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On 30 January the Hungarian Franchise Association organised its 14th Award Ceremony Gala. Our magazine asked president of the association Gyula Vidács and general secretary Dr Katalin Mandel about the...
Read moreBasket Value is through the roof since COVID-19
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Hungarian Customers have started to rapidly change their everyday shopping habits; these reflect the changes happening worldwide. Prior to the pandemic outburst, 43.3% of all Hungarian...
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Coop Italia Freezes Prices Of Packaged Goods For Two Months
Coop Italia has announced plans to freeze the prices of all packaged goods for two months, effective immediately. The initiative, which runs until 31 May, will include both private-label products as...
Read moreCoronavirus: Rationing rule proves effective, says Aldi
Aldi has implemented new protective measures in stores to prevent the transmission of coronavirus amid the pandemic. Aldi has also installed perspex screens at checkouts to keep its colleagues and...
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Starbucks, Krispy Kreme among chains giving free items to front-line responders
Several major chains are stepping up to offer support to healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Starbucks is offering free coffee to front line responders through May 3. Any customer...
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Magazine: PLMA news
Barriers still exist According to Christian Verschuerent, director general of EuroCommerce, the Brussels-based retail organisation makes great efforts to improve the image of retail trade. He thinks that the spreading...
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POPAI: China – 2 months ahead of us
POPAI and Shop!* chapters keep in touch and the member organizations are constantly informing each other about the consequences of the virus situation, with particular regard to the development of...
Read moreRetail chain sales increased by almost half in the second week of March
According to retail chains, consumers spent 56.9 billion in grocery stores and drug stores between March 9-15, 47 percent more than in the same period last year. According to the...
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Several chain of stores closed to be closed from Saturday
While shopping malls did not close their gates on Saturday – as there are stores where you can buy essential items – but far fewer stores are open than are...
Read moreOKSZ: Supply remains safe even during curfew
Prime Minister Orbán Viktor today announced that a curfew will be introduced from March 28, that which will expire on April 11. This restriction does not affect the security of...
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Auchan: please bring an ID over 65
Auchan be the Elderly Pass Card! From Saturday 9am to 12pm, only people over 65 can shop in stores. Auchan has compiled a guide on how to buy from now...
Read moreThe Savings Bank promises a quick loan disbursement to pre-finance agricultural subsidies
On average, Savings Bank (Takarékbank) will transfer its pre-financing loans for regular agricultural subsidies – the bank told MTI on Friday. Fast disbursement this year is particularly important, as more...
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Prohuman: What does curfew mean
The government is imposing a light curfew on the entire territory of Hungary between March 28 and April 12. Prohuman, Hungary’s leading HR services and hiring company, has collected key...
Read moreConsumer sentiment in the United States has fallen
With the rapid spread of the new coronary virus outbreak, consumer sentiment in the United States in March deteriorated significantly – according to a standard monthly survey by the University...
Read morePaying agricultural subsidies will help farmers
Hungarian farmers can expect 122 billion HUF to be paid out over the next three months in connection with their applications last year – Agriculture Minister Nagy István informed MTI....
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Plexiglas to be installed at checkouts in American stores
According to USA Today, grocery stores in the United States are open for reduced hours so that they have more time to disinfect. In addition, they began installing the Plexiglas...
Read moreRetail sales in Romania increased significantly in late February and early March
Retail sales in Romania increased by 37 percent between February 23 and March 15, due to the coronavirus epidemic – the international market research firm Nielsen announced on Friday. Nielsen...
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New Interreg Europe program about to be launched
OptiWaMag involves 6 EU regions with a shared ambition to accelerate the scaling up of waste management innovation that can support active and innovative environment and resource efficiency and secure...
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Structural changes ahead
The coronavirus crisis is producing a number of surprising results. In California, the authorities are using drones manufactured in China, which was prohibited until a few days ago for flight...
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Croatia’s Konzum To Increase Sale Of Local Fresh Produce Due To Closure Of Greengrocers
Croatian retailer Konzum has said that it will open additional sales channels for local producers affected by the closure of greengrocers in the country due to COVID-19. The retailer, which...
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Inside One Distillery’s Pivot to Hand Sanitizer
Dirty Water Distillery in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is best known for its “Velnias,” a honey liqueur. The distillery’s biggest product these days, however, is hand sanitizer. That recipe comes straight from...
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(HU) Miért nem maradnak otthon a nyugdíjasok, amikor miattuk van minden korlátozás?
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Read moreK&H: You really need to buy consciously now!
According to the National Food Chain Safety Authority, 1.8 million tons of food is landfilled in Hungary every year, which is 68 kilograms per capita. And with the surge of...
Read moreLess wheat can grow this year in Europe
Winter precipitation is now being replaced in most parts of Europe by rain, but there are major differences in soil moisture among the Member States. Bad start leaves its mark...
Read moreMNB: inflation may stabilize around 3 percent
Inflation may fall below 3 percent this year and stabilize at around 3 percent over the longer term – the head of the Economic Forecast and Analysis Directorate said at...
Read moreWe should process more milk into a more valuable dairy product
Cheese, butter, curd, sour cream are a much more valuable product than milk. Instead, we ship liquid milk out of the country to import processed products instead – agrarszektor.hu wrote....
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Blokkk.com: shops of manufactured goods could lose two thirds of the expected revenue
Some commodity stores could lose 1,300-1,400 billion HUF in 2020, two thirds of the expected annual revenue. Calculated today. After all, everyone buys food and toilet paper, maybe socks, not...
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There is no stopping now: the priority of marketing today is to motorize the economy
The environment has changed a lot as well as the economic outlook, and the role and focus of the marketing communications profession has changed a lot in the past two...
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Avian flu has reappeared in Hungary
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nebih) confirmed the presence of the H5N8 subtype of avian influenza in a duck farm in Bács-Kiskun County on Wednesday, and veterinary experts have...
Read moreFarmers in the EU can continue to receive agricultural supports as advances
A number of Hungarian proposals have been put forward at a videoconference of the ministers of agriculture to allow advance payments of agricultural subsidies – Feldman Zsolt, Minister of State...
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