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Battle for EU labeling
Date: 2010-03-26 00:00:55
The Which? British consumer magazine sent jam donuts to all members of the European parliament, to protest against the planned changes in food labeling. The British consumer group states, that...
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Expanding British retail
Date: 2010-03-26 00:00:05
British retail sales rose in February excess of the expectations, thanks to the record level sales of household goods. On the basis of the datas of the British statistical office;...
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The demand for quality sweets continues to increase in the Easter season
Date: 2010-03-25 00:07:02
In the 2009 Easter period, the Hungarian consumers have been observed despite to high quality, despite the crisis, because twice as many high-quality chocolate candy was purchased than products made...
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Slow way out of the crisis
Date: 2010-03-25 00:06:59
The recovery from the crisis, its speed and durability – especially the most important to us in the EU – is uncertain and a fragile process – states GKI. In...
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Nearly half of the investments came to Budapest
Date: 2010-03-25 00:03:25
46 percent of investments of the country, came to Budapest last year, in addition the concentration increased in the last two years. The per capita investment was 823 thousand HUF...
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Retail sales: decreased by 5.5, increased by 0.6 percent
Date: 2010-03-24 00:08:02
The retail sales datas of January 2010, adjusted from the calendar effect, decreased by 5.6 percent, compared to the same period of last year, but rose by 0.6 percent, compared...
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Easter ham traffic remained stable
Date: 2010-03-24 00:07:12
Consumers continue to purchase Easter ham. Retail sales increased in value by 5 percent, in quantities by 1 percent last year in the March-April season, compared to the previous year's...
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Decreasing trade – increasing black economy
Date: 2010-03-24 00:06:11
According to the Central Statistical Office; trade sales in January were less than a year earlier. Due to the decline last year, this reflects a very negative consumer market –...
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Decreasing expectations in wages
Date: 2010-03-23 00:08:55
According to Workania.hu web job site; the expectations of job searchers fell to 166,700 HUF for an average wage in 2010, while in 2009, the expected to average wage was...
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The 102nd Social Store opened in Dombóvár
Date: 2010-03-23 00:08:12
At the weekend the 102nd social store opened in Dombóvár. In the retail network – that was the initiative established by MAGOSZ – the fruits, vegetables basic foodstuffs of Hungarian...
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Last year a 30 percent decrease in sales of processed fruit occured
Date: 2010-03-23 00:07:15
According to the president of the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organisation and Marketing Council (FruitVeb) less fruit is expected this year than in 2009, although last year, the sector...
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The first self-service warehouse opened in Hungary
Date: 2010-03-23 00:00:08
Nearly for 50 years, a large part of Americans do not store unnecessary stuff at home, rather in self-service stores. In the specially-built warehouses anyone can rent storage place. The...
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Ham sales remained stable at Easter
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Consumers stick to their good old Easter ham: value sales were up by 5 percent, while volume sales grew by 1 percent in last March-April. 21 percent (3,000 tons) of...
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Retail still flying low
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Retail sales continued to decline in November, according to KSH’s quick report. Volume sales of retail stores were down by 5 percent in the first eleven months of 2009 and...
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Popai Hungary
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Enter the competition 11 February-7 May 2010 is the period assigned to enter the POPAI Awards UK&Ireland competition, in 18 categories. Results will be announced in July. GlobalShop 2010 On...
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Less machine ham but more cooked-smoked ham sold in the first 11 months of 2009
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
According to GfK Hungária’s Consumer Scan survey, consumers bought 2 percent more cooked-smoked ham (not home-made), but 6 percent less machine ham in January-November 2009 than a year earlier. In...
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Import pig is still cheaper than domestic
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes world trends in poultry and fruit/vegetable products. Their last report reveals that the production price of domestic pork fell by...
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An empire of the senses
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
By Digital POP we mean all those modern technology solutions which use some kind of device to influence the buying process. Trade magazin and Magyar Telekom and its now Origo-owned...
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Ham producers communicate via packaging and schedule price promotions
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Last year the contracting ham market experienced positive trends in the Easter period, however, the biggest winners were cheap import products and private labels. Strong domestic brands manage to hold...
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Energy drinks kept flying high last year
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
While value sales of the 90 food categories measured by Nielsen grew by 2 percent on average, energy drinks skyrocketed with 18 percent in December 2008-November 2009. The annual market...
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Foreign debt is shrinking
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. and Erste Bank, the Hungarian economy will stagnate in 2010. Depending on the economic policy of the next government, budget deficit will...
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Organic food products cope with the crisis rather well
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Market researchers say that in most countries the crisis did not decrease the demand for organic products. However, Hungarian retailers say the growth has stopped. In Europe’s leading ‘organic states’...
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Energy drinks are getting stronger in small shops too
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Nielsen’s data indicate that the ‘crisis mood’ does not have an impact on energy drinks yet. The category changed significantly in the past 2-3 years, the dominance of premium brands...
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Hungary on top of the inflation list in December
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
In December 2009, in the EU-27 consumer prices were 1.4 percent higher on average, compared to prices in December 2008. The biggest increase was measured in Hungary (5.4 percent) and...
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Retail done the Asian way
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
It is best to spend the winter where the sun shines and the weather is warm, so in November we decided to start the year in the Far East. Singapore...
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