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Motor Trades Rose Retail Sales in Ireland
Date: 2008-09-17 00:00:00
In July Retail sales volumes rose by 2.3% month-on-month (m/m) in July, according to seasonally adjusted data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This marked the first increase in retail...
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France to impose a 'picnic tax' on plastic
Date: 2008-09-17 00:00:00
France is to impose a “picnic tax” on plastic cutlery and plates as part of a drive to cut down on waste, but the unlikely levy has stuck in the...
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The domestic sales of manufacturing grew slightly
Date: 2008-09-15 00:00:00
According to Hungarian Central Statistic Office in July 2008 the industrial gross output increased by 0.6% compared to July 2007, the index adjusted by working days declined by 1.8%. The...
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Price increase at poultry and milk was over average
Date: 2008-09-15 00:00:00
In July 2008 the producer price level of agricultural products was 12.3% higher than in July 2007. More specifically, the price level of crops and horticultural products increased by 8.1%...
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The business environment improved in Hungary
Date: 2008-09-12 00:00:00
According to the latest Doing Business report of the World Bank has showed Hungary stepped forward nine places to 41., but still finished behind Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia. While...
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Price increase at cooking oil, rice and milk
Date: 2008-09-12 00:00:00
In August 2008 consumer prices decreased by 0.3% compared to the previous month and rose by 6.5% compared to August 2007. In the first eight months of 2008 the average...
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Dynamic growth at poultry stock
Date: 2008-09-12 00:00:00
Between 1st April and 1st August 2008 the stock of both cattle and pigs increased. The number of sheep decreased, the stock of poultry – except for the number of...
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HUF 5 million penalty for Rossmann
Date: 2008-09-10 00:00:00
According to the Hungarian Competition Authority the drogerie chain's parfume actions in 2007 September and December fobed the consumers. It was not the first case. In the first action Rossmann...
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GM soya bean – Yes for import but not for growing
Date: 2008-09-10 00:00:00
The European Commission authorised the import of a genetically modified strain of soybean for use in feed and food for 10 years. The European Union’s executive branch said the strain,...
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Ghana wants to increase its cocoa growing by 30%
Date: 2008-09-10 00:00:00
Ghana's government has doubled its budgetary allocation for supplying fertliser to cocoa farmers for the 2008/09 crop starting this month, an official at the Cocobod cocoa regulator said. The world's...
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British families are hard hit by food price rises
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
Food inflation in the UK is nearly double the rate of most other developed nations. Prices have increased by 12.2 per cent over the last year, according to official Government...
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78% of the export goes into the EU
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
In July 2008, according to first estimates of Hungarian Central Statistic Office, exports amounted to HUF 1,433 billion (EUR 6,113 million), while the value of imports reached HUF 1,497 billion...
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In H1 supermarkets grow their marketshare
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
According to GfK research there is a relative decreasing in the Hungarian retail market. The increase of FMCG products' sales (8%) was under the food inflation (12%) in the first...
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The high agriculture production grow the GDP
Date: 2008-09-08 00:00:00
According to quarterly calculations gross domestic product of Hungary increased by 2.0 percent in the second quarter of 2008 (by both adjusted and non-adjusted for calendar effects), and by 1.9...
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Moderate optimism on board the OKSZ Klubhajó
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to Péter Feiner, chairman of the National Retail Association, the best we can hope for this year is that the decline of retail trade will stop. The Association is...
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Market share of private labels continues to rise
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to data from GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, both the quantity of pralines purchased by households and the amount spent increased in the first third of the year. As a result...
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When you need a little energy
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to Orsolya Varga, trade marketing manager of Energizer, growth in the market of batteries is continuous but slow, with an increasing proportion of consumers choosing quality in the shape...
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(HU) Kereskedelem kínaiul
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Commerce in Chinese When I recently visited China, I had read the travel guide beforehand to see what I could expect. One of my destinations was Hong Kong, which I...
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First multi-sensory project in Europe
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Leroy Merlin has been the first store chain in Europe to use all elements of sensory marketing in a combined way. Mood Media has been contracted to provide music, visual...
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Healthy products also need promotion
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Health consciousness has been the most important trend in recent years. Manufacturers are adapting to changes in consumer preferences and hyper markets often allocate separate shelf space to healthy products....
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Britons shopping, Spaniards saving
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to an Eurostat estimate, the volume of retail trade was up by 2 per cent on average in the 27 EU member states in May, compared to 2007. Retail...
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Summer moments
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
With my wife and some friends, we have decided to go touring by car. Our destination was Barcelona via Italy and the Riviera. We have chosen the shortest way, through...
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Promo using PDA
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
PDA-s have been issued for the sales team of Promo Power Trade Marketing Ügynökség. The software has been developed with regard to the special needs of their clients. The 20...
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Still not enough knowledge
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to Otília Dörnyei, director of Gfk, dietary preferences are slowly changing, with a shift towards healthier food. Unfortunately, when money has to be saved, consumers economise on healthy food...
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The power of strawberry
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Prices of agricultural products were up by 31.5 per cent in May 2008, compared to May 2007. The average price of plant products was up by 38.3 per cent, while...
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Cooperatives keeping pace with modern commerce
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
At present, fifty production and sales cooperatives are active in Hungary. Merchandise is supplied by their members (primarily fruits and vegetables) and delivered without the participation of intermediaries.Mórakert – this...
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New statutes for the association of canned maize manufacturers
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
A new statutes was accepted by the Association of European Canned Maize Manufacturers at its general assembly held in Budapest on 18. June. The mandate of the chairman has been...
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Cleanliness is not enough
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Products related to washing are the largest category among chemical products. The assortment of such products has become confusingly wide for consumers… According to Ágnes Benke, from EVM Zrt, the...
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Water melon cheap and early
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Trends in the world market of meat and poultry are monitored by Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). Data from the price and market information system of KSH and AKI can...
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