Events
KSH: slowdown in the rise of agricultural producer prices
Date: 2013-04-12 13:35:09
The rise of agricultural producer prices slowed down slightly in February – the Central Statistics Office (KSH) reported on Friday. The agricultural producer prices rose yb 17.0 percent in February...
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Retail sales of oral care products are expanding
Date: 2013-04-12 13:20:34
Consumers spent nearly 20 billion HUF for toothpaste, toothbrush and mouth water between March 2012 and February 2013. Hungarian consumers are open to the novelties: Most of them tried at...
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Mystery Shopping survey: Mammut is the best
Date: 2013-04-12 13:00:41
According to the Mystery Shopping survey, Mammut is the best shopping center. The second best organized shopping center is Europark. The INTERNATIONAL SERVICE CHECK cattied out a Mystery Shopping survey...
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Eight out of ten cash registers were manipulated
Date: 2013-04-12 11:45:39
Therefore, in the future the AEE will indicate such illegal activities to the center of the Hungarian Tax and Customs Authority (NAV). Linczmayer Szilvia spokesperson of NAV told that all...
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The GVH has terminated the proceeding initiated in the melon case
Date: 2013-04-12 11:21:26
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has terminated the competition supervision proceeding initiated in the melon case on April 10, because the authority believes that with the continuation of the proceeding,...
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The detailed rules for the implementation of the hungaricum law were adopted
Date: 2013-04-12 11:20:18
The Government has approved the detailed rules for the implementation of the hungaricum law. Our national values will be recorded by the Hungarian National Depository, while the high performances of...
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The Hungarian sellers still not smile enough
Date: 2013-04-12 11:10:32
The Hungarian sellers’ performance in case of welcoming the customers and related sales is above the world average, but they smile rarely – shows a survey carried out in 57...
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The forgotten segment
Date: 2013-04-11 20:05:53
The forgotten segment, or rather channel, is the world of traditional or farmers’ markets. I was invited by the Agricultural Research Institute (AKI) to discover this uncharted territory with the...
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We go to specialist shops more often than the European average
Date: 2013-04-11 19:45:55
There is great demand for fresh groceries all over the world and Hungary is no different. According to a Nielsen study, Hungarians buy bread and other bakery products most often:...
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FruitVeB: increasing production of one million tons, 100 thousand new jobs by 2020
Date: 2013-04-11 13:55:27
The fruit and vegetable sector, is willing to increase its output with a total of approximately one million tons from the current 2.5 million tons between 2014-2020 and want to...
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Analysts expect a maximum of two and a half percent inflation, the OKSZ is confident that consumption will increase
Date: 2013-04-11 12:30:49
On the basis of the significantly lower than expected March inflation data, analysts lowered their annual average inflation forecasts for 2013. They expect a maximum of 2.5 percent price increase,...
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VM: it is unfounded to talk about rising food prices, beacuase of the flood
Date: 2013-04-11 12:22:17
According to the professional view of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) it is unfounded to state that this year's flood will cause food price increase. There is no doubt...
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Varga: more than ten manufacturers would produce online cash registers
Date: 2013-04-11 12:00:13
More than ten companies, including Hungarian companies are also preparing to produce new online cash registers – Varga Árpád, the vice president NAV told. Varga Árpád is confident that the...
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A Dutch company exported 50 thousand tons of meat without certificate of origin
Date: 2013-04-11 11:59:55
Another meat scandal on the horizon: 50 thousand tons of meat without a certificate of origin were exported to European countries – including Germany too and the Netherlands. It is...
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The reputation of Hungarian Wines can be increased with adequate marketing support
Date: 2013-04-11 11:55:59
The reputation of Hungarian Wines can be increased further by using the renascent Eastern relations and with appropriate marketing support – Tóth Katalin, Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of...
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Brand evolution on a higher level (part 2)
Date: 2013-04-11 10:50:09
Last time (Trade magazin 12/2012) we analysed people’s relationship with brands using the metaphor of basic human relations. The main question now is what kind of marketing activity we can...
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A growing number of Hungarians use their mobile phone for price comparison
Date: 2013-04-10 19:43:28
A recent study by Nielsen emphasises that the mobile phone is the most important communication device and medium for many people. Although mobile shopping is still in an early stage...
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Winter destroyed two million hectares of Russian crops
Date: 2013-04-10 19:36:55
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) and KSH’s market price information system (PÁIR) help to make business decisions. The latest forecasts from the International Grains Council (IGC) revealed...
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Bisnode: the decline in consumption continues to affect the businesses badly
Date: 2013-04-10 12:20:53
The bankruptcy rate of companies dealing with producing food, beverage and tobacco product, dealing with automotive trade, retailing and hospitality increased between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013, compared...
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GfK: financial thinking and risk-taking are not only determined by the available income
Date: 2013-04-10 12:18:37
In autumn 2012, GfK Hungária examined the thinking, the needs and the expectations of affluent bank customers who have higher than average incomes. The key finding of the research was:...
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Awakening optimism among SMEs
Date: 2013-04-10 12:15:13
A clear improvement in sentiment can be experienced among the domestic SMEs, whereas following last year’s uncertainty K&H’s SME confidence index started to increase significantly. Optimism can be mainly explained...
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BGF: fresh graduates earn 100-150 thousand forints in trade and catering
Date: 2013-04-10 12:10:17
92 percent of the trade and catering enterprises are employing fresh graduates, with a typically 100-150 thousand HUF net starting wage. These fresh graduates are starting their careers for mostly...
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One and a half billion HUF worth donations from the Food Bank
Date: 2013-04-10 11:29:22
The Hungarian Food Bank Association distributed more than 5,000 tons of food donations worth 1.5 billion HUF in 2012, throught its 520 partners organizations. Thus, food packages were ditributed at...
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Fidesz: new tobacco shop tender for the smaller municipalities
Date: 2013-04-10 11:25:56
Just as it was envisaged, the national tobacco shops will open in the summer, while the National Non-Profit Commercial Tobacco Co. annunces a new tobacco shop tender for the smaller...
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The Downtown Cheese Festival debuts with cheese auction and open-view kitchen shows
Date: 2013-04-10 11:20:45
Cheese-making courses, open kitchen and cheese auction will await the guests of the 1st Downtown Cheese Festival (Belvárosi Sajtfesztivál) from Friday to Sunday at the Erzsébet square in Budapest. The...
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Online retail: development and restructuring
Date: 2013-04-10 10:41:32
More and more people choose online shopping in Hungary – revealed a comprehensive market survey conducted by Olcsóbbat.hu and UNAS, with the participation of more than 2,000 online shops. 68...
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Magic recipe
Date: 2013-04-10 10:11:44
Those who know me also know that our company has been dealing with premium dairy products and dairy substitutes for nearly 8 years, and with other FMCG products for 20...
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Ipsos F&F: Have breakfast like a king … – young people's eating habits
Date: 2013-04-09 12:40:49
The majority of young people believe that the abundant breakfast, hot lunch, and a lot of fruit is part of everyday eating, but their eating habits are far from ideal....
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The national advertising pie shrank by three percent last year
Date: 2013-04-09 12:38:06
Domestic advertising spendings shrank by about 2.9 percent last year. On the basis of the datas of the Hungarian Advertising Association, its vale was 174 billion HUF – was said...
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FruitVeB: greenhouse production can increase, due to the easening of the use of thermal energy
Date: 2013-04-09 12:35:02
In Hungary the volume of vegetables grown in greenhouses can be significantly increased from 200 thousand tons per year to 600 thousand tons by 2020, due to the easening of...
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