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UK online stores won on weak pound
Date: 2010-01-04 00:00:55
According to the estimations of Moneybookers; 30 percent of French Internet customers, 22 percent of the Germans and Poles are purchasing in online UK stores. Moneybookers estimated that euro zone...
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Huge champagne campaigns in Western Europe
Date: 2010-01-04 00:00:18
The economic crisis has shaken the champagne market as well: due to the the stagnation of the demand, traders are offering the luxury drinks on discount prices. In France it...
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Fradi beer from Nagykanizsa
Date: 2010-01-04 00:00:12
The Green Beer debuted also on the Exhibition of 100 miracles (100 csoda kiállítás) surprisingly began conquest from Nagykanizsa, not Ferencváros. The Fradi fan inventor needed almost 3 years and...
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New commercial director at Wrigley Hungária
Date: 2010-01-04 00:00:05
From the 1st of January 2010, Walter György will be the new sales director of the sales team at Wrigley Hungária Ltd. Hungary's leading chewing gum distributor, the Wrigley starts...
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Less spendings, more bank card usage
Date: 2009-12-30 00:06:21
We spent less this year for Christmas, but used more our bank cards. The Christmas of 2009 is more modest than in the previous years – but we still spend...
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Hungarians are worried about the future of their children and their jobs
Date: 2009-12-30 00:04:55
According to Nielsen market research company; The Hungarians’ largest problems are with job security and the education and prosperity of their children, as well as the rising of energy prices....
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Alcohol trade – worse than the construction industry?
Date: 2009-12-30 00:03:01
Alcohol will be consumed well during the crisis – many people thought all over the world. But according to Hungarian company statistics, much more windings started in alcohol trade than...
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USA: More and more optimistic consumers
Date: 2009-12-30 00:01:29
In December, the American consumers' confidence in the economy increased again, the improvement is mainly due to the long-term prospects in the labor market. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index...
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340 thousand German companies become insolvent since the turn of the millennium
Date: 2009-12-30 00:01:01
In Germany, 5 million employees were involved in corporate bankruptcies, since the turn of the millennium. According to Creditreform; about one out of five workers are involved. Since the turn...
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Russian vodka market may become whiter
Date: 2009-12-30 00:00:39
Dmitry Medvedev, recently made an unexpected statement, in order to protect Russian vodka market. They would introduce a minimum price, in order to increase legal consumption. According to the plans...
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Retail expansion at the Frankfurt airport
Date: 2009-12-30 00:00:05
The Hamburg based Heinemann company plans to invest 20 million euros at the Frankfurt international airport until 2012. The company would like to expand its retail space from 9000 to...
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After three bad years, comes the fourth
Date: 2009-12-29 00:08:25
2009 was a very bad year for the trade, traders, consumers and suppliers, and the first half of 2010 is prospected to be weak also – said Vámos György, the...
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Ruling would stop further indebtedness
Date: 2009-12-29 00:07:25
According to the Government Spokesman Bureau’s communication sent to MTI; the government decided on its last year's meeting over the responsible retail lending and credit conditions on regulation. The regulation...
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Trade-specific solutions on the trade fair of EuroCIS
Date: 2009-12-29 00:07:02
EuroCIS will be held between 2nd and 4th of March 2010 in Düsseldorf. This is the only European trade fair, where we can receive a comprehensive picture of the latest...
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A professional day for event organizers in January
Date: 2009-12-29 00:05:01
The Hungarian Federation of Event Organizers (Maresz) will organise its professional conference on 21st of January, under the name; Maresz day. The organization expects not only its members for the...
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Direct marketing should not to be cancelled due to the crisis
Date: 2009-12-29 00:04:55
The economic difficulties have also affected the direct marketing market: while the demand for database updates increased, the campaign orders reduced and illegal data usage increased. According to Bartók János,...
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Christmas present: back to the “sender”
Date: 2009-12-29 00:04:11
The Christmas rush ended on 24th of December in most places. In the shops that are open on Sunday 27th and on 28th December, the changing back fewer has begun....
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German energy is getting greener
Date: 2009-12-29 00:01:08
Sixteen percent of electricity consumption in Germany comes from renewable energy. The share of wind, biomass and hydro energy supplied plants increases significantly. N24 TV’s report quoted the Handelsblatt which...
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British company leaders are optimistic
Date: 2009-12-29 00:00:59
Six years ago the British business leaders were less optimistic about the prospects of the British economy as it is now, and their optimism is tend to confirm with the...
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United States: the recovery may last for years
Date: 2009-12-29 00:00:35
The U.S. economy will be affected by the crisis, for a long time. Although the growth forecasts are favorable and new jobs will be established, the unemployment rate may stagnate...
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Large price increases may come in Romania
Date: 2009-12-29 00:00:00
According to the Bucharest daily newspaper, the Új Magyar Szó; the excise tax increase is one of the main reasons that the price of fuel may increase by 20, electricity...
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Meat, coffee and mineral water retail sales increased
Date: 2009-12-28 00:03:04
According to Nielsen market research company; The value of food retail sales rose by 2 percent, between December 2008 and November 2009, compared with the previous comparable period. In quantity,...
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Retail has not shaken by the crisis
Date: 2009-12-28 00:01:59
While in the first half of the year it appeared that this year wll be about the collapsing of the mass-retail businesses, in the second half, it became clear that...
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Hungary on the bottom of Central Europe
Date: 2009-12-28 00:01:35
According to Calyon’s analysts; in 2010, the lowest growth and the highest inflation will be in Hungary in the Central European region, compared to the Czech Republic and Poland. The...
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Internet commerce profits from the crisis
Date: 2009-12-28 00:01:01
Internet commerce develops with missile speed and the crisis has a main role in it – states the report of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The acceptance...
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GDP and consumption expansion in the United States
Date: 2009-12-28 00:00:55
The U.S. GDP increased by 2.2 percent, in the third quarter instead of the estimated 2.8 percent – reported the U.S. Department of Commerce. Consumption increased in October and November...
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The crisis affects the Christmas celebration of the Hungarian firms
Date: 2009-12-28 00:00:37
In many places, events were cancelled, some places there were no Christmas trees and companies saved on the bonuses of the staff and gifts of the partners. The Ipsos surveyed...
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Dismal Christmas season
Date: 2009-12-28 00:00:25
Especially in this year's Christmas season became dismal – said the shop owners to web portal Origo. The hopeful business plans of the merchants were destroyed by the unusual cold...
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The Borsodi Brewery pays attention to the region
Date: 2009-12-28 00:00:18
The Borsodi Brewery supports the work of the five foundations for five, in the course of the”My Neighbor is a Brewer”, with its 1.7 million HUF gift. The company helps...
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China will be the world's second largest economy soon
Date: 2009-12-28 00:00:12
Last year's economic growth index was revised upward in China, which – according to analysts – helps the country to overtake Japan and to become the world's second largest economy,...
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