Hungarians have more PC, DVD and CD player as the European average

Hungarians have more PC, DVD and CD player as the European average

According to Nielsen study people use more PC or laptops as watching tv.  Nielsen asked 26,200 internet users in 52 countries about its home entertainment equipments. According to research 98%...

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One third of Hungarian on-line buyer are over 40 years

Internet is year to year more important as virtual market place – said GfK Hungária's Internet Insight Report.  According to the survey the number of intensiv internet users grow by...

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KFC increased sales in Romania

During 2008, the company opened eight restaurants, in total, KFC chain in Romania includes 32 units, but new openings will take place during 2009 starting from the capital.  KFC in...

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OMV to reduce Austrian petrol station network

Company wants to lower costs, raise its efficiency and concentrate on locations with higher customer frequency through its convenience brand Viva.  Austrian oil company OMV has announced that it is...

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X. Wine Growing Viniculture Conference in Eger

Subtitle of the four days event is 'For Marketability of the Hungarian Wines', the main menu are wine marketing and developing the technology of wine growing viniculture. The conference was...

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Tesco CEO asked for easier credit for companies

The ECB lowered its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point last week to 2 percent, its fourth cut in as many months, reacting to the deepening euro zone...

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Salmonellosis Is In Decline

Campylobacter infections still topped the list of zoonotic diseases in the European Union and that the number of cases due to Salmonella infections in humans fell for the fourth year...

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Coca-Cola opens bottle recycling plant

Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. and United Resource Recovery of Spartanburg unveiled a new $60 million “bottle-to-bottle” recycling facility.  The state-of-the-art plant, said to be the largest of its kind in the...

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Auchan payed out its part-owner of its Romanian subsidiary

Auchan increased its shareholding to 100% in MGV Distri-Hiper, founded on May 2005 to set up and operate stores under the Auchan banner in Romania.  Auchan acquired a 29% stake...

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Not only the cool places can get nice menu

Vendég & Hotel magazin awarded Hungary's best menu, TOP 3 came from Budapest, Restaurant Rickshaw won an extra prize.  36 restaurants take part in the compatition, jurey awarded menus of...

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31 Hungarian hotels won the „Green Hotel 2009-2010” title

The Hotel Association of Hungary called domestic and international hotel chains and independent hotels for an environmental protection tender. Applications had to make till 2008 autumn.  Jurey controlled the applications...

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Environmental Ministry offers paper bags instead of plastic

This year the green tax has changed, retailer must to pay more after the small plastic bags.  It is not necessary, that the price of fruits or bakery products must...

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Decission about Pápai Hús credit on beginning February

Pápai Hús Kft. won the tender for Pápai Hús Zrt. „under liquadition” last year's end. The government assumed state guarantee on 80% of the loans, HUF 5.5 billion, the buyer...

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SPAR buys stores in UK

Retail Week has reported that SPAR has bought 11 former Somerfield stores and it will convert the stores to its Eurospar format.  Eurospar stores differ to SPAR stores in that...

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Award for Kométa 99 Zrt.

Company won the „Il Ponte” Award by the Hungarian – Italian Trade Chamber, on its Christmas party last year.  The traditional event was organized by the chamber and the Polis...

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Accor 2008 revenues increased by 2.8%

Accor, the parent company of the Sofitel, Pullman and Novotel brands, has reported revenue of €7.7bn in 2008, up by 2,.8% on a like-for-like basis over the previous year ....

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Goodwill of the Hungarian wines in Africa

Wine region Sopron supports an university team at the Budapest-Bamako Rally.  The youngest team of the race, students from the „Green University” – West-Hungarian University – took also some bottle...

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Kraft makes money with IT technology

Kraft's iFood Assistant , a 99-cent application, wich offers recipe tips and help creating custom shopping lists — while providing feedback to Kraft on what users are buying. Food giant...

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Double-digit sales increase at Hofer

Aldi’s Austrian branch had EUR3.3 billion in turnover last year, this year company plans to expand the chain (421 units) with additional 20 stores in Austria.  As known discounters have...

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Delta M Group comes out from Ukraine

The Serbian retailer last year developed a supermarket network called Smak in a joint venture with Ritzio Entertainment Group in Ukraine, has closed down its network.  RetailStudio reported the retailer...

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Metro Group launches efficiency programme

The Group’s structures will be simplified to realise the maximum growth momentum and customer orientation while significantly reducing costs. 15,000 of staff will be fire.  Metro Group in Germany has...

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Saturn to expand in France

Metro Group-owned consumer electronics superstore banner Saturn in France is due to roughly double its store count to 60 by the end of 2011. According to Lebensmittel Zeitung the operation...

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SPAR Netherlands to increase store chain

SPAR in the Netherlands has said it wants to open 20 to 30 new grocery stores over the year 2009.  In 2008, turnover increased by nearly 25% up to EUR630...

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Penalty due to misleading ads and broken promissies

Hungarian Compatition Authority imposed a fine on three big retailers in total value of HUF 14 million.  Tesco have to pay HUF 10 million fine because misleading ads in its...

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EU restarts export subsidies for dairy

This week the European Union restarts export subsidies for butter, cheese and milk powder to help dairy producers hurt by falling prices.  The European Commission said it would also buy...

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Forrest Papír's plant developing cancelled

Company said the reason for cancelling the investion is only partly the financial crisis, Forrest Papír see now better possibility for growth if they stain in the rent construction.  The...

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Not the penalty is the cardinal goal

According to business daily Világgazdaság, the authority leaves time for the hospitality industry to get used to the new rules of inventory.  There is a panic between the caterers because...

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Wal-Mart Pulls Out Of Nielsen's PRISM Initiative

Researcher says original marketer and agency backers of PRISM continue to support the initiative, too, including P&G, Unilever and Kraft.  Wal-Mart is pulling out of Nielsen's PRISM (Pioneering Research for...

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Delhaize Group reports 15.8% sales increase

The retail group has more than 2600 stores in the world, the sales of the company reached EUR5.4 billion in Q4 2008, compared to EUR4.6 billion for the same period...

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Starbucks expands in Portugal

Over the next two years growth will be concentrated in the Lisbon area and from 2011 onwards the company will look to expand in Oporto.  US coffee chain Starbucks has...

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