Events

Good old regions…

Retail audits had been and still are essential tools for measuring distribution and evaluating OSS figures. Large sales organisations can obtain an increasing amount of information from their sales networks...

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Eggs from milk chocolate are the most popular

Retail sales of Easter sweets dropped by 9 per cent in terms of quantity last year. Total sales amounted to HUF 22.5 billion in 2007. Sales continue to be concentrated...

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Products telling stories

According to Judit Csányi, managing director of KIDZ-Entertainment Hungary, it is best to select a cartoon character for promoting a product who will not only be accepted by children but...

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Great demand for regional data from Nielsen

Regional data about retail sales is becoming increasingly important. 80 per cent of Nielsen clients receive standard regional data about five major regions as a basic service. Demand for specialised...

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Accelerating rearrangement in the market of figures

The decrease in popularity of nougat sweets in the market of seasonal figures made from sweets seems to be an irreversible process. Cheap and usually unbranded nougat sweets are losing...

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Cartoon characters are effective till the age of ten

Products for children under 10 have to be accepted by their parents as well. This is not very easy to achieve, because children and adults have very different expectations. According...

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Joanna Blythmann: Shopped, the shocking power of Britain’s supermarkets

Joanna Blythmann is one of the best known English authors specialising in food. This book deals with the negative effects of the spreading of modern retail systems. However, she does...

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Promotions and efficiency

Promotional sales accounted for up to 40 per cent of overall sales in some of the largest categories last year. 82 per cent of Hungarian consumers are actively looking for...

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More mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard sold

The market of liquid flavourings expanded in the December 2007 – November 2007 period both in terms of quantity and value. Growth in terms of value was 7 per cent...

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Changing focus

„Successful HoReCa 2008” was the title of a one day forum organised by Karrier és Stílus Tanácsadó Kft. in the beginning of February. The first presentation was held by Judit...

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Code of Ethics staying in effect

According to a resolution by the Economic Competition Office (GVH), the provisions of the Code of Commercial Ethics relevant to relations between retailers and suppliers shall remain in effect till...

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(HU) Nem elég szigorú a csődtörvény

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Healthy Growth in Functional Food Market

Consumers are becoming more skeptical about the health claims made by food and drink manufacturers. Datamonitor analysis estimates that the combined US, Western European and Asia Pacific functional food and...

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January's unemployment rate of 8.1 percent

In the period of November 2007–January 2008, the number of employed people was 3,873 thousand and the number of unemployed people was 343 thousand. In the given period, 54.6 percent...

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European companies have to decrease their sugar output with 1.14 millio tons

If they fail to make satisfactory cutbacks, companies risk a final cut with no compensation being imposed on them.  Until now, 4.8m tonnes have been renounced within the restructuring scheme,...

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FMCG prise cartel in France

If found guilty of anticompetitive practices, the companies could face fines of up to 10 percent of their annual worldwide revenue — possibly amounting to billions of euros.  Le Figaro ...

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Not tumult at Janury clearance sales

According to Media Research Company in spite of the prise actions and sales outs people don't buy anithing.  75% of the answerers said that don't want and will to shop...

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Hungarian National Wine Exhibition in London

With assistance of the Hungarian Agricultural Marketing Centre 26 famous Hungarian Winery show its offer in London Opera on 4th March.   For the prestigious event take part distributors, agent...

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Grain's Prise on the Top

Wheat for May delivery rose to $12.145 a bushel in after-hours electronic trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.  Global wheat stockpiles will probably fall to a 30-year low this...

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Tax authority assigns to use the old cash registers

According the Hungarian Tax Authority the older type of cash register, which can't rounding are availability. Authority brings in a verdict, that the rounding doesn't qualified as money-making, so traders...

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Privat labels awarded

Each year, PLMA gives recognition to retailers and wholesalers for their achievements in store brand marketing and product development. The awards are presented at PLMA’s annual trade show and represent...

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Retail wings in Poland

January Retail Sales Up From 2007 Polish retail sales in January rose a strong 20.9% year-on-year, but fell 18.7% when compared to December 2007. According to figures from the national...

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In-store credit market to grow

According to Cetelem research, the most in-store credit have got the Englishs and Germans. In Middle-Europe Polishs, Hungarians, Serbians and Russians have huge credit to pay back. In Hungary the...

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Illegal sausage plant in Pilisszentivan

Controllers found the manufacturer by the bill of delivery. The sausages were produced in a back accommodation of a villa in Pilisszentivan. The plant hasn't any admission, the raw material...

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Subway Ads with Full-service Agency

ReVISION won the tender of the restaurant chain. The exclusive ad partner of Subway plans and buys the media for the company. Nearby the casual communication effects, the winner tender...

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The food retail decreased in December

In the year's last month the retail sales enriched HUF 690 billion, it was 11.2% of year's volume.The volume of retail sales adjusted for calendar effects decreased by 3.0% in...

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The Most Easter Eggs are Sold in the hypers

According to Nielsen Research Company the sales in the 401-2500 sm stores growth from 25 to 28%.Last year the sales of easter choko figures fall down with 9%, altough 900...

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Interest In Fairtrade Doubles in Britain

Ethical shopping is moving into the mainstream as shoppers become increasingly informed about how food is produced. British shoppers bought Fairtrade products, people are taking a renewed interest in where...

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The new consumer protection action started on the market at Feny street

On the first station of „Springtime” operational the authorities didn't find big anomalies.   30 kilo meat was suppressed and some vegetable were must to be controled, but nothing was...

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Hungarian Trade Association believes in strong supervising but…

The association agrees with the goal of the control chain, but ask the authorities to harmonize the default and the fine.  The association advises to its members not to allow...

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