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Delhaize group in seven countries

The Delhaize group ranks 31st among the largest retail enterprises in the world. . It has 2 602 stores in seven countries, with 1 575 located in the US. In...

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Retro

Lánchíd Klub, the Brands Association and everybody else is co-operating in working out a new agreement for the future of th e Hungarian food sector. Some encouraging news has been...

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EuroCIS in Düsseldorf

The EuroCIS exhibition of IT and security technology for retailers is to be held between 10-12. February in Düsseldorf. So far, 141 exhibitors from 12 countries have registered for the...

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Hand cream targeted primarily at the 60+ age group

According to data from GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, 28 percent of households purchased some kind of body care lotion in the January-September 2008 period. Sales were down by 5 percent in...

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Effect of price rise on sales

The majority of FMCG companies have been forced to increase their prices. However, the effects of price increases can only be assessed subsequently. “Does an optimal strategy exist?” and ”...

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Hidden camera

In the summer, the Dairy Product Council had begun preparing for demonstrations against multinational chains blamed for the market difficulties which milk producing and processing enterprises are facing. They want...

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We think differently and we do it differently (Business Days 2008, part 2.)

Participants in the “Without taboos” discussion held in the afternoon of the second day had to answer provocative and sometimes disturbing questions. Géza Miklósvári, CEO of FÁÜ-Pepsi Zrt received a...

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Moderate increase in sales and average price

Sales of women’s hygiene products are increasingly concentrated in drugstores (25 percent), but the market share of hyper markets is even more substantial (32 percent). Sales of women’s hygiene products...

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Number of insolvent companies growing

The insolvency index was up by 10 percent in the first nine months of 2008, compared to the same period in 2007. Insolvency is highest in the construction, wholesale and...

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New products in the top 10

A top 10 of the best selling FMCG categories is compiled by Nielsen at the end of each two month period. Processed meat, beer, cheese, carbonated soft drinks and mineral...

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Shopping programmed genetically?

We asked professor Csányi if our passion for shopping is “programmed” in our genes. In his opinion, the colourful world of stores has an effect on us like coloured glass...

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Intimate relationship with customers

Consumers habits are changing continuously in the market of women’s hygiene products, but safety, softness, good absorption and fit remain essential requirements. Innovation focuses on air permeable materials, shapes and...

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Latvia in the top

Consumer prices were up by 4.2 percent on average in the EU-27 countries in September 2008, compared to 2007. Inflation was lowest in the Netherlands, at 2.8 percent and highest...

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New industrial computer from Intermec

The new CK3 industrial mobile computer by Intermec was launched in Hungary in November. The CK3 intended primarily for logistic applications uses the most advanced wireless communication and bar code...

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Thought can overcome background noise

According to Péter Geszti, thought is the most important thing in advertising which needs to be conveyed through the right medium. Though Hungarians are afraid of change, they are also...

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Sales of women’s hygiene products up

Sales of women’s hygiene products were up both in terms of value and quantity in the first half of 2008. According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, sales...

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Low prices and cleanness self-evident in the UK

According to Jonathan Banks, research director of Nielsen UK, low prices have become a precondition of competitiveness in the UK. Tesco ranks third globally among food retail enterprises and is...

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Strategies for recession

A roundtable discussion has been held under the title „Marketing- and communication strategies in times of recession” by the Hungarian Consumer Platform, Kirowski and GfK Hungária. The importance of a...

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Stunning solutions on the ground and in water

According to Max Linder, European communication and marketing director of MACtac, there are still undiscovered possibilities in communication with adhesive stickers. The Budapest subsidiary of MACtac is expanding step by...

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Awards for domestic flavours

Award wining products can be sold for more money and awards offer advantages in marketing as well. Enterprises operating food production facilities in Hungary may apply for the right to...

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Incredible nights by the river Moscow

Moscow ranks number one on the top list of cities regarding luxury. A two room apartment in a pre-fabricated concrete apartment block costs HUF 50 million and we pay HUF...

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Slovenian winner at Art Award

This year’s winner of the EUR 7,000 Henkel Central Eastern Europe Art Award is Miha Štrukelj from Slovenia. A total of 500 works have been entered for the competition....

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Growing demand for frankfurters sold by weight in spite of higher price

Retail sales of frankfurters exceeded HUF 24 billion in the September 2007–August 2008 period. Sales showed stagnation in terms of quantity. Sales of pre-portioned products were down, while that of...

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Latest products awarded the EHF title

For the products awarded the Excellent Hungarian Food title on 18. November, see the Hungarian text....

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The financial crisis

We will probably soon begin to feel the effects of the financial crisis. A brief overview of what we can expect has been prepared by my colleague, Balázs Lapis. „It...

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Walking the rope like no other

The Golden Dove awards of the direct marketing business have been handed over in nine categories this year. The Rope Walker agency received an award in both the lifestyle and...

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Wide gap in frankfurter prices

The market of frankfurters serves as a good example of complex and often incoherent consumer behaviour. Though consumers are increasingly concerned about the healthiness of ingredients, private labels show expansion....

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Superbrands – for brand-conscious consumer

The main objective of the Superbrands program is to increase awareness of the best brands and to promote brand-conscious shopping decisions. Superbrands are selected from the PIPACS data base of...

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Merry digital Christmas!

As the end of the year is here, we’ll take a look at the future. Today, we see digital solutions wherever we look, because electronic media is highly flexible and...

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One third of the population using internet

At the end of the first half of 2008, over 49 percent of the Hungarian population above the age of 14 had access to the Internet. 3.09 million was the...

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