Events
African-made smartphones are coming
Date: 2019-10-24 11:00:01
Rwanda showcases the world’s first truly African-made smartphones – origo wrote. The Dubai-based Mara Group electronics division is dedicated to competing on cheaper Samsung devices with new models. The company...
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Amazon Expands Pickup Network In US
Date: 2019-10-24 08:50:47
Amazon has announced the expansion of Counter, a service that offers customers the option to pick up their Amazon packages at a partner location across the US. The online giant...
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Scotland Plans To Impose Charges On Single-Use Drink Cups
Date: 2019-10-24 08:30:36
The Scottish Government is planning to introduce a charge on single-use drink cups, according to environment secretary, Roseanna Cunningham. Cunningham said, “The scale of the challenge is clear – an...
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Kaufland Reduces Plastic On Meat Packaging
Date: 2019-10-24 08:10:35
Discounter Kaufland has introduced new packaging for its self-service mince meat, which uses 70% less plastic than before. Instead of plastic, Kaufland uses now a cardboard carton with a thin...
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AM: a number of sustainability programs are operating successfully in Hungary
Date: 2019-10-23 11:05:52
The Department of Agriculture (MoD) is successfully running a number of sustainability programs, such as the development of producer markets, the Food Abandonment Initiative and the Afforestation Support Program –...
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Schwarz Group is the No.1 grocery retailer in the Czech Republic
Date: 2019-10-23 09:46:12
Schwarz Group is the leading retailer in the Czech Republic – and in Europe – as sales of the group soared by nearly 36 percent last year. Lidl and Kaufland...
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Magazine: Candies are in a good mood
Date: 2019-10-23 07:47:03
Candy volume sales grew twice as fast as the average of the confectionery market. Ákos Perjés, general manager of marketing and sales at Haribo Hungária Kft. told our magazine that...
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Coface: growth in the region may slow in the coming years
Date: 2019-10-22 11:20:47
Although the Central and Eastern European region’s GDP growth is impressive at EU level, growth may slow in the coming years, with regional GDP rising by 3.6 percent in 2019...
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Google, Samsung, Pick are the strongest brands in Hungary
Date: 2019-10-22 11:18:54
Google is at the forefront of the 2019 national representative survey of the VMLY & R advertising agency again, which provides an overview of how brands are perceived by Hungarian...
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Kárpát EXPOrt: economic development without borders
Date: 2019-10-22 11:14:26
The CED Central European Economic Development Network Nonprofit Ltd. and HEPA Hungarian Export Development Agency, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Affairs, are organizing for...
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The NAK draws attention to the difference between Halloween pumpkins and real pumpkins
Date: 2019-10-22 11:06:45
Pumpkin consumption is increasingly popular in the fall and Halloween pumpkin carving at the end of October, but while the former are delicious, not all of the pumpkins for decorative...
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Dove To Launch Bottles Made Of 100% Recycled Plastic By Year End
Date: 2019-10-22 08:50:49
Unilever has announced plans to introduce bottles made of 100% recycled plastic for Dove beauty products range by the end of 2019. The new bottles will be launched in Europe...
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Walmart’s InHome Delivery Service Completes First Deliveries
Date: 2019-10-22 08:30:33
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s InHome Delivery completed its first delivery orders across multiple cities, including Pittsburgh; Kansas City, Mo., and Kan.; and Vero Beach, Fla. More than 1 million consumers in these markets can...
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Sainsbury’s to remove fireworks from shelves
Date: 2019-10-22 08:10:55
Sainsbury’s is set to become the first major retailer in the UK to ban the public sale of fireworks after revealing it would remove them from their shelves. The Big...
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Do you know how much food you waste? Now find out exactly per gram!
Date: 2019-10-21 11:45:53
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nebih) awaits volunteers to find out if the amount of food wasted in Hungarian households has changed. The primary purpose of the November survey...
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Kavosz: the Széchenyi Card Program is an economic strategy and a rewarding business support
Date: 2019-10-21 11:30:47
The Széchenyi Card Program, which finances small and medium-sized enterprises with favorable terms and short-term loans, is not only an economically strategically important product, but also a state-subsidized enterprise support...
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The MNB is characterized by strong demand and tight supply in the commercial real estate rental and investment market
Date: 2019-10-21 11:25:40
Due to strong rental demand, the vacancy rate in the Budapest office and industrial logistics market dropped to another historic minimum in the first half of the year. Investment market...
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Cabernet Franc and Terroir in Villány
Date: 2019-10-21 11:20:59
For the fifth time in 2019, the Villány Wine Region is hosting the cabernet franc summit in Villány. The professional forum will be held on 22 November this year, this...
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Honey day, every day! – the autumn honey campaign has started
Date: 2019-10-21 11:19:56
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM), the Agricultural Marketing Center (AMC), the National Association of Hungarian Beekeepers (OMME) and the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) are promoting the consumption of honey...
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Bisnode: the number of firms has reduced in every region of the country
Date: 2019-10-21 11:15:38
By the end of the third quarter of 2019, more than eight thousand companies were operating in Hungary less than a year before. Unlike previous periods, all regions of the...
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The new American apple variety promises to be successful
Date: 2019-10-21 11:03:25
Cosmic Crisp apples are already available in the US and will be delivered overseas in the spring of 2020. The American-bred new apple promises to be a true global bestseller...
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Swiss watch exports increased
Date: 2019-10-21 11:00:41
Switzerland’s watch exports increased significantly in September on a year-on-year basis, to a much greater extent than in August. According to the Swiss watchmaking association’s website, September exports amounted to...
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Aldi launches free “Aldiploma” course for its wine shoppers
Date: 2019-10-21 08:50:19
Aldi is launching its own wine course to help shoppers navigate the wine aisles. The launch follows research which shows two thirds (63%) of Brits are baffled and a further...
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Auchan Portugal Adopts Nutri-Score For Own-Brand Products
Date: 2019-10-21 08:30:27
Auchan Retail Portugal is implementing the Nutri-Score nutritional labelling system in all private-label products, reports suggest. The new label will be added to more than 2,000 products by the middle of...
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Make-your-own Magnum retail concept makes Indian debut
Date: 2019-10-21 08:10:30
Magnum has launched its first two pop-up stores in India, offering customers Make Your Own Magnum experience. The stores have opened at Phoenix Market City malls in Mumbai and Chennai....
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Magazine: How much is it worth for you
Date: 2019-10-21 07:42:28
Hungarians have spent more money on pálinka recently, and the demand for high quality products has also increased – informed László Nagy, CEO of Kunság-Szesz. In his view the image...
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EuroShop 2020: The technology of the future in the retail of today
Date: 2019-10-20 15:36:50
Future-oriented and dynamic – this is the motto of the EuroShop 2020 trade show, where this year 2,400 exhibitors from 58 countries will be present, to the delight of probably...
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Podcast series about retail trends
Date: 2019-10-20 15:32:30
Just like in eating, the on-the-go consumption of news is more and more popular. Shop! Marketing at Retail has reacted to this trend by launching a series of podcasts, titled...
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