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Restructuring costs in Central Europe affected Tesco’s results
The pre-tax profit of Tesco, the largest UK retail network, declined in the financial year 2019-2020, which ended in February. In its report on Wednesday, the company said that the...
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Rigó Csaba Balázs is the President of the Hungarian Competition Authority officially
On the proposal of the Prime Minister of Hungary, the President of the Republic appointed Rigó Csaba Balázs as the President of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) for a period...
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Double as many are being taught now online than before
March saw a drastic increase in online education platforms. The increase in traffic can be seen on the side of both online teachers and students. Skypesuli.hu talked to Varga Tamás,...
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Amazon can’t keep up in coronavirus era
Jesse Rodriguez just wanted his weekly batch of groceries. And because his asthma makes the coronavirus pandemic especially dangerous for him, he didn’t want to mix with the crowds at...
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Exclusive chocolate in Metsä Board’s new eco-barrier paperboard packaging
Finnish family business Kultasuklaa has been making special artisan chocolate since 1990. Their new exclusive praline ‘It’s all about love’ is marketed in a packaging created by Metsä Board. The...
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(HU) Kellemes Húsvéti Ünnepeket – karanténban!
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Britain’s Tesco says coronavirus costs could reach $1.1 billion
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco expects to take a hit of up to 925 million pounds ($1.1 billion) from the costs of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and warned it was unable to...
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Lemon Prices In Europe Double Due To Increased Demand
The coronavirus crisis has led to a boom in demand for lemons in Europe and the rest of the world, with prices almost doubling due to insufficient production. In Spain,...
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Henkel Withdraws 2020 Outlook As Coronavirus Uncertainty Hits
Germany’s Henkel has withdrawn its financial forecast for 2020 citing economic uncertainty due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The consumer goods giant said that at present it is not possible...
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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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Online conference on the present and future of promotions
Who and how promotion affect people? What were your most successful promotions in 2019 and why? What could be the key to the secret to enticing promotions? How do customers...
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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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Wage supplement for Nestlé Hungária employees
Nestlé Hungária has introduced unique wage benefits in the emergency situation caused by the coronavirus epidemic. In addition to the average 10 percent wage supplement for its employees working in...
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SPAR: collaboration in social media
SPAR is strengthening the importance of collaboration and leading by example in the epidemiological situation with an unusual social media campaign. The coronavirus poses the greatest threat to the elderly,...
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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....
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Eight tourism and catering organizations turned to MTÜ and MTSZA with a package of proposals
In recent days and weeks, several publications have been published on the proposal packages of professional organizations. In response, 8 tourism and catering organizations (BTSZ, MTDMSZ, MVSZ, MVI, MFSZ, MLTSZ,...
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UNICEF supporting Spar’s children’s program and helping those working these days
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Almost fifty percent of the restaurants and inns are temporarily closed
The coronavirus epidemic is a source of uncertainty for many sectors of the economy. Perhaps one of the hardest hit areas is the hospitality industry, as the operation of confectioneries,...
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