News and articles
PayPass 50 million issued
Date: 2009-03-26 21:20:01
MasterCard Worldwide announced that in the last year more than doubles the number of cards and devices in circulation around the world. PayPass is designed to provide a convenient...
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Retail of clothes is bipolar
Date: 2009-03-26 16:06:00
Last year an average Hungarian family spent HUF 108,500 for clothes and shoes. Most of them for overclothes. According to FashionScope research by GfK Hungary customers used both pole of...
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Coop Szolnok bought the Héliker chain
Date: 2009-03-25 11:17:33
The member of Coop group won on appraisement application of the Héliker Zr. against Tesco. With acquisition the sales of Coop Szolnok grew by HUF 9 billion, the retail area...
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Anomalous champagne testing in heart of Budapest
Date: 2009-03-25 10:52:43
Törley Champagne manufacture organised the first „Evening of Champagne” on 19th March at Hungarian Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The guest of the evening tasted Törley's champagnes specialities: Törley, François, Champagne...
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Gramex is in expansion
Date: 2009-03-25 10:27:35
The construction works of Gramex 2000 Ltd.'s manufacturing-hall as well as warehouse of raw material and wholly manufactured goods finished in Veresegyház industrial park. Currently, including the expansion the...
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Conference about falsification and corruption
Date: 2009-03-25 10:22:43
17th KRIMINALEXPO IT-SEC, organised by Assotiation of Hungarian Attornies co-settling of Ministry of Judge takes place between 5-7 May 2009 in Europa Congress Center Budapest. This year the topic of...
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Strategic partnership between STI Group and the Russian Vitrina A
Date: 2009-03-25 06:45:25
The strategic partnership with a market leader on field of POS solutions in Russia STI expands its growing possibility in the region. The Vitrina A, based in Moscow, majored integral...
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METRO group reports record sales
Date: 2009-03-25 06:23:10
Metro Cash & Carry consolidated its position as world market leader in self-service wholesale in 2008. The division stepped up sales by 4.6% to EUR33.1 billion. Metro Cash & Carry...
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Investigation into retail prices
Date: 2009-03-25 05:30:26
A report by EU Parliament's Agriculture Committee calls for a Europe-wide investigation into retail prices, a database of food prices to be set up to allow comparison and a telephone...
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Balance between economic growth and protecting the environment
Date: 2009-03-25 05:18:56
While the environment remains a significant issue for Americans, there has been a shift from broad-based green thinking to more practical green action and a focus on activities that have...
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Auchan's net sales grow by 7.5%
Date: 2009-03-25 03:56:26
French retailer's net sales reached EUR39.5 billion and EBITDA increased by 9.2% to EUR2.26 billion. A good performance was registered in France, posting a 3.1% increase in net sales...
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Sales decreasing under 3%
Date: 2009-03-24 11:16:52
According to Hungarian Central Statistic Office's calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales decreased by 2.8% in January compared to the same period of the previous year. In January...
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Hungarian wines and epicurisms in Spain
Date: 2009-03-24 10:50:12
It is the first opportunity that Hungarian Agricultural Marketing Centre (AMC) is organizing communal appearance on Madrid Salón Internacional Del Club De Gourmets an international hospitality industry trade fair. The...
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The „JÓFEJ-campaign is continuing
Date: 2009-03-24 10:22:34
Campaign inviting to a temperate and guilty automobile driving, it is one of the continental activities, which breweries of Europe started in struggle against ruinous effects of irresponsible consumption of...
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Less people buy OTC products in stores
Date: 2009-03-24 10:08:50
According to Business Superbrands awarded reseracher Szonda Ipsos, 95% of the Hungarian adults lay OTC products in pharmacies. But some of them are also open for other solutions. 90%...
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Hungary’s GDP to contract 4-5% in 2009
Date: 2009-03-24 08:19:22
Economic think tank Kopint-Tárki projects a 3% drop in euro zone exports this year, including a 3.0-3.5% decline in exports to Germany. The think tank Kopint-Tárki expects Hungary’s GDP...
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Marks&Spencer launches online TV channel
Date: 2009-03-24 08:02:01
The channel offers a range of short videos including interviews with designers, wine tasting advice, ads and consumer vox pops (voice of the people). UK retailer Marks & Spencer has...
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Auchan and Metro join forces
Date: 2009-03-24 06:24:15
Auchan Group and Metro Group-owned Makro have joined forces in Portugal to create InterCompra, an entity that will negotiate buying contracts on behalf of the two companies. The two companies...
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Shopping with digital help
Date: 2009-03-24 05:51:36
The touch-screen device from Springboard Retail Networks includes a Global Positioning System that alerts shoppers to nearby discounts. A Bloom store in South Carolina launched a new cart-mounted technology...
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Spoiling wellness services at the Tesco store line
Date: 2009-03-23 23:08:00
Spring is here and Tesco wants to satisfy its costumers with a new cupon action in its Bonyhád, Dombóvár, Miskolc-Avas and Szeged-Mórahalom stores. All, who from 20 March buy something...
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Signing the Food Codex?
Date: 2009-03-23 22:58:00
According to business daily Világgazdaság the dealers, the adapters and the producers also agree with established variant of the codex. Partners could study the initiative once again after 23 March....
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Vape Derm Sensitive arrived
Date: 2009-03-23 22:47:00
According to Experts with large probability this year also we are allowed to rely upon a flood, and if a flood then also army of mosquitos will be there. Modern...
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Pedigree Adoption Drive
Date: 2009-03-23 21:49:00
A new charity initiative launched aims to help house, feed and care for the more thousand dogs dumped by their owners each year. The Pedigree Adoption Drive Charitable Trust is...
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Scottish doctor urges “fat tax” on chocolate
Date: 2009-03-23 21:36:00
In Scotland, nearly one in four people are obese, and chocolate is a root cause of increasing obesity. "If the British government is serious, they should tax chocolate in the...
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Wal-Mart pays USD2 billion in bonuses
Date: 2009-03-23 21:26:00
US retailer Wal-Mart is going to award to about one million US hourly workers in bonuses after sales jumped due to the recession. The incentives will work out to...
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Billa sales grow in Romania
Date: 2009-03-23 21:18:00
Rewe Group's Billa supermarket division has reported sales of EUR320 million for 2008, up around 10% on 2007, according to Newsin. Billa currently has 34 stores and plans to open...
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Spar Sales Up 10% in Slovenia
Date: 2009-03-23 21:01:00
Spar’s Slovenian subsidiary has seen its sales during 2008 rise by 10% year-on-year to E678m, according to details in local business daily Finance. The report said the company invested E44m...
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‘World of Private Label’ – Trade Show in Amsterdam
Date: 2009-03-23 20:23:00
Europe’s deepest recession in over 50 years is leading retailers to bring new strategies to PLMA’s event, to be held 26-27 May at the RAI Centre. Private label is...
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BT selected as SABMiller’s global telecommunications partner
Date: 2009-03-23 20:10:00
BT announced a five year, $120 million deal to deliver network and telecommunications services across brewing giant SABMiller’s Latin America and Europe regions, including global data centre connectivity. BT...
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