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Retailers unhappy about Polish trading law

The Act imposing tight limitations on large-area retail spaces with a surface area exceeding 400 square metres.  IKEA has held back an overwhelming majority of its investments in Poland due...

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„Organic” products from discounts to shops with fake label

The abuser company bought cheap products at hypermarkets and relabel them, after that sold it as „organic” products to several stores in Budapest and Pécs. In Hungary only products controlled...

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US consumers attitude to change

Everyone is looking to save by altering where they shop, how they shop and the brands they buy – according to AC Nielsen US.   Since March 2007, according to...

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Deodorant market expanding both in terms of quantity and value

According to Nielsen data, sales of deodorants grew by 10 per cent in terms of quantity in the March 2007–February 2008 period, while overall revenues grew by 9 per cent,...

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Food industry gathering momentum

Domestic industrial prices were up by 0.5 per cent in February 2008, compared to January and 10.6 per cent higher than in February 2007. Average price in the food, beverages...

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Trapped by distribution costs

An entire business sector has been built around telling us what the best solution is. The usual solution to the problem of cutting costs is employing subcontractors. What can those...

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Year of sport benefiting men’s deodorants mainly

According to experts, an expansion is practically guaranteed to take place in the market of deodorants in future years. Nielsen data seems to support this prediction. Though women’s products account...

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Deficit in cattle and poultry in the EU

Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI) monitors the global trend sin the market of meat and poultry. Data from the Market and Price Information System of KSH and AKI can be...

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How do we choose? The optimal light commercial vehicle

Buying a light commercial vehicle is unlike buying a car. We are not only buying a vehicle, we are buying a package, which should offer the best possible solution for...

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Rigour, with exact regulations

Soon, retailers and manufacturers might be fined billions instead of millions, when found to be in breach of food safety regulations. They believe that the proposed fines are excessive. Hungary’s...

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Stabilisation among women’s hygiene products

Sales of women’s hygiene products are increasingly concentrated in drugstores, but hyper markets also hold a substantial market share. According to Nielsen data, the market share of drugstores expanded by...

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Worse rating for Hungary

According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. and Erste Bank, both the internal and external balance is expected to show significant improvement in 2008. A significant reduction in the...

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Toiletpaper, a typical routine category

On of the most common routine paper products is toilet paper. One of the things we only tend to notice, when we run out of it. It is much the...

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Insolvency continues to spread

The number of companies becoming insolvent grew by 21 per cent in the first quarter of the year, compared to 2007. Construction and commerce remain the riskiest industries. According to...

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Women’s hygiene increasingly confidential category

While demand for panty liners and tampons is increasing, the market share of hygienic liners is shrinking. The proportion of scented products is also rising. Brand loyalty is still strong...

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More foreigners in Budapest

According to a KSH report, the number of nights spent at commercial places of accommodation increased by 2.7 per cent in January-February 2008, compared to the same period in 2007,...

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Where even kings go on foot

Regardless what we call them, visiting toilets is part of our everyday lives. An exhibition about the history of toilets was held by Zewa between 26. September and 21. October...

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VOSZ on tour

The “Let them hear our voice” series of regional events has been launched by VOSZ for the third time this year....

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Quick and comfortable hair removal – with a razor

There are three ways of getting rid of body hair, but as this category is very sensitive to price, innovations and promotions can influence customer decisions. A slow shift towards...

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Cooking oil on top

Consumer prices were up by 0.6 per cent in March, compared to February and 6.7 per cent higher than in March 2007. According to a KSH report, food prices were...

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Strictly recorded purchasing

There are many areas in the food industry where bulk purchasing, storage and handling of materials is needed. SAP systems do not offer solutions to this problem, but HostLogic Kft....

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In memoriam Péter Sas

Péter Sas used to be the sales director of Zwack Unicum. He had spent his entire career with Zwack and its legal predecessor. He was a real “street smart” who...

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More tampons sold

Sales of women’s hygiene products grew by one per cent in terms of quantity in 2007, compared to 2006. As a result of a 4 per cent rise in average...

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Retail trade still down

Total sales in the retail sector were 3 per cent down in January 2008, compared to 2007. According to a KSH report, overall sales in the retail sector amounted to...

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Declaration for the citizens of Europe

AIM published its declaration titled Brands for Health and Welfare, signed by the heads of 50 European FMCG companies on 31. March. Two members of the Hungarian Brands Association, Friesland...

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Roaming cards

According to a survey by MasterCard, debit cards are increasingly often used in foreign countries by their holders. European Maestro® card holders used their cards on 24 per cent more...

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Mosquitoes dominating the market of pesticides

As a result of last year’s warm and dry weather, with hardly any mosquitoes, sales dropped in the market of pesticides and insect repellents by 5 per cent in terms...

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Drastic rise in price of rice

The price of rice has produced a rise of 70 per cent in the last three months. Mihály Bencs, the managing director of Riceland Magyarország Kft, has explained the latest...

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