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Tante Enso community smart stores conquer rural Germany
Tante Enso is Germany’s most expansive smart store operator in rural grocery retail. The hybrid format blends staffed service with 24/7 member access and digital self-checkout. Its unique community investment...
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Danone Restructures Production In Germany With Planned Closure Of Milk Factory
French dairy giant Danone has announced a restructuring of its production facilities in Germany, following extensive consultations. The company plans to close its Ochsenfurt milk production facility in the fourth quarter...
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Social media replaces search engines as key shopping, discovery tool
Platforms like TikTok and Douyin are growing rapidly. Nearly half of connected consumers began turning to social media first for product searches, services, and recommendations in 2024. According to a...
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Carrefour Belgium tests profitability of Reckon.ai’s smart vending machines
Carrefour Belgium has implemented its BuyBye micro-store format for the first time at the site of one of its hypermarkets, Retail Optimiser reports. Customers of the Carrefour store in the...
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Compensation to encourage the resumption of livestock farming once the threat has passed
The government’s priority goal is to stop the foot-and-mouth disease virus as soon as possible and to compensate affected farmers. After the eradication, once the threat has passed, it is...
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No new cases, cattle farms continue to be disinfected
There are no new cases, the fight against the foot-and-mouth disease virus continues – emphasized István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, at a press conference following the meeting of the animal...
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Rossmann automates logistics centre in Poland with Körber
Rossmann is automating large parts of its distribution centre in the polish town of Pyskowice with solutions from Körber. Various automation technologies from the general contractor will be used in...
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New dimensions of cleanliness
In Hungary liquid laundry detergents are dominant: currently they realise 66% of sales, with premium detergents accounting for 20% of sales and traditional detergents only having a 14% share. This...
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KSH: industrial production fell by 8.7 percent in February
In February 2025, the volume of industrial production fell by 8.7 percent, or 8.0 percent adjusted for working days, compared to a year earlier. Production fell in all manufacturing sectors,...
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Agrometeorology: frosts to end on Saturday
In the first half of the week, there were hard frosts in many places, which caused significant damage to orchards. The risk of frost east of the Danube still exists...
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OKSZ requests amendment to cash payment proposal
OKSZ requests amendment of cash payment proposal The National Trade Federation (OKSZ) requests the government to amend the draft law on the use of cash, because the draft would make...
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Rabbit meat is back in the spotlight: domestic consumption is booming, but exports remain the driving force
Since the 2000s, the structure of domestic rabbit farming has fundamentally changed: the classic backyard models have gradually been replaced by small-scale and then industrial-scale farms. As a result, the...
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Coop Switzerland saves food with sustainable private label
Coop Switzerland’s new sustainable private label, Nice-to-Save-Food, focuses on using food by-products, relying on previously neglected raw materials such as oat bran and okara from tofu and soya milk production,...
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Tenderness with every touch
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/4. Citing data from Statista, György Suha, marketing and PR manager of Caola Kozmetikai és Háztartás Vegyipari Zrt. informs: the value...
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We spend much less at Easter than at Christmas, but still 30% more than on a big shopping spree
Holiday seasons are usually always strong periods in retail, including Easter. Although we spend about 30% less than Christmas, we spend the same amount more than on an average large...
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Róbert Zsigó: after three weeks, basic foodstuffs are already 18.8 percent cheaper
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Uncertain future for the meat industry – rising prices, declining consumption and new challenges
The meat industry is going through a difficult period, and the outlook is not encouraging: while prices are rising, consumption is falling, and the rise of discount chains is putting...
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Less entrepreneurship, more difference – this is how the number of companies changed by county between 2022 and 2024
While the number of businesses decreased nationwide, completely different processes were taking place in the background in the Hungarian counties. Budapest lost its momentum spectacularly, while Győr-Moson-Sopron was even able...
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Easter shopping: demand may increase, in addition to ham, pistachio chocolate rabbits are also coming
Easter could bring strong sales in retail this year – according to Auchan, not only the festive atmosphere, but also the margin cap could stimulate the desire to buy. Classic...
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ESG is not a campaign, it’s a strategy – The new face of sustainability in corporate communications
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are now not only legal requirements, but also the cornerstones of brand credibility and consumer trust. According to Gabriella Liptay, Marketing and Communications Director...
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Ministry of Agriculture: Agro-ecological program payments reach another milestone
A further 14,500 applications have been partially paid out in the Agro-ecological program (AÖP). Following the previous payment schedule of 34 billion forints, almost 27 billion forints will be received...
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Hungarians are the winners at Reál too – the store chain launches a joint promotion with Magyar Termék
Those who participate in the joint national prize draw of Reál and Magyar Termék Nonprofit Kft. can win valuable prizes and shopping vouchers. With the promotion, the two companies want...
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Dramatic spring frost: fruit growers’ prospects worsen, nationwide frost damage hits plantations
At the beginning of April, an air mass of arctic origin reached Hungary, bringing brutal overnight cooling. The cold wave caused serious damage to domestic orchards, especially in the northeastern...
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Premium flavours, dynamic alcohol-free beers
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/4. Dr Sándor Kántor, executive director of the Association of Hungarian Brewers reports that the beer market underwent dynamic growth in...
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Not just delicious, healthy too!
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/4. Rita Bazsó, marketing director of Univer Product Zrt. says the baby food market has always been subject to strict...
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What’s bad for corn is good for sunflowers
This year, the sunflower sowing area in Hungary could reach up to 750,000 hectares, according to Syngenta’s pre-spring sowing market analysis. According to the company’s data, opposite processes are taking...
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Ministry of Agriculture encourages farmers to report frost damage
The agricultural damage mitigation system creates an opportunity to partially mitigate the damage caused by spring frost. It is definitely worth it for farmers affected by spring frost damage to...
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Danone’s Alpro announces UK investment to support switch to 100% British oats for plant-based drink
Leading plant-based brand Alpro has announced a major investment in the UK to allow its most popular oat drink to be made from 100% British Oats for the first time,...
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Marketplace drives online growth for Decathlon
Last year, Decathlon generated 26 percent of its German trade volume online. The marketplace’s share within that has nearly doubled in just one year. The platform serves as a catalyst...
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