Events
Prices of agricultural products up by a third
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
The prices of agricultural products were up by 33.9 per cent on average in February 2008, compared to February 2007. The prices of plant products were up by 46.9, while...
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When customers ask for time
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
This is the sixth occasion that we discuss the role of specific categories in specific retail units. This time, we’ll take a look at convenience products, which generally account for...
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Private labels strong in discounts
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Private label products are 40 per cent cheaper than brand products on average in Hungary. The market share of PL products has been rising for years, but the rate of...
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Tough challenges for designers
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
The main driving force behind innovation in the market of commercial vehicles is EU environmental policy. As a result of increasingly strict EU emission standards, environmental considerations are the current...
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Food industry lagging behind
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Industrial production rose by 9.8 per cent in the February 2007 – February 2008 period. Industrial export was up by 15.5 per cent in February 2008, compared to the previous...
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Modelling: reduces risk, boosts chances of success
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
How many customers am I going to lose by raising my price? How will a reduction in my competitor’s price effect my sales? Which promotional tool generates the biggest sales?...
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JÓFEJ-campaign for the fourth time
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
A campaign against drunk driving is to be organised by the Association of Hungarian Breweries for the fourth time in 2008. The JÓFEJ campaign to be conducted in the summer...
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Top model slower than IFA
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
There are two ways for commercial vehicles to meet Euro V standards. One is the recycling of emission gases (EGR), while the other is based on selective catalytic reduction (SCR),...
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Still in recession
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Retail sales were down by 2.5 per cent in February 2008, compared to February 2007. According to the latest KSH report, retail sales were down by 0.2 per cent in...
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Packaging in three stages – part 1: colour
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Our sense of colours is a prehistoric heritage, related to our deepest reproductive drives. The use of colours is so ancient and universal, that even flowers know everything about it…...
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Beauty contest for Wukis
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Results from the 1st Wukiland Beauty Contest organised by EVM Zrt were announced in April. The three competitors found to be most beautiful by the Wukiland community received valuable prizes....
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Mobile refrigerator boxes with GPS
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Today, it is possible not only to monitor where our vehicles are and what they are doing, but we can also check the temperature in the storage space and whether...
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Less grain for export
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Exports were up by 19 per cent in January 2008, while imports were 15 per cent higher than a year earlier. Total exports amounted to HUF 1,529 million in the...
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POP materials popular among customers
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Emotions are playing an increasing role in influencing in-store activities. According to a presenter at the EuroShop exhibition held in Düsseldorf, providing joy and an exciting experience for customers is...
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Helit for the elite
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
A meeting for chefs was held by Helit Kft.on 15. April. The main sponsor of the event was Bonduell Nagykőrös Kft. A 6 course lunch was served, so that invited...
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Increasingly strict standards for food safety
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
EU legislation pertaining to food safety has been changing since 2000. A new approach called “from farm to fork” has been adopted, which emphasises that all elements of the food...
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More optimistic households
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
The complex Consumer Confidence Index of Gfk Hungária and Corvinus University improved by four per cent in the first quarter of 2008. Expectations regarding financial position next year were up...
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Sunshine after rain?
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Market research data was analysed at the April 17. meeting of the Trade marketing Klub An analysis of the recession in retail trade seen in 2007, viewed in international context...
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Gardeners might be the winners of the decade
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Food will be a strategic commodity in the future, with a permanently high price. As the rise in prices is not expected to stop, overall demand is expected to be...
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Changes in standards
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
According to Györfi László Tamás, from TÜV Rheinland InterCert, several changes will come into effect in 2008. Changes in standards. According to Györfi László Tamás, from TÜV Rheinland InterCert, several...
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Strong concentration, soft discount stores in Norway
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
The retail of food shows and exceptional degree of concentration in Norway. There were 442 modern stores for each 1 million people in 2006. Knut Gartland, head of marketing and...
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Big diet in trade marketing
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
This will be the topic of the next TMK meeting to be held on 5. June, at 15,00 PM in the garden of Szépkilátás Szamos confectionery (Bp. XII. Szépkilátás u....
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Grill parties a joy for retailers as well
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Double digit expansion in the category of grill products has been constant for years. Growth was estimated at 15-20 per cent last year, although precise figures are not available. According...
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Cheaper E-invoices
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Electronic invoicing was the topic discussed on 18. April, at the conference organised by ECR Hungary. Ferenc Balogh, general secretary of ECR Hungary spoke about the inevitable success of electronic...
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Aldi assortment tailored to Hungarians
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
1,085 items have been recorded by Nielsen in the Debrecen Aldi store. The widest assortment of products is that of groceries, with 285 items. The price of the few branded...
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Bumpy road to customer
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
The topic of the conference held by Karrier és Stílus Tanácsadó Kft. on 22. April was the role of forecasting which is an important tool in competition. Melinda Katona from...
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Mono spices and paprika above the average
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Sales of mixed spices which account for over half of the retail sales of spices showed stagnation in the February 2007 – January 2008 period. Sales of mono spices expanded...
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Legal background
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Ferenc Ritter spoke about the legal background of electronic invoicing and relevant legislation. For extracts from the presentations, see the www.ecr.hu web site....
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One sided co-operation in the dairy sector
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
An international conference has been organised by the ministry of agriculture and rural development about the dairy sector. According to László Vajda László, head of department from the ministry of...
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The silent clerk
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Innovations by Dunapack Papír és Csomagolóanyag Zrt. were presented at the conference held on 16. April. Shelf Ready Packaging (SRP) was the topic of the presentation held by the first...
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