Decline in retail sales in the EU and in the euro zone

Decline in retail sales in the EU and in the euro zone
Date: 2013-08-05 12:20:49

Retail sales decreased by 0.5 percent in the euro zone and by 0.3 percent in the whole European Union in June, compared with the previous month – Eurostat announced on...

More EU support to the beekeepers
Date: 2013-08-05 12:00:46

The second cycle of the Hungarian National Beekeeping Program began two years ago may end succesfully. The third phase – starts in September and lasts until 2016 – can be...

The EU authorities seized 1 billion euros worth counterfeit goods last year
Date: 2013-08-05 12:00:26

The customs authorities of the EU member states seized 1 billion euros worth (300 billion HUF) counterfeit goods last year mostly from China. According to the annual report of the...

Magazine: How many sips?
Date: 2013-08-05 12:00:00

We already know that the British are capable of taking extreme measures with health protection in mind, just think of the complete ban on smoking in bars and restaurants. Now...

The scent of chocolate makes people want to buy romance novels
Date: 2013-08-05 11:25:58

The scent of chocolate in a bookshop makes people want to buy romance novels, it seems, but has much less of an effect on the sale of other book categories...

A bakery in Shanghai cannot use drones to deliver its products to the customers
Date: 2013-08-05 11:20:56

Authorities have banned a Shanghai bakery from offering delivery services using remote-controlled aircraft due to public safety concerns, reports the website of the Hong Kong-based Ta Kung Pao. The bakery,...

About our wines overseas
Date: 2013-08-05 10:13:38

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The Sziget Festival starts today
Date: 2013-08-05 10:10:32

The accomodiations in Budapest are filled with the guests of the Sziget Festival. The festival visitors are continuously arriving to the Hungarian capital.. Three separate trains arrived from the Netherlands...

Loud beats endanger Swedish nightclub fish
Date: 2013-08-05 09:48:55

A Gothenburg nightclub has been told to turn down the music after authorities found the club's pet fish were suffering from the noise. When the County Administrative Board (Länsstyrelsen) checked...

Flaming hell: Could you take on the world’s hottest sandwich?
Date: 2013-08-05 09:06:37

The ‘flaming hell’ sandwich measures 2.3million on the Scoville chilli heat scale – higher than pepper spray. It also comes slathered in a sauce made from two of the world’s...

KSH: foreign trade surplus increased by 246 million euros in the first five months of the year
Date: 2013-08-02 13:00:17

The export, calculated in euros in January-May increased by 1.8 percent, while imports by 1.1 percent, compared to a year earlier. The first five monthly trade surplus was 3.098 billion...

Harvest soon to be finished
Date: 2013-08-02 13:00:02

Most of the farmers have finished the harvest of barley and wheat. The exact datas for the national yields are not yet ready. According to the datas of the Market...

Most of the Hungarian grapes will finish as wine
Date: 2013-08-02 12:25:50

Harvest is coming within weeks. According to experts, this year’s yield will be better than average on the that the total area of 60 thousand hectares of vines. It is...

French wine strength measurements: the Spaniards are lagging behind the U.S. won new positions
Date: 2013-08-02 12:10:41

The FranceAgriMer (National Office of Agricultural Products) examines the strengths and weaknesses of the wine sector in 15 countries since 1998. On the basis of the FranceAgriMer’s competitive factor, based...

Magazine: Optimistic mood at ECR Europe’s conference (part 1)
Date: 2013-08-02 12:08:44

ECR Europe’s 17th annual conference was organised in cooperation with EuroCommerce and took place on 14-15 May in Brusssels. The optimistic title ‘The Future is Bright’ was reflected in the...

SPAR promoted the excellent Hungarian melon with tasting actions
Date: 2013-08-02 11:30:52

The SPAR Magyarország Kft. promoted the consumption of the Hungarian melon with tasting actions on 1 and 2 August in 79 stores of the company. During the first 10 days...

Procter & Gamble creates one hundred and fifty new jobs in Gyöngyös
Date: 2013-08-02 11:25:29

Papp Kitti, Procter & Gamble’s Central European Financial Officer and Szijjártó Péter, the Prime Minister's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations announced today that the Procter...

The “Prepare for the School” action has started in the Tesco stores
Date: 2013-08-02 11:24:11

The school year only starts on 2 September, but it is worth to buy the school supplies, notebooks, pens and other accessories even now. The school equipments are already available...

Fresh Logisticsworking in stronger cooperation with Dachser
Date: 2013-08-02 11:14:00

The new strategic alliance will enable DACHSER to expand its network for temperature-controlled transport services in eastern Europe. Food Logistics freight services to Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic...

The Bio-Fungi Kft. has expanded its manufacturing facility in Ócsa
Date: 2013-08-02 11:10:48

The Bio-Fungi Kft. dealing with fungus growing expanded the production capacity of its plant in in Ócsa with a 900 million HUF investment – the K&H Bank which is the...

European tourism expanding in the first half year of 2013
Date: 2013-08-02 10:19:53

“As 2012 was a strong year for tourism, Europe’s modest upward trend confirms the health of its tourism sector against overall economic turmoil,” according to the European Travel Commission. The...

Bizarr luxury services for pet favourites
Date: 2013-08-02 10:18:56

Vienna’s Sacher hotel, responsible for the world-famous “Sachertorte” is now targeting a new type of guest…dogs! The hotel, situated behind the state opera in the city's prestigious first district, is...

Charity “ice-cream factory” for disadvantaged kids
Date: 2013-08-02 10:11:54

The charity “ice-cream factory” was opened on Thursday in Budapest, in Balatonlelle and in Sárvár; the organizers support the holidays of disadvantaged children from the accumulated income that comes from...

Fake honey in Northeast China
Date: 2013-08-02 10:09:21

60-70 percent of the honey in Jinan, which is a north-eastern Chinese city with seven million inhabitants can be fake – according to a local newspaper, the phenomenon is specific...

Retail sales keep rising in the US
Date: 2013-08-02 08:55:21

Retail sales probably rose at a faster pace in June and the U.S. housing market strengthened as the economy began to emerge from a slowdown tied to higher taxes and...

Investment mood is increasing steadily
Date: 2013-08-01 13:15:00

According to the datas of the K&H SME confidence index conducted by interviewing SME managers, the investment intention of the companies passed the low point, and steadily increasing for a...

GfK: growing wealth inequality
Date: 2013-08-01 13:12:20

The ratio of those who have savings still not growing among the domestic population. We measured the lowest ratio since 2004 in the first half of 2013 – GfK Hungária...

Almost the quarter of the smokers changed their habits due to the tobacco law
Date: 2013-08-01 13:11:19

13 percent of the smokers think that the tobacco law will affect their smoking habits, while 11 percent of them stated that the tobacco law will have a significant impact...

Magazine: Foodstagram and sales
Date: 2013-08-01 12:15:34

Swedish food supplier CT Food, which specialises in Asian food products, developed a smartphone app to educate fans of Asian food about dishes. People who take a picture of the...

The number of accidents can be reduced
Date: 2013-08-01 12:10:38

90 percent of the traffic accidents happen because of the drivers' carelessness and irresponsibility – KSH’s annual accident statistics show, as well as the experiences of the LeasePlan Hungária Zrt....

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Decline in retail sales in the EU and in the euro zone