Events
Nappy pant sales grew above the average
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Nappy pants’ turnover is the third biggest among the 60 household chemicals and cosmetics categories measured by Nielsen. Compared with 2008, value sales increased by 6 percent last year and...
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Promotion leaflets’ influence is considerable
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Unaddressed promotion leaflets have a great influence on consumers, motivate impulse buying, and inform about new products or promotions – an Ipsos survey points out. In 2006, the turnover in...
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This year’s FOODAPEST was both spectacular and professional
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
FOODAPEST trade exhibition was held on 21-24 February, together with the UKBA confectionery and bakery trade fair. Trade magazin was present as the official journal and as the organiser of...
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World Retail Congress in April
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
On 21-23 April, Berlin will host the World Retail Congress, where more than 1,000 executives from 50 countries will gather to listen to at least 100 presentations – the main...
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Wet wipe and baby powder sales strengthened
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
As the Nielsen Retail Index states, baby wipe value sales were up by 2 percent and reached HUF 4 billion last year, while volume sales also gained 1 percent. Baby...
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More foreign tourists visited our western border region last year
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
The latest data by KSH informs that in the Western Transdanubia region foreign guests spent 1 percent more nights at commercial places of accommodation in January-December 2009 than a year...
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Environmental, economic and moral issues in Berlin
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Besides the 400,000 visitors and 12,000 exhibitors, there was another record for the 75th Grüne Woche: agricultural politics was more important than ever before. The ministers of agriculture from 46...
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Future Store
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Trade magazin and Trade Marketing Club cooperated to build a 150-m² store where futuristic retail, technology and marketing communication solutions were introduced for the first time in Hungary. Magyar Telekom’s...
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It is fun to learn with children’s brands
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
These days one of the biggest challenges for parents is to guarantee a healthy way of living to their children. Children’s brands are increasingly participating in teaching how to lead...
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Industrial production is expanding
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
In November 2009, industrial production fell by 6.8 percent compared to the same period a year earlier, but in December KSH measured a 1-percent growth. The quick report reveals that...
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A walk in the future
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Welcome to Future Store Innovations! With this initiative our objective was to present retail-use technological innovations at stand 211/C of Foodapest.. Please, follow me. As we approach the store’s entrance...
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Wine-tastings for the public
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
BORésPIAC set up its BOR-island for the first time at FOODAPEST. The constantly crowded wine island gave visitors a chance to familiarise themselves with nearly 60 types of different wine...
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Retro 4 (in memoriam listing)
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Since Act 95/2009 on the prohibition of unfair market conduct by the suppliers of the food product life cycle entered into force, several conciliation meetings were organised by the trade....
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Versions on milk
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Despite milk and dairy products being a cornerstone of our diet, many consumers go without it because of health reasons or a conviction. Lactose-free dairy products and milk substitute drinks...
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Food import went downhill
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
KSH registered a moderate increase in turnover in its latest report: in November 2009 export grew by 3 percent and import augmented by 1 percent, if we compare it with...
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What can we learn from each other?
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Trade Marketing Club and POPAI Hungary organised their ‘Trade Marketing, My Love’ conference on 23 February at FOODAPEST. This time participants tried to find out what can Hungarian and foreign...
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Evil rates
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
From retail’s point of view, the most important question last year was whether the decline in demand and turnover already hit rock bottom or it could still go lower? Another...
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Organic eating: the key to the future or passing fad?
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Why is the proportion of organic products rising rapidly abroad, while in Hungary it remains the same? Is it because they are too expensive? Is society still unwilling to trust...
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Annual inflation mitigated by food prices
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
This January the monthly average consumer price increase was 1.4 percent, but compared with January 2009 prices were up by 6.4 percent. In comparison to December 2009, food prices grew...
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Ms Trade Marketing and the Team of the Year 2009 award
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
The ‘Trade Marketing Team 2009’ award went to the Coca-Cola Trade Channel team, while Andrea Gémes of Storck Hungária became ‘Ms. Trade Marketing 2009’. Trade marketing managers of Unilever, Friesland...
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Top 10 chemical categories in drugstores
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Nielsen measures the retail turnover of 60 household chemicals and cosmetics. In the following table, you can find the share of the drugstore channel in the turnover of the ten...
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An opportunity for a breakthrough: kosher food products
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Hungary is a small country, therefore we only have a chance on the world market of food if we find a market niche. One possible segment for a breakthrough is...
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Supermarkets dominate in Bulgaria
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Nielsen’s ShopperTrends revealed last year that sales in almost each category were the highest in supermarkets. Hypermarkets replaced traditional shops as the second most important channel. Researchers interviewed the main...
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The law regulating the relationship of suppliers and retailers took off well
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Márkaklub had a special meeting at FOODAPEST: on 1 January, the Act on the prohibition of unfair market conduct by the suppliers of the food product life cycle entered into...
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Ham sales remained stable at Easter
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Consumers stick to their good old Easter ham: value sales were up by 5 percent, while volume sales grew by 1 percent in last March-April. 21 percent (3,000 tons) of...
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Retail still flying low
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Retail sales continued to decline in November, according to KSH’s quick report. Volume sales of retail stores were down by 5 percent in the first eleven months of 2009 and...
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Popai Hungary
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Enter the competition 11 February-7 May 2010 is the period assigned to enter the POPAI Awards UK&Ireland competition, in 18 categories. Results will be announced in July. GlobalShop 2010 On...
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Less machine ham but more cooked-smoked ham sold in the first 11 months of 2009
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
According to GfK Hungária’s Consumer Scan survey, consumers bought 2 percent more cooked-smoked ham (not home-made), but 6 percent less machine ham in January-November 2009 than a year earlier. In...
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Import pig is still cheaper than domestic
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes world trends in poultry and fruit/vegetable products. Their last report reveals that the production price of domestic pork fell by...
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