Market News
Period of introduction for wet wipe tissues
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
As this product category has only recently been introduced, the objective is dual: educating consumers and widening the range of applications. The market of wet wipe tissues is growing dynamically...
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Sunshine, songs, logic
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
According to Greeks, Crete is the birthplace of European culture and having taken a look at the palace of Knossos, I find this an absolutely credible claim. Since Cretans are...
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Private label bio product for the British
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
According to a survey by TNS, seven out of the ten most popular bio products in the UK are private labels. In chains like Tesco and Sainsbury over 1,000 bio...
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Barely packaged merchandise, conservative consumers
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
According to Béla Kertész, general secretary of the National Packaging and Moving Association, the quantity of packaging materials used by the Hungarian economy is still only half of the European...
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From store to store in Shanghai (part 2.) – Lotus flower
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
We have visited Shanghai to attend the CIES conference which gave us an opportunity to take a look at retail trade in China. Lianhua (Lotus flower) is a 703 square...
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Omni consumers coming?
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
According to a recent survey conducted by IBMin the US and the UK, a new type of consumer is emerging. “Omni consumers” are quite immune to traditional advertising, as they...
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Continuing argument over environmental charge
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Packaging has been subject to an environmental charge for ten years, but the amendment of relevant legislation in 2005 stirred up a heated argument. According to earlier legislation, the environmental...
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Discount stores behind the growth of private labels
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
As a result of the advance of private labels, one out of five HUF spent on food is paid for a private label product. Private labels are less successful among...
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Lebensmittel Praxis: special edition about Hungary
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
According to the special edition of the prestigious German magazine, Lebensmittel Praxis, devoted entirely to Hungary: „Though the trading business focuses on China, India, Russia and The Ukraine nowadays, Hungary...
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Creativity in a bottle
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Being practical is not all that matters in packaging of soft drinks, as a boldly innovative bottle can boost the image of a brand remarkably. Coca-Cola Magyarország introduced the aluminium...
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Shop & Roll
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Shop&Roll rolling basket is an ideal tool for regular shopping....
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Rising prices from producers to stores
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
This has been a black year for the food business, with at least one third of total revenues falling victim to extreme weather conditions. According to recent statistics, a decline...
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What a moment can do…
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
… Namely the moment when we make up our minds to buy Ariel or Pepsi washing powder, or to buy that nice little shirt for our kid who already has...
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Domestic chains enjoying an advantage on the Chinese battlefield (part 2.)
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Why are Chinese retail chains successful in their battle against international chains? This was the question we discussed with Glen Murphy, director of the Chinese Nielsen subsidiary. The average income...
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Outlet center in Polgár
Date: 2007-09-24 00:00:00
From HUF 4billion investment a mall is built near to M3 motorway in Polgár. The M3 Outlet Center will be finished on March, the construction work is made by Strabag,...
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The biggest Hungarian trade union wants real wages correction
Date: 2007-09-24 00:00:00
According to delegates of employers, the are several sectors, where in 2008 the agreed wages increase can't be given. Because of the tightening actions and the high inflations rate the...
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From March no more HUF 1, 2 coins
Date: 2007-09-24 00:00:00
The ratio of lost 1 and 2 forint coins has been very high for years and the price of base materials, primarily copper, nickel and zinc, also rose considerably in...
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Less sale from basic food too
Date: 2007-09-24 00:00:00
According to KSH the retail sales of food products dropped drastically in the first seven months. Hungarian retail sales dropped by 0.4% month on month in July, according to data...
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Fake Gillette made in China
Date: 2007-09-21 00:00:00
Two Chinese brothers have been charged with making 160,000 fake “Gillette” razor blades. The brothers, surnamed Zhang, were accused of assembling Gillette Mach 3 razor blades at home with family...
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Hungarian food industry campaign in Germany
Date: 2007-09-21 00:00:00
German customers can buy hungarian food products and wines at four cities' at five Kaufhof stores between 10-22 September. The Hungarian Weeks in Berlin, Leipzig, Halle and Chemnitz is protected...
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Price cartel at milk products in UK
Date: 2007-09-21 00:00:00
Britain's big supermarkets are facing substantial fines after being accused of fixing the prices of milk, butter and cheese with the dairy industry. The alleged price collusion is estimated to...
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Hungarian customers need product with good quality
Date: 2007-09-21 00:00:00
According to Gfk research, the first aspect at shopping is the good quality, at the second place is the price-value rate, on the third is the nationality of the product....
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The beverage companies reformulate products
Date: 2007-09-20 00:00:00
The industry is progressively removing the colours concerned from the products it produces for young children. Southampton University study suggested that: "eating or drinking certain mixes of additives together with...
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After chinese products there is the chinese trade union too
Date: 2007-09-20 00:00:00
Trade unions should work together more closely to cope with the challenges posed by economic globalization – ACFTU President Wang Zhaoguo said. The trade union leaders from Albania, Bulgaria,...
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Travelcard from Accor
Date: 2007-09-20 00:00:00
Thanks to the cooperation between BKV and Accor, seven kind of travelcard can be ordered together with the Ticket Restaurant voucher. It is a simply and economy solution, and the...
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Decree against stress on the workplaces
Date: 2007-09-19 00:00:00
Until 8 of October after EU-law the Hungarian government has to make its decree against stress on the workplaces. The EU directive said that attendant of workplace's stress must be...
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One million blackleg workers – HUF 1.5-2 billion damage
Date: 2007-09-19 00:00:00
The hungarian government makes new decrees to roll back the black economy in the state. According to Ferenc Gyurcsany PM, the business done in black economy is HUF 3-4 billion,...
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Hungary's GDP growth to come to 2.2%, inflation to 7.6% in 2007
Date: 2007-09-19 00:00:00
The country's GDP is to increase in line with the targets defined in the convergence program, i.e. by 2.2%, according to a release by the Finance Ministry. Next year, growth...
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No decrease at illegal software use
Date: 2007-09-18 00:00:00
As much as 42 percent of new software acquisitions are illegal copies in Hungary, which causes damages estimated at USD 111 million to the industry. According to Georg Herrnleben, regional...
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Food companies are showing a strong interest for allergen free penuts
Date: 2007-09-18 00:00:00
The process, which does not degrade the taste or quality of treated peanuts, and might even render them easier to process for use as a food ingredient. Peanut and nut...
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