News and articles
Hungarians have spent 100 billion HUF for domestic trips
Date: 2010-10-18 10:39:23
This year, the travel activity of Hungarian population is low, compared to Europe, but increased by 1.3 percentage points, compared to last year, despite the fact that household consumption declined....
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Another ice cream producer went bankrupt
Date: 2010-10-18 10:29:04
Creme Glacée Lambert Inc, a producer of ice cream from Quebec, Kanada has filed for bankruptcy and it is expected that its assets will soon be sold off. Founded in...
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Tesco is expanding on the insurance market
Date: 2010-10-18 09:30:27
Tesco is expanding its financial product line with life insurances – announced the supermarket chain in Great-Britain. Tesco has already gained experiences in the field of car insurance, but now...
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Tesco, Spar, Auchan – the ranking of contributors
Date: 2010-10-18 09:27:42
According to the datas of the preliminary flash survey of the National Trade Association; among the retail chains Tesco will pay the most special tax, 12.1 billion forints, followed by...
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Nestlé's Kit Kat bar celebrates its 75th birthday
Date: 2010-10-18 06:28:06
Kit Kat is this year 75 years old. Since its launch in 1935, Kit Kat has become a favourite chocolate treat the world over thanks to its light wafer texture...
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Mammut 1 to be renewed: not only the size counts
Date: 2010-10-18 06:12:23
This summer the renewal of the Mammut 1 has been launched from 750 million HUF, which predictably will last until the autumn of next year. The works do not interfere...
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World Food Day: 1 billion people in the world are starving
Date: 2010-10-15 23:00:36
World Food Day 2010 will be observed on 1th October 2010 with the theme of “united against hunger,” stressing the significance of unity in solving the world food crisis against...
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Helping hand by Kékkúti for Kolontár
Date: 2010-10-15 22:47:07
Victims of the red mud catastrophe in Kolontár and Devecser received more than 20 thousand bottles of mineral water due to a generous charity action by Kékkúti Mineral-water. The company...
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OKSZ: the price gap should be the tax base
Date: 2010-10-15 18:50:46
The prime minister's announcement surprised the National Trade Association. On the basis of the 13th of October announcement of the PM, the commercial chains should help the budget for three...
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Further increase in U.S. retail sales
Date: 2010-10-15 15:40:09
In September, retail sales increased by 0.6 percent in the U.S.A. – announced the U.S. Trade Ministry, on Friday afternoon. The fresh data is a pleasant surprise, because analysts expected...
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Wal-Mart would expand in Russia
Date: 2010-10-15 14:30:52
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer network would purchase the Kopeyka, Russian retail company – reports Bloomberg. The OAO Trade House Kopeyka belongs to the Russian billionaire businessman, Nikolai Tsvetkov, who...
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Hundred million HUF fine for Lidl and for Penny
Date: 2010-10-15 12:34:23
Lidl was fined 155 million HUF, while Penny Market for 109 million HUF, for unfair distributor practices. In addition to those that mentioned above; investigations are ongoing against six other...
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Hungarian pig breeders cannot compete with the cheap Dutch import
Date: 2010-10-15 12:05:25
According to the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperators and Producers; the pig breeders are in critical siztuation. They cannot compete with the cheap Dutch imports and do not receive market...
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The CBA will not raise its prices because of the crisis-tax
Date: 2010-10-15 10:06:41
The CBA cahain will not raise its prices because of the crisis-tax; They hope, that due to the personal income tax reduction a surplus will remain in the pockets of...
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GURU received Golden Effie
Date: 2010-10-15 09:10:06
The ceremonial handing over of the Effie prizes, was held at the gala evening in the National Theatre, where the Pöttyös GURU received Golden Effie. In 2010, the most prestigious...
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The red sludge disaster caused nearly 400 million damage to the Coop subsidiary
Date: 2010-10-15 08:40:29
Due to the red sludge disaster one plant of the Somló group completely destroyed and several damages occurred at further four sites. Coop employs more than 500 people in and...
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New product on the market: GURU Christmas packages
Date: 2010-10-15 06:01:52
GURU is about to launch a brand new product for the holidays: 8 mini Gurus wrapped up in a special Christmas gift box. The new product will reach the stores...
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(HU) Magyar Édességgyártók Szövetségének elnöke rostgazdag kekszeket ajánl
Date: 2010-10-15 02:11:23
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VisitBritain and British Airways jointly launch a campaign
Date: 2010-10-15 01:19:25
UK national tourism agency VisitBritain and British Airways have launched a new campaign, emphasising the emotional allure and authenticity of attractions that can be found across Britain. The promotion, aimed...
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Tesco Ability Park: Together for a better understanding of people with disabilities
Date: 2010-10-14 19:11:50
The joint roadshow of Tesco and the Ability Park launched with the participation of hundreds of the schoolchildren of Szeged. The roadshow travels around the country in the scope of...
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Parragh: in the end the consumer pays anyway
Date: 2010-10-14 18:28:26
To ensure fiscal balance there was no other choice – said Parragh Laszló, chairman of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, over the crisis tax measures notified by Orbán...
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Three good wines, three good goals, three good men
Date: 2010-10-14 18:00:31
The 3×3 Duennium charity auction has been ended. More than one million forints had been gathered from the auction of the three wines, that had a 50,000 HUF starting price....
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Benefactor Week from 11 October – Stand ups and Korda concert are waiting for the donors
Date: 2010-10-14 17:43:05
The Benefactor Week is the unique initiative of the Children Nutrition Foundation. It will be organized for the third time in 2010. In the scope of the event, in the...
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Kométa supported the families of Kolontár with salami
Date: 2010-10-14 17:41:12
The Kométa'99 Co. offered food donation for the Kolontár-based victims of the red sludge. The Szemerey Trans transported the donation to the site for free. The Rt Kométa'99 could not...
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Trend2 became a regional center
Date: 2010-10-14 15:59:05
The 22 thousand square meters Trend2 wholesale fashion center added beauty care to its palette as a new profile. The Trend2wholesale fashion center gives the opportunity to nearly two hundred...
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GKI:Tributes and battles in the budget
Date: 2010-10-14 15:46:30
The new government announced new temporary tax and impositions, excessing the 2.5 percent of the GDP. Special tax will hit the banking, energy and telecommunications sectors for three years, as...
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A new Hungaricum on the shelves of Coop
Date: 2010-10-14 15:43:31
The buyers can purchase a new Hungarian product, the so-called Pálinka of the Kings in the stores of Coop. The Coop Group has always paid particular attention, that the vast...
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A new crisis may come – said Nouriel Roubini
Date: 2010-10-14 15:12:12
The professor who predicted the global economic crisis has stated that probability of the double-bottomed recession is 40 percent. The chanse of a newer recession increased from 35 percent to...
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CBA and the Real can get away from a serious crisis tax
Date: 2010-10-14 15:10:40
The announcement of the Prime Minister about the crisis taxes did not caused a surprise, since it is already part of the official communication of the past few days. The...
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Sealed Air: retailers in the scope of Consumer' Goods Forum Marketing Forum 2010
Date: 2010-10-14 11:44:16
The Consumer' Goods Forum Marketing Forum 2010 will take place in Lisboa on 2-4th November 2010, sponsoered by Seal Air. The Forum’s Store Tour Programme is unique in that participants...
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