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„Organic” products from discounts to shops with fake label

The abuser company bought cheap products at hypermarkets and relabel them, after that sold it as „organic” products to several stores in Budapest and Pécs. In Hungary only products controlled...

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SAP's profit fell down

The net profit in the January-March period fell 22 percent to 242 million euros ($376.82 million) from 310 million euros a year earlier.   Software maker SAP AG said Wednesday...

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US consumers attitude to change

Everyone is looking to save by altering where they shop, how they shop and the brands they buy – according to AC Nielsen US.   Since March 2007, according to...

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Revenues up by 20 per cent for SIÓ-ECKES last year

The net revenues of SIÓ-ECKES Kft. were up by nearly 20 per cent last year and reached HUF 17.6 billion in 2007. They continue to remain the market leaders in...

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Improving global living standards, expanding market for chemical products

World-wide sales of chemical products have expanded at a faster rate than previously, since the last Nielsen survey. The Nielsen survey covered 29 categories and its findings were published in...

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Women’s hygiene increasingly confidential category

While demand for panty liners and tampons is increasing, the market share of hygienic liners is shrinking. The proportion of scented products is also rising. Brand loyalty is still strong...

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Deficit in cattle and poultry in the EU

Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI) monitors the global trend sin the market of meat and poultry. Data from the Market and Price Information System of KSH and AKI can be...

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How do we choose? The optimal light commercial vehicle

Buying a light commercial vehicle is unlike buying a car. We are not only buying a vehicle, we are buying a package, which should offer the best possible solution for...

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Dr. Oetker Shake-Shake tejturmixok

Dr. Oetker Shake-Shake milk shake is a pleasantly soft, creamy, delicious milk drink available in 4 flavours for those hot summer days. (banana, vanilla, strawberry, chocolate)...

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New Spar brand among basic foods

Spar has developed a new private label product line in response to rising living costs. The S-Budget brand covers over 40 new basic food products. S-Budget is to be introduced...

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You are organic, but is your detergent as well?

Pioneer of bio-detergents in Hungary. Ladies & Gentlemen Hungary Kft. began wholesale distribution of environment-friendly ECOVER detergent products in the autumn of 2007. ECOVER offers perfect solutions for the everyday...

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Quick and comfortable hair removal – with a razor

There are three ways of getting rid of body hair, but as this category is very sensitive to price, innovations and promotions can influence customer decisions. A slow shift towards...

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Worse rating for Hungary

According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. and Erste Bank, both the internal and external balance is expected to show significant improvement in 2008. A significant reduction in the...

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Regional player on home ground

Rauch Hungária is a successful competitor in the fruit juice market, which has good reason to be optimistic about the future. In spite of rising costs and the success of...

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Wilkinson Extra 3 Sensitive eldobható borotva

The 3 blade premium razor provides an extremely neat shave, owing to its tilting head, ergonomic handle and cream strip with vitamine E....

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Insolvency continues to spread

The number of companies becoming insolvent grew by 21 per cent in the first quarter of the year, compared to 2007. Construction and commerce remain the riskiest industries. According to...

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Faktoring ABC – about factoring in simple terms

We hear about factoring every day, but relatively few businesses actually use this financial service. Probably, not many people are familiar with the advantages of factoring. We have asked Andrea...

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More tampons sold

Sales of women’s hygiene products grew by one per cent in terms of quantity in 2007, compared to 2006. As a result of a 4 per cent rise in average...

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More foreigners in Budapest

According to a KSH report, the number of nights spent at commercial places of accommodation increased by 2.7 per cent in January-February 2008, compared to the same period in 2007,...

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Toiletpaper, a typical routine category

On of the most common routine paper products is toilet paper. One of the things we only tend to notice, when we run out of it. It is much the...

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Fûszeres Vilmos

The new flavour is also made in line with traditions using excellent quality pear palinka. It owes its exceptionally piquant flavour to dried apple and an extract of spices....

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Rigour, with exact regulations

Soon, retailers and manufacturers might be fined billions instead of millions, when found to be in breach of food safety regulations. They believe that the proposed fines are excessive. Hungary’s...

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VOSZ on tour

The “Let them hear our voice” series of regional events has been launched by VOSZ for the third time this year....

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Question:

Tailor made promotions are becoming increasingly important. As a retailer, how do you see the importance of tailor made promotions ? When should these be used and what are the...

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Mosquitoes dominating the market of pesticides

As a result of last year’s warm and dry weather, with hardly any mosquitoes, sales dropped in the market of pesticides and insect repellents by 5 per cent in terms...

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Cooking oil on top

Consumer prices were up by 0.6 per cent in March, compared to February and 6.7 per cent higher than in March 2007. According to a KSH report, food prices were...

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