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Women’s hygiene market stable at over HUF 13 billion
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Sales of women’s hygiene products exceeded HUF 13.5 billion in the May 2008-April 2009 period. Sales have remained stable. Pantyliners are the biggest segment in the category, accounting for 48...
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The trend is unconventionality
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Another meeting has been held by the Trade Marketing Club recently, dedicated to the topic of “ Extreme solutions in trade marketing”. Erika Pintér, managing director of Trend Budapest spoke...
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Summer intimacy
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Women’s hygiene products and condoms are usually placed side by side on shelves. Both categories are characterised by constant innovation and challenge to taboos. According to Szilvia Cserepes from SCA...
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Crisis also an opportunity
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
A professional forum was held by Karrier és Stílus Tanácsadó Kft on 20. May, under the tittle “Boost sales-meet your objectives”. Eszter Melisek from Nielsen spoke about market trends in...
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E-invoicing gradually adopted by modern retail
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
According to estimates, electronic invoices have the potential to save EUR 5 for seller and EUR 20 for buyer on average in comparison with paper invoices. It is no wonder...
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Intense interest displayed towards Anuga
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
According to Peter Grothues from the Cologne Fair, interest displayed towards this year’s Anuga to be held between 10-14. October is as intense as usual. Over 6 000 exhibitors are...
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Good decisions with the right software
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Business IT systems which had formerly been the privilege of large companies have become accessible to SME-s as well, with the IT sector increasingly focusing on this segment of the...
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Changing supply and demand
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Michael Gerling representing the German Food Retail Union, a founder of Anuga, pointed out a number of important trends. In his opinion, intensive concentration in the European retail sector is...
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Sector-specifc software
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Management systems should support key processes most intensively. The intention of CSB-System is to develop standardised software modules in order to shorten the time required for introduction. These software modules...
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Eu’Vend Cologne: 300 exhibitors and 5,000 visitors expected
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
HUF 30 billion is spent by Hungarian consumers annually on food from vending machines and there are 35-40 000 machines in the country. The Eu’Vend exhibition is to be held...
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IX. Univer Business Golf Championship
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The Univer Business Golf Championship celebrated its 9th birthday this year on 6. June. The event was held in the Bük Radisson Hotel and Birdland Golf Club. The majority of...
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Code or law?
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The Food Product Code should have come into effect on 1. July. However, an enquiry has been launched by the Competition Office upon suspicion of the Code being contradictory to...
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IT sneaking into stores unnoticed
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
In modern stores, we are becoming users of sophisticated IT systems without even noticing it. In some countries, advanced digital systems have already invaded stores, with IT systems making shopping...
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II. TV2 cup Howard Draft Award in Tabajd
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
An exclusive polo cup was organized by TV2 for its leading clients for the second time this year, on 21. June in Tabajd. TV2. The patron of the event was...
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Price riddle
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Farmers always seem to have problems. This year, it’s the draught, which is estimated to have caused a loss of one hundred billion forints so far. According to irrigation experts,...
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Decreasing volume, improving balance
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Exports totalled HUF 1,381 billion in April 2009, while imports totalled HUF 1,256 billion. Export was down by 29 percent calculated in EUR, while import was down by 35 percent...
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Parliament accepted food product line laws
Date: 2009-07-01 00:15:00
On 29 June by extra procedure, the parliament accepted food product line laws without any votes against. The National Trade Association (OKSZ) protested in a communication. The law listing itemized...
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Hungarians spends 80 billion HUF on cheese
Date: 2009-07-01 00:12:00
According to Nielsen market research company; cheese is the food which has one of the biggest turnover. The retail sales of cheese are stable and, exceeds 80 billion HUF per...
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Drought and storm – the prospects of Hungarian wheat
Date: 2009-07-01 00:10:00
Because of the drought, harvest began before the traditional date this year, especially in the southern counties. Rainy weather has no crop increasing impact, in some places it can cause...
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Just a small increase in traffic before VAT increase
Date: 2009-07-01 00:09:00
Compared with the usual, small or no increase had been measured in traffic in the stores before the VAT increase of 1 July. According to Hackl Mónika Tesco's head of...
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Stable Fruit Consumption
Date: 2009-07-01 00:05:00
According to the Central Statistical Office; in 2007, food consumption per person was 194 kg, which is one of the lowest value of the decade. Fourteen percent was spent on...
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Firms do not save on training
Date: 2009-07-01 00:02:00
Four-fifths part of the companies did not reducted the expenditure on education in the past half year, despite the financial difficulties – reveals the survey of British Institute of Directors....
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Lapsing vegetables and fruits standards in the European Union
Date: 2009-06-30 00:28:33
From the 1st of July, despite protests of the big producers, the community level marketing standards for 26 different vegetables and fruits will be terminated. The EU regulated since the...
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Stagnant economy and rising unemployment
Date: 2009-06-30 00:25:57
According to Ecostat and Világgazdaság the economy stagnated in June. According to the datas of Central Statistical Office, the unemployment rate increased to 9.9 percent. The economy is still in...
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Chemical residue was found in peppers and strawberries
Date: 2009-06-30 00:15:00
The Levegő Munkacsoport (Clean Air Action Group) found chemical residue above the permissible limit quantities in peppers from Morocco and strawberries from Hungary. The civil organization investigated 17 strawberry and...
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USA – savings rather than consumption
Date: 2009-06-30 00:12:00
The deposits of commercial banks increased 1.7 percent and reached 7,500 billion USD in May. If the savings rate rises with the same intensity, a new recession could hit the...
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Since nine years there was not so many empty shops downtown, like in the 2008
Date: 2009-06-30 00:09:00
According to the mid-year survey of Ecorys Hungary international consultant company; the downtown business market faces the highest vacancy of the past 9 years. This year, 16.8 percent of the...
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Alimentaria 2010 is set to be an exceptional international business centre and platform for brands
Date: 2009-06-29 00:31:18
Alimentaria, the International Food and Beverages Exhibition, is once again preparing to make Barcelona the world’s food and beverage capital. The event will be held 22-26 March 2010 in a...
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Agricultural strategy, addressed to the government
Date: 2009-06-29 00:26:10
The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture adopted an agricultural strategy consist of 10 points on 25 June 2009. The recommendation is looking for a way out of the crisis situation of...
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Hungarian corn will be utilized by the European Union
Date: 2009-06-29 00:05:00
The European Union will utilize16 thousand tonnes of corn, from the 2004 and 2005 harvest probably cheaper than the intervention price. Offers should be submitted by mid-December 2009. The stock...
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