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(HU) Kellemes Húsvéti Ünnepeket – karanténban!
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Our hungriest, most vulnerable communities face “a crisis within a crisis”
In countries whose medical systems are under-resourced, the health crisis could be compounded by a hunger crisis and lost livelihoods unless we act now to help. In this interview, Dominique...
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(HU) GKI: Áprilisban óriásit zuhant a GKI fogyasztói bizalmi indexe
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POPAI-news: Inside and outside
We received a personal report from neighboring Austria. Judit Sándor, who is currently working in the field of e-commerce at Essity’s Vienna regional headquarters, has undertaken to look around Austrian...
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RetailZoom: Customers deciding what are the “non-essential” categories
Although the consumers’ first and immediate response to the start of Corona virus and the quarantine period that ensued was to swarm the retail outlets and building heavy stocks from...
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The special retail tax is coming again
The special retail tax will be reintroduced in Hungary, which will be used in the fund set up to control the epidemic. Multinational retail chains will pay 36 billion HUF...
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Nielsen declining epidemic demand
Between the 8th and the 14th week there was a price increase of barely 1 percent; in week 13, the turnover of hypermarkets, supermarkets and drugstores increased by only 4...
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Muesli, biscuits and snacks could be your Easter favorite this year
On the Hungarian market, 800 tons of Easter sweets are consumed annually, worth about 5 billion HUF, mainly chocolate rabbits and chocolate eggs. The Easter confectionery market has always grown...
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The sale of hollow chocolate figures may decrease
The turnover of Easter hollow chocolate figures, which amounted to 5 billion HUF last year, may decrease by more than ten percent – Sánta Sándor, president of the Association of...
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How to test disinfectants
Due to the spread of the coronavirus, a shortage occured from disinfectants, so many cosmetic companies have started to make water-alcohol products. What do these solutions consist of, what guarantees...
Read moreThe market for online shopping is soaring
Although fewer people ordered online in mid-March, the market for online orders began to soar by the end of the month, and Hungarians are increasingly willing to shop daily through...
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ITM has carried out its traditional Easter inspection
A traditional Easter consumer protection inspection commissioned by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) found the composition of only one of the 78 inspected products to be objectionable. A...
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Online education for FORE members
The Consumer Protection Manager Association (FORE) has decided to launch an e-learning programme for members. This learning opportunity can help the consumer protection managers of member companies to acquire new...
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Hungarian Foodbank supporting those in need
Hungarian Foodbank is helping over 300 thousand people in need, who mainly lost their jobs doe to Covid-19....
Read moreHow the price of agricultural products changes
After Easter, the price of pork may start to fall moderately. However, the uncertainty in the fruit and vegetable sector is huge – nepaszava.hu wrote. In the near future, the...
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Market shopping – without touch
The essence of an unusual market is that you can shop without touch. The idea was first written onr the Keep Your Grandma at Home Facebook page. They have been...
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How to disinfect eggs during the pandemic
As Easter approaches, many may wonder whether the consumption of ham and eggs poses a greater risk of infection due to the coronavirus epidemic – agrarszektor.hu wrote. Although these foods...
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The consequences of the coronavirus for SMEs are redundancies and cuts in investment
Barely three weeks after the official appearance of the coronavirus in Hungary, Hungarian SMEs are becoming more and more gloomy about the prospects for their business this year, according to...
Read moreThe killed ducks did not have bird flu
Avian influenza was suspected in a flock of ducks in Pusztaföldvár Békés County. The herd was eradicated on Sunday, but later tests showed that the animals were not infected, the...
Read moreCzech retail increased by 7.4 percent in February
In February, retail sales in the Czech Republic rose 7.4 percent year-over-year – the Czech Statistical Office announced in Prague on Tuesday. In January, that figure was five percent. This...
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French people applied for seasonal agricultural work
The French Minister for Agriculture’s call for people on forced leave due to the coronavirus epidemic to “go out to work on land” to help agriculture left without seasonal workers...
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Magazine: Future Store: More visitors than ever before
Trade magazin first built its 150m² Future Store 10 years ago. This year at Sirha Budapest 2020 no less than 25 partners already introduced their products and services on 650m²,...
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RetailZoom: “Does Size Matter?” – how the size of domestic chains influence shopper experience
Since the pandemic, all domestic chains have sky-rocketed in sales. Large store formats (400-1000 m2) became trailblazers meanwhile XL store formats (1000 m2 – 2500 m2) such as Supermarkets and...
Read moreAnalysts: retail could jump in March
The record increase in retail sales in February was driven by the coronavirus epidemic, and this indicator is one of the few to be positively affected. Consumption will certainly continue...
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The contracted loan amount reached 2,450 billion HUF within the framework of the Széchenyi Card Program
Within the framework of the Széchenyi Card Program, 408 thousand loan applications were accepted from the beginning of 2002 until the end of March this year, the number of concluded...
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The euro area is performing at two-thirds
The first data on the frozen eurozone economy has arrived – index wrote. The numbers are quite worrying, with the exception of the pharmaceutical industry, internet service and the food...
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Google has posted a change in travel and relocation habits
On Friday, Google released changes in travel and relocation habits in 131 countries around the world caused by official measures to fight against the spread the coronavirus pandemic in March...
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