News and articles
Capsule coffee spreads
Date: 2009-01-16 00:00:00
The mashines in value HUF 40-100,000 are mostly bought by firms instead the big and expensive drink automates. According to a prognosis published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, in the next...
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Germans are optimistic
Date: 2009-01-16 00:00:00
Most Germans say they are optimistic for 2009 as it will affect them personally while being downbeat for the country’s prospects as a whole, a Forsa poll showed. Due to...
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New owner by Salamander shoes
Date: 2009-01-16 00:00:00
The family business Ara will be the 3th owner of the company in last 5 years. The family entrepeneurs ara get the Salamander and Lurchi brands and firms store chain...
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TESCO expects a difficult 2009
Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:00
In the seven weeks to 10 January 2009, Tesco reported a reasonable performance, with total group sales increasing by 11.6%. Growth has largely been driven by strong performances in the...
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Extreme price decrease by cereals
Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:00
In November 2008 the producer price level of agricultural products was 22.3% lower than in the corresponding period of the previous year. More specifically, the price level of crops and...
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Hungarian students are the most activy competitors on Henkel Innovation Challenge
Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:00
In November Henkel called students from 11 European countries for Innovation Challenge. From the Hungarian universities 175 teams and 83 individuals registrated to the competition. In the first round teams...
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Catering trade protest against the inventory-law
Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:00
Catering industry's professional organisations ask to their member, that they should tighten their hard drink offer by 50% till the bad invertory-law will be not change. 8 organization, among others...
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Record fall in US retail sales
Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:00
Trade over the Christmas and sales season fell 2.7 per cent, far above the 1.2 per cent expected by analysts and, excluding car purchases, dived 3.1 per cent, the worst...
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SPAR to wind down hypermarket concept in Romania
Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:00
SPAR Romania announced that it will close its store in Targu Mures, which is its only hypermarket in Romania, Piata magazine has reported. “The format of the Targu Mures store...
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Asda navigates customers to the shops
Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:00
Asda, Wal-Mart’s UK retailer will begin using the NAVTEQ Direct Access programme, an advertising solution integrated into car navigation systems. The system uses community-generated data sourced from participating merchants to...
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Beiersdorf AG's profit grow by 25%
Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:00
Net income increased to 553 million euros ($738 million) from 442 million euros in 2007. Total revenue advanced 8.5 percent to 5.97 billion euros in the year. Beiersdorf’s skin and...
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2008 – year of collapsing
Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:00
Last year the number of non paying firms grow by 14%, in 2008 four percent of all entrepreneurs couldn't acquit – said Coface Hungary in its newest research. The most...
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CASINO and Relay to open new store concept in Paris
Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:00
The new Chez Jean store is a cross between a coffee shop and a grocery store and sells coffee, groceries, fresh bread, flowers, newspapers, tickets and lottery tickets as well...
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ALDI reports 24.8% sales boost
Date: 2009-01-14 00:00:00
The German retailer increased its number of stores by 9.9% over 2008, moving from 416 to 457 stores across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Aldi in the UK...
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Budapest hotel developments stopped
Date: 2009-01-14 00:00:00
Increasing building costs, no credit from the banks, or if they give the developer must have higher own resources as before. According to business daily Napi Gazdaság 20 hotel developing...
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Ad campaign about children alcohol drinking for parents sponsored by Borsodi
Date: 2009-01-14 00:00:00
With the title „ Let's talk about it” the brewery published an information brossure for parents, about how the talk about alcohol consumption with teenagers. Borsodi continoues its well know...
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Promocash to develope chain in France
Date: 2009-01-14 00:00:00
The Carrefour owned company currently has 120 franchised shops as well as nine integrated outlets in France. Promocash will open 20 more cash and carry stores in France over the...
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Wineries from Eger protest against sales on dumping price
Date: 2009-01-14 00:00:00
According to the Association of Wineries of Eger, the Hungarian retailers often sale Egri Bikavér (most well known red wein from Eger) under cost price. The directory of association decided...
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Lexmark Outlook Darkens
Date: 2009-01-14 00:00:00
The Lexington based firm warned that its fourth-quarter results would be lower than expected thanks to weak sales and high restructuring costs. Lexmark now thinks its fourth-quarter sales are going...
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Metro Group sales grow by 5.9%
Date: 2009-01-14 00:00:00
The Metro Group has reported that its preliminary sales grew to EUR68 billion over the 2008 financial year. However, growth did not reach expected levels of more than 6%. The...
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Hungarian wine review in Amsterdam
Date: 2009-01-14 00:00:00
ITD Hungary and the Hungarian Wine Marketing Kht. common organised wine show for 30 Hungarian wines on the Wine Professional between 12-14 January in Amsterdam. The public, first of all...
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People love ads weaking up disere for possession
Date: 2009-01-13 00:00:00
The most FMCG ads on billboard have average perception, but because of the characteristic image and the popular products this ads have high rates in identification and activation. Szonda Ipsos...
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Tesco redesigns former Woolworths shops
Date: 2009-01-13 00:00:00
Retailer giant Tesco has confirmed it plans to buy and reopen former Woolworths supermarkets under Tesco Express brand. The first unit will be open soon in Ulverston, near to Liverpool....
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Bizerba debuts new product at NRF Annual Convention
Date: 2009-01-13 00:00:00
Bizerba is presenting its fresh produce management system consisting of a new shop scales system K, the retail framework developed by Bizerba and a comprehensive content database. With this system...
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Iceland rebrands 51 Woolworths Stores
Date: 2009-01-13 00:00:00
The frozen food chain has bought 51 of the 800 stores from the now defunct Woolworths group. Iceland will be creating in the region of 2,500 jobs across UK. The...
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Edeka To Create 8,000 Jobs In 2009
Date: 2009-01-13 00:00:00
German food discount giant plans to expand its market share in Germany to 30% by 2010 from currently 27% by opening 1,000 new stores between 2008 and 2010. Edeka officially...
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HUF 1 billion penalty at Sparkler II. control
Date: 2009-01-13 00:00:00
In frame of the adjusted monitoring authorities reserved products in value HUF 600 million. Supervision started on 20. November 2008, till 4. January 2009. inspectors punished in 5400 cases in...
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Dreher makes campaign for responsible alcohol drinking
Date: 2009-01-13 00:00:00
Brewery Dreher Hungary made a new website under the title www.alkohol.info.hu. The aim of the site is to inform the public about effects of alcohol drinking. Dreher started its CSR...
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Four stars for Arena
Date: 2009-01-13 00:00:00
Thanks to the continuous quality improving developments and the increase of services Hotel Stadion operates as a four-star hotel beginning 1st January 2009, under the new name Danubius Hotel Arena....
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The end of the recession is unpredictable
Date: 2009-01-12 00:00:00
In 2009 the decline of GDP in the entire European Union will probably close to 2%, within this the downturn in Germany and consequently in Hungary will be somewhat deeper....
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