Company and Personal News
Three months – more than 1.2 million guests – HUF 45 billion turnover
Date: 2008-05-09 00:00:00
In January-March 2008, international and domestic guests overall spent 1 percent more nights in public accommodations, which had, at current prices, 3 percent more revenues. In January-March 2008, commercial accommodations...
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Leclerc launches fairtrade private label
Date: 2008-05-09 00:00:00
Leclerc has recently launched a new private label range called Entr'Aide. The range consists of 18 fairtrade SKUs (16 dry-grocery items, orange juice and bananas). Leclerc has promised that its...
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International Growth Boosts H1 Profit At Douglas Holding
Date: 2008-05-09 00:00:00
Retail major Douglas Holding has seen its first-half net profit rise 2.9% year-on-year to E88.8m, as it expanded its perfume shop chain outside Germany. Pre-tax profit for the quarter ending...
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Second Piramis Center to built in Dunaujvaros
Date: 2008-05-09 00:00:00
Israelian property developer Casaro Hungary Kft developes a 15,000 sqm big shopping mall, in value of HUF 60 billion. The first Piramis Center's build started in April, according to plans...
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Rossmann Face Lifting in Czech Republic
Date: 2008-05-09 00:00:00
The drogerie chain reshuffle its stores and opens 10 new units, most of them in Prague. The company reorganises its offer, decrease the number of nonfood products and increase the...
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STI Group expands international network
Date: 2008-05-08 00:00:00
The latest partner to join the STI network is the Turkish companies Dasa and Milas Ambalaj of Istanbul. The corporate association is a well-known manufacturer of premium packaging and displays...
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Renovated Mercure Hotel Budapest City Center is ready for public
Date: 2008-05-08 00:00:00
The new design reflects on Mercure's brand conception, traditional and contemporary domestic and international furniture styles are mixed in. The transformation of the former Hotel Taverna costs almost 2.6 million...
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Puma Profit Falls 6.7%
Date: 2008-05-08 00:00:00
Puma AG Europe's second-largest sporting-goods maker, said first-quarter profit fell 6.7 percent after marketing spending climbed before this year's European soccer championships and Olympic Games. Net income dropped to...
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Good start for Henkel in a challenging environment
Date: 2008-05-08 00:00:00
At 320 million euros, operating profit (EBIT) was roughly at the high level of the previous year (-0.9 percent). After adjusting for foreign exchange, EBIT growth amounted to 2.5 percent....
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Delhaize profit disappoints, hit by week dollar and high costs
Date: 2008-05-08 00:00:00
The Belgian supermarket group's earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) fell to 205.7 million euros from 229.6 million euros a year earlier, it said. The average forecast was 218 million...
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Springfield stores in East-Hungary
Date: 2008-05-08 00:00:00
After 6 shops in Budapest and one in Kecskemet, company opens stores in Eger and Nyiregyhaza. In five from all 9 units the Springfield Woman collection is also avalaible. ...
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IHG launches the world’s first 'green' hotel
Date: 2008-05-08 00:00:00
This could be the world's first ever 100 per cent ecologically-friendly hotel – and its 'green' credentials will set the benchmark for hoteliers around the world. The solar powered...
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Real Joined to Vanish Donation Action
Date: 2008-05-07 00:00:00
The retail company pays 10 HUF after every in chain sold Vanish product. The donation program started in March 2008, until this time almost 550 m3 clothes, 7,000 bags...
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Tesco to sell property website
Date: 2008-05-07 00:00:00
Tesco launched its property portal at the start of July last year, listing details of more than 300,000 homes for sale. Most of the listings were provided by the fish4homes...
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Cornexi under liquadition
Date: 2008-05-07 00:00:00
According to company's CEO the situation is hopeful, there are talks between the Cornexi's mill industry unit and the creditors. The insolvent part of the company was separeted in...
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Dreher beers get Monde Selection Awards 2008
Date: 2008-05-07 00:00:00
Every 6 nominated product of Dreher has done well, four of them got „Grand Gold Medal”, two won gold medal. The Monde selection Awards 2008 held in Belgium, has...
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3 stars Hotel Baross is restored
Date: 2008-05-07 00:00:00
The hotel belongs to Mellow Mood Group, the whole 49 rooms, the reception and the restaurant were refurnished. It was a complete painting and changing the furnitures and tv-s, also...
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Atradius credit insurance to built new collections firm in Hungary
Date: 2008-05-06 00:00:00
Atradius Collections, part of the Atradius Group, continues its rapid expansion with investments in its international presence. Over the last seven months, the dedicated business-to-business collections company has opened new...
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New mystic website by Magnum
Date: 2008-05-06 00:00:00
Thanks to the last years' succes Unilever's Algida section build a new, more complex, more interactive website together with HPS Group on-line group. The www.magnumcsokimisztikum.hu website carry back the...
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IMIGe to change its management
Date: 2008-05-06 00:00:00
After 8 years Zsolt Dunavolgyi former sales and marketing director leaves the company, for a short periode his work will continoue by CEO Tamas Gady Kayser. From midle of Mai...
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Agents to uncover thieving employees in the Czech Republic
Date: 2008-05-06 00:00:00
Food and electronic retail chains as well as other companies often hire special agents to help uncover thefts committed by their own employees. According to British Center for Retail...
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Successful 1Q in 2008 at Zwack
Date: 2008-05-06 00:00:00
Company has a stabil, 5.6% growth in brutto sales and a 6.5% in netto sales. Domestic sales increased in premium and commers segment thanks to the early Eastern. The export...
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SAP's profit fell down
Date: 2008-05-05 00:00:00
The net profit in the January-March period fell 22 percent to 242 million euros ($376.82 million) from 310 million euros a year earlier. Software maker SAP AG said Wednesday...
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Lion's Garden to open soon
Date: 2008-05-05 00:00:00
The newly built Boutique Hotel in the heart of Budapest is ideally located for business and leisure. There are 105 bedrooms and suites furnished elegant and tastefully with contemporary furnitures....
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Turkish honey
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
According to Aloglu Özcan, owner of „Három testvér” restaurant in Fény utca, most working people in Turkey visit a catering unit at least once a day. Breakfast and lunch are...
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Univer expanding in Kecskemét
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
The cornerstone of a new plant was laid down on the premises of Univer Product Zrt. in Kecskemét, on 2. April. The HUF 2.7 billion project is needed to support...
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Owner of IMIGe in the Ukraine
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
POS Media Europe, the mother company of IMIGe Hungária Kft. has commenced operations in the Ukraine. Their strategic partnership with Atlantic Group allows them to become the market leaders within...
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