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Magazine: Candies are in a good mood

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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