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MTÜ: domestic guest traffic may be larger than last year
In Hungary, domestic tourism will be the first to recover, and the number of domestic travelers and their spending will be higher than last year, the CEO of the Hungarian...
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Easy slips on a wide variety of drink cans – Video of the day
These can saver lids are not just for soda pop. They can be used for Soda, Beer, Energy Drinks, Juice, Seltzer, Canned Water, Coconut Water, and so much more. If...
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Spa association: we can only use outdoor pools
The baths have been opened, but for the time being only the outdoor pools can be used – Boros László Attila, the president of the Hungarian Baths Association told Kossuth...
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Henkel helps a number foundations during the crisis
Henkel is among 155 major global companies from 34 sectors, which have signed a statement urging governments around the world to align their COVID-19 economic aid and recovery efforts with...
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Single-use plastic products will not be banned
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén, on behalf of the government, withdrew a bill that would have banned single-use plastic products from the government. On the evening of 13 May, the...
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REWE Trials Recycled Paper Packaging For Herb Pots
German retailer REWE Group has announced it is testing recycled paper packaging for its basil herb pots in association with ECF Farmsystems. The new packaging turns into a set of...
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Spar UK Partner Introduces Online Platform For Home Deliveries
Spar UK partner A.F. Blakemore has launched an online platform to help customers avail of home delivery service for essential items. The service offers around 1,100 SKUs across all categories,...
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Lidl installs online collection lockers at UK stores
Supermarket chain Lidl has installed lockers at 24 of its stores across the UK, allowing customers to pick up and return online orders from and to third parties within its shops....
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(HU) Wanzl üzletkoncepciók-sorozat 3. rész: Mobile Store
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The trend researcher about the new era we are living in
We have been living in a new world for two months. While many hope that sooner or later everything will return to the old wheelhouse, it certainly won’t be. The...
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RetailZoom: Basket Values peeks in April for Domestic Chains
Last week we published that Local Chains have managed to grow their value sales in April by an average of 9%. This lags behind the growth intensity experienced in March...
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Reopening also costs money, and you can’t get away without special offers
Opening promotions are coming as at Christmas. From March to mid-May, the coronavirus absorbed HUF 450-500 billion. And in a mask, the buyer stays careful for a while. From March...
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The bargaining position of food suppliers is strengthening
After a special retail tax of up to 2.5 percent of annual sales, traders have been given another hurdle: a new measure significantly restricts their freedom to negotiate a purchase...
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Reusable fruit and vegetable bags and silicone lids are already available in SPAR’s entire store network.
In 2019, SPAR introduced several environmentally friendly packaging technology solutions that generate even less disposable plastic waste. One is the reusable fruit and vegetable bag and bakery bag, and the...
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Coca-Cola employees and a corporate fleet help the Hungarian Red Cross in logistics
17,000 slices of chocolate, ten thousand eggs, plenty of diapers, canned food and cooking oil – just a few examples of donations made by Coca-Cola. From the beginning of May...
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MNB: households also became richer in the first quarter
Households’ financial assets increased by 514 billion HUF in the first quarter of this year, which is the most modest amount since the 418 billion HUF in the third quarter...
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Mastercard’s online shopping has surpassed all other forms of spending
Online shopping has surpassed all other forms of spending in recent weeks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for virtual experiences has increased, while about 60 percent...
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Numil Kft. stands by parents, patients, the elderly and healthcare professionals
One of Danone’s Hungarian sub-companies, Numil Kft., helps the work of healthcare workers with a special commitment. The Hungarian distributor of foods for special medical purposes is confident that, in...
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The National Chamber of Agricultural Economics postponed the membership fee declaration and payment until the autumn
In view of the state of emergency declared by the government and in accordance with the economic decisions made in connection with it, the national presidency of the National Chamber...
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Global supply chains need to be reassessed when the economy restarts, according to German economists
German economists favor a gradual relaunch of the economy by removing pandemic restrictions, but they stress in a survey of the ifo economic research institute that the role of global...
Read moreA family of bees moved to the Ministry of Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture Nagy István wants to draw attention to the role of bees, the quality of the metropolitan environment and the importance of environmental education with a family of...
Read moreU.S. retail sales fell by a record high in April
In April, retail sales in the United States fell to an unprecedented rate, both compared to the previous month and a year earlier – according to a report by the...
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COVID-19 crisis situation: businesses in the capital do not really have savings
In the best case, the companies in the capital expect a crisis period of another 4 months, according to research conducted by the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry, nevertheless,...
Read moreThe Spanish government is confident of a resumption of international tourism in late June
The Spanish government is confident of a resumption of international tourism occurs until late June. Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos said in a television interview on Monday, “We cannot allow...
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Breakfast, coffee, art – Video of the day
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Mastercard: Contactless payment is catching up all over Europe
The Covid-19 pandemic that has locked down the planet and battered the payments industry is a classic Black Swan. It has taken several hundred thousand lives, plunged the world into...
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Enterprise resiliency: nine areas of focus for COVID-19 crisis management
The global spread of COVID-19 is a humanitarian crisis, first and foremost. But it’s added yet another layer of disruption to the growing list of unexpected challenges facing leaders and...
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Korean retailer launches do-not-disturb shopping service
Lotte Department Store, one of South Korea’s country’s major department-store chain operators, will introduce a do-not-disturb shopping service it dubs ‘shop-alone’. Aimed at customers who do not wish to be...
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