Company and Personal News
Canned beer still most popular
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
According to data from GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, sales of beer dropped in 2008. Colder than usual weather probably played a part in this. While average households had purchased 86 litres...
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Attracted by light
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Well designed in store lighting has a substantial influence on sales. Selling after dark has always been a challenge for retailers. In store lighting was the leading topic of the...
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Tesco supporting local initiatives nation-wide
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Tesco has been the first in Hungary to introduce bags made from a completely decomposing material, which are sold for HUF 5. Part of the revenues from sales are donated...
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Refrigerated dessert bars with diverse product advantages
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Milk bars, túró rudi and other dessert products made from cottage cheese belong in the refrigerated dessert category, according to the segmentation used by Nielsen. This category is characterised by...
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5.4 percent rise in income in competitive sector
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Gross average income in enterprises with at least 5 employees and in the public sector were down by 5.2 percent in the first month of 2009, compared to January 2008,...
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Spring Coupon Days defying economic crisis
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
The Árkád and Europark malls in Budapest and malls in Eger, Nyíregyháza and Kecskemét have joined forces with the napiakciok.hu web site to multiply their Easter turnover. The success of...
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A new wave of logistic outsourcing coming…?
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
The outsourcing of logistic activities speeded up in the mid 90’s. However, growth has slowed down in recent years. We asked Károly Diega, supply chain director of Sága Foods ZRt....
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Recession in butchers’ shops
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Trends in the world market of meat and poultry are monitored by the Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). Data from the market price information system (PÁIR) of KSH and AKI...
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What crisis can be good for
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Crisis is a bad thing but also holds some possibilities. Probably the most important of such possibilities lie in human resources. This is when our commitment, team spirit and ability...
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New member in management of Kékkúti Ásványvíz
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Csaba Csiszkó was appointed the new sales director of Kékkúti Ásványvíz Zrt. on 1 February. He had spent the previous 13 years working for Philip Morris Magyarország Kft in different...
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Private labels expanding among milk desserts
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
According to data from the GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, sales of milk desserts dropped last year, with the exception of puddings which increased their market share to 25 percent. Sales of...
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Expectations reaching lowest point ever
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
The conjuncture index of GKI has been falling for the fifth consecutive month. According to a survey conducted by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt., the deterioration in business expectations speeded up in...
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Revival of local markets
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Many people expect the revival of local markets to give small farmers in villages a chance to sell good quality produce at a favourable price, which would mean farmers and...
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Pannonhalmi Törkölypálinka first to use palinka tax stamp
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Győri Likőrgyár Zrt. has been the first distillery in Hungary to successfully obtain a tax stamp for the Törkölypalinka manufactured by its subsidiary Pannonhalmi Pálinkárium. The first bottle of Pannonhalmi...
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Peach flavour taking the lead in terms of quantity
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
According to the Nielsen Retail Index, sales of fruit juice stagnated at slightly over HUF 46 billion in 2008. Sales in terms of quantity were down by 5 percent in...
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Sales still not dropping in terms of quantity in Spain
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Spain is one of the leading European markets, with 45 million consumers. In the fourth quarter of 2008, it was still one of the ten European countries where no drop...
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Stores opening
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
CBA, Tét Open: 14 January Chain: CBA Store space: 500 m2 SKU: n. a. Coop, Polgár Open: 20 March Chain: Coop Store space: 325 m2 SKU: 5000 Lidl, Szeghalom Open:...
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Kométa web site modernised
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
The web site of Kométa has been modernised, with new design and contents adapted to the new general design which is being introduced. A news service has been added to...
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Higher quality PET for fruit juice
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Though consumption of fruit juices dropped last year, strong brands were not particularly badly hit, because consumers appreciate innovations even in cheaper segments. Owing to increasing price consciousness, the time...
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Retail sales down almost everywhere in Europe
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
According to an Eurostat estimate, retail sales continued to drop in the EU in December 2008. Sales were down by 0.8 percent in the EU-27 countries on average and by...
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Customer friendly solutions in Székesfehérvár METRO store
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
The new store concept of METRO has been introduced in their Székesfehérvár store first. The new concept is based on the “everything in one place, quickly and conveniently” principle and...
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Smaller than expected drop in coffee consumption
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
A survey of the effects of the economic crisis on coffee consumption in Hungary has been prepared by Valdo Café, using interviews with 100 leading customers. The findings show that...
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Chains of small stores increasing their market share
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
According to data from the GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, decline in the market of fruit juices continued in 2008. Growth was recorded only in the nectar segment. Sales in terms of...
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Increasing gap between active and retired households
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
According to KSH data, per capita consumption of food in households was nearly HUF 153, 000 in 2007, while peer capita consumption of alcohol-free beverages was over HUF 14,000. These...
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Growth in revenues and profit for Henkel in 2008
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Total revenues generated by Henkel in the fiscal year 2008 were up by 8.1 percent, exceeding EUR 14 billion. This growth was mainly due to the acquisition of National Starch...
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Award for TV2 BRANDcare – T-Home cooperation
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
In the Local Deal of the Year category of the Festival of Media Awards, the brand introduction campaign of T-Home has reached the final. This innovative BRANDcare solution based on...
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Shiny teeth – preferably with promoted products
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Experts believe that mouth hygiene is still behind Western standards in Hungary, which means there is still room for development. Brand loyalty is low in the mouth care market, with...
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Detectable drop in retail sales
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Retail sales were down by 3.9 percent in December 2008, compared to December 2007. The year on year drop was 2.1 percent in the above period. Retail sales totalled HUF...
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Successful debut by the Nordsee chain in Budapest
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
The first Hungarian unit of the Nordsee chain has produced dynamic growth and attracted more guests than previously anticipated in its first six months of operation. The first restaurant located...
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