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From grape to bottle
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
2007 is really a difficult vintage. It was started with a very mild winter, early budding, but spring frost limited our crop at some vineyard-sites. Hot and dry summer made...
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Our everyday bread from the neighbourhood store
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
According to data from the GfK Shopping Monitor, small, neighbourhood stores account for the largest part of sales and their market share has increased from 48 per cent in 2004...
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Revival in the poultry market
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors developments in the world market of meat and poultry. Data from the Price Information System of KSH and AKI can be useful for...
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Bread dominant
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
According to data from the Hungarian Association of Bakeries for 2006, per capita consumption of bread was 80 kilos with another 14 kilos of other bakery products. This proportion has...
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Economic growth at its lowest
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
According to a forecast prepared by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. with Erste Bank, economic growth will be slower this year than expected previously, while the rise of gross wages and the...
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Extreme wine labels spreading
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
Labels make a big difference when customers do not have a definite idea of what kind of wine they are looking for. Today, the trend is to make labels simple...
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Corn prices: + 45 per cent
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
According to a KSH report, the prices of agricultural produce were 10.4 per cent up in July 2007 compared to July 2006. Plant produce showed a price rise of 20.8...
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Internet banking not very popular among Hungarians
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
According to an international, online survey conducted by Nielsen, Hungarian Internet users rarely use the net for banking transactions and use ATM machines less frequently than the international average. Only...
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Food boosting inflation
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
According to a KSH report, consumer prices remained unchanged in August 2007, compared to July, but the rate of inflation was 8.3 per cent. Prices were on average 8.5 per...
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How is the banking sector?
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
The number of banks per HUF one million is between 3-4 in Hungary, which is around the international average. The leading seven banks (OTP, K&H, MKB, Erste Bank, CIB, Raiffeisen,...
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Retail turnover of food continues to shrink
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
The shrinking of retail turnover continued in July. According to a KSH report, sales were 4.2 per cent down in July 2007 compared to July of 2006 and also showed...
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Growing inventories, more financing in foreign exchange
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
As István Tari, regional director of Erste Bank has told us, in spite of signs of recession in the FMCG sector, retail chains are expanding in the hope of future...
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Hungarian origin becoming more important
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
According to a 2007 survey by GfK Hungária about eating habits, the primary consumer requirement regarding food is good quality. Cheapness is no longer an important consideration for many consumers...
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Shaking foundations
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
A number of dairy products suddenly disappeared from stores recently, though there was no real shortage. Hungarian producers of milk and dairy products have been put in an unusually favourable...
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Factoring: option not a refuge
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
According to Ferenc Csáki, chairman of the Hungarian Factoring Association and CEO of Magyar Factor zRt, the expansion of factoring is always a sign of economic growth. – What is...
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Consumers spending more wisely
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
According to Mrs. Szalóky Judir Tóth, director of Nielsen, the majority of consumers have maintained their level of consumption. In fact, sales have expanded in half of the 20 largest...
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Digital and universal electronics selling well
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
In the central and eastern European region, the sales of non-perishable consumer goods are becoming increasingly concentrated. According to a survey by the Gfk Group, online sales are growing as...
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Delayed changes
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
It was good news for players in the FMCH market that the recession resulting from the restrictive economic measures introduced last autumn had been delayed. However, it is bad news...
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From store to store in Shanghai (part 3.) – Tesco
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
Within the single hour I spent in a Tesco in Shanhai, I had seen 37 signs saying “cheaper” in both Chinese and English. There is always plenty of activity to...
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Christmas on shelves
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
Precise planing is needed in order to achieve the major boost in sales that is expected in the Christmas season. Most companies begin planning their special packages and offers for...
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Risks can be reduced
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
According to a presentation by Éva Palócz, general director of KOPINT-TÁRKI Konjunktrúrakutató Zrt. held at the conference organised by Coface Hungary in Göd, on 11. October, a large part of...
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Brands and prices in a Shanghai supermarket
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
I have dotted down the prices of a few branded products also known in Hungary, for the sake of comparison. Products are arranged in the order we see them from...
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All kinds of pleasant things in their bag
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
Renewed popularity of the red Santa Claus bags is not only due to the prevalent “retro” trend. Sales of branded, premium chocolates will be supported by spectacular POS tools. Several...
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JEREMIE: program for small SME-s
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
One quarter of Hungarian SME-s are capable of rapid growth, even if they are located in backward regions. Recognising the importance of SME-s and their difficulties in finding access to...
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Milan, part 1. – Coop, Via Arona: colours, lights, live music
Date: 2007-10-31 08:00:00
According to Domenico Protti, regional director of the largest Italian food retailer, Coop Italia, colours are very important inside stores. They have studied the effect different colours have on turnover...
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Szechenyi Card on the short list of European Enterprise Awards
Date: 2007-10-30 00:00:00
To be on the short list is a big honor for Szechenyi Card and the organisations behind. A 13strong shortlist has been selected for the European Enterprise Awards 2007, which...
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Functional food market grown dynamic in the UK
Date: 2007-10-30 00:00:00
Some 97% of British consumers have bought some sort of food with an added health benefit, according to a survey from Nielsen. According to the research company, the UK functional...
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Store chain privatisation in Serbia
Date: 2007-10-30 00:00:00
The country's biggest department store chain, Robne Kuce Beograd, was sold to a local businessman for 360 million euros. The bankrupt state-owned chain owns some 240,000 square metres of retail...
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Metro wholesale center in Far-East
Date: 2007-10-30 00:00:00
The assortment, service and architecture of the Metro Cash & Carry wholesale center in Lahore have been tailored to the specific needs of commercial customers in Pakistan. More than 20,000...
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Barcode for agricultural products in China
Date: 2007-10-30 00:00:00
During the campaign the government said more than 300,000 technical staff went to rural areas in the last month, nearly 200 illegal food companies have been shut. The system of...
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