly known as Agrokor, puts four units – including two tourism agencies, Atlas and Kompas – up for sale as it starts to get rid of non-core...
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Kroger and Walgreens stop selling e-cigarettes
Date: 2019-10-20 13:51:01
Kroger Co and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc have announced they stop selling e-cigarettes at their stores, as there is heightened regulatory scrutiny of the product, following reports of lung disease...
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Gousto to create 700 new jobs in the UK in 3 years
Date: 2019-10-20 13:50:59
British online recipe box company Gousto will add more than 700 jobs over the next 3 years, as there is growing demand for food services that send precise ingredients for recipes directly...
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