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Growth accelerating this year
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. and Erste Bank, growth is expected to accelerate substantially in 2008, compared to the previous year. Both the external and internal balance...
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Brand campaign a priority
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The Hungarian Brands Association organised its ninth campaign in February 2008. 10 popular brands – of Beiersdorf, EVM, Henkel, Kométa, Magyar Cukor, Procter&Gamble, Reckitt-Benckiser, Sara Lee Unilever – appeared on...
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Autumn reactions
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The average consumer price of milk was up by 30 per cent in Germany in September last year compared to 2006. Consumers immediately responded by reducing their consumption, according to...
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More foreigners, staying for shorter periods
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The number of nights spent at commercial places of accommodation by foreign and domestic guests only grew by 0.9 per cent in the January – November 2007 period, compared to...
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Pineapple from orange
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The Winter Fruit Carneval is to be held for the first time between 27. January and 10. February in the Europark mall. Gigantic sculptures made from tropical fruits will be...
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Hair dye sales growing
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Sales of hair dyes continue to expand. According to Nielsen data, sales exceeded HUF 6 billion in the November 2006–October 2007 period, with growth of 12 per cent. Consumer prices...
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Online shopping becoming more popular
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
According to a Nielsen survey conducted among Internet users in 48 countries, 82 per cent of Hungarian net users have purchased something using the Internet. Whereas the most popular items...
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Environmental competition
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Tetra Pak Magyarország and WWF Magyarország launched an environmental competition for primary schools in February with the aim of increasing awareness about environmental issues. The final with the best five...
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Natural brunette is in, but blonde is still popular
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The segment of hair dyes has been expanding for years. Natural colours are the present trend. Marketing budgets of sufficient size play an important role in the present expansion. Competition...
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Large supermarkets dominant in Switzerland
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
According to a Nielsen consumer survey, the Swiss visit supermarkets or hyper markets 17 times per month on average and are willing to travel relatively long distances in order to...
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Older people not too old to consume
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Instead of cult of youth, or at least in addition to it, a cult of age is expected to be in the focus of future marketing by Ákos Kozák, managing...
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Dynamic expansion in the market of electric toothbrushes
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Retail sales of toothpaste show stagnation, though sales grew by 5 per cent in terms of value last year and approached HUF 10 billion.. The sales of toothbrushes declined somewhat...
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Flour and cooking oil on top of the price wave
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Consumer prices rose by 0.4 per cent in December 2007, while prices were up by 7.4 per cent compared to the same month in 2006. Inflation had slowed down during...
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Older people open to innovation as well
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
According to a qualitative survey by Nielsen, the over 49 age group spends more than it used to at a younger age. They are open to new FMCG products targeted...
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Nice combinations by toothpaste brands
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The majority of the Hungarian population consumes only three tubes of toothpaste and a single toothbrush per year. The overall size of the market hardly shows any change. According to...
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When the inspectors come
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
In recent months, we have seen numerous reports about “dawn raids”, unexpected inspections carried out by the Business Competition Office (GVH). As such raids can be carried out without prior...
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Healthy Growth in Functional Food Market
Date: 2008-02-29 00:00:00
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
Date: 2008-02-29 00:00:00
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
Date: 2008-02-28 00:00:00
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
Date: 2008-02-28 00:00:00
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
Date: 2008-02-28 00:00:00
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
Date: 2008-02-28 00:00:00
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
Date: 2008-02-27 00:00:00
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
Date: 2008-02-27 00:00:00
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
Date: 2008-02-27 00:00:00
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
Date: 2008-02-27 00:00:00
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
Date: 2008-02-26 00:00:00
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
Date: 2008-02-26 00:00:00
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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The Most Easter Eggs are Sold in the hypers
Date: 2008-02-25 00:00:00
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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