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Bosnia Retail Sales Growth Eases in March

Retail sales in Bosnia and Herzegovina rose 15.4% year-on-year in March, slowing from an 18.7% surge in the prior month,...

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Hungarian Webshop Turnover Climbs 8.5% in 2023

Retail sales of Hungarian webshops rose 8.5% to HUF 1.474 trillion in 2023, research by consultancy GKID and Mastercard show,...

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Retail Sales up 4.2% in March

In March 2024, the volume of sales in retail trade increased by 3.6% according to raw data, and by 4.2%...

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Latvia Retail Trade Jumps in March

Latvia's retail sales surged by 2.8% year-on-year in March, after a revised 0.3% decrease in the prior month, data from...

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Slovenia Retail Sales Fall in March

Retail sales in Slovenia fell 0.4% year-on-year in March, easing from a downwardly revised 3.9% decline in the previous month,...

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Lithuania Retail Sales Growth Slows in March

Retail sales in Lithuania slowed to 3.8% year-on-year in March from a downwardly revised 4.6% rise in the previous month,...

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1st Hungarian Primark to Open Next Month

Primark has announced the opening date of its first store in Hungary. The highly anticipated store will be located in...

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Poland Retail Sales Growth Stable in March

Poland's retail sales expanded at a steady pace in March, figures from the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS) showed on...

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Spar Magyarország Revenue Climbs Close to 16% in 2023

Gross revenue of supermarket chain Spar Magyarország rose 15.8% to HUF 1.023 trillion last year, chairman-CEO Gabriella Heiszler said on...

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Foreign-owned Companies Generate Over Half of E-tail Turnover

Foreign-owned companies accounted for around 55% of retail online and mail-order turnover in Hungary last year, data from the Central...

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BioTechUSA Revenue Climbs Over HUF 90 bln in 2023

Revenue of dietary supplement maker BioTechUSA rose 15% to HUF 90.5 bln last year, the company said on Wednesday, according...

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Czech Retail Sales Growth Eases in February

Retail trade in the Czech Republic slowed to 1.6% year-on-year in February from an upwardly revised 1.3% growth in the...

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Latvia Retail Sales Fall in February

Latvia's retail sales fell by 0.4% year-on-year in February, after a downwardly revised 1.2% decline in the previous month, figures...

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Estonia Retail Sales Drop in February

Estonian retail trade shrank by 2.7% year-on-year in February, following a 6.7% fall in the previous month, data from Statistics...

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Spring Weather Raising Interest in Leisure Products

Interest in products related to leisure programs has picked up both in Hungary and in the countries of the region...

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Aldi Hungary Challenges HUF 123 mln Fine Over Advertising Claims

Aldi Magyarország is seeking a court review of a Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) decision fining it HUF 123 mln for...

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Aldi Cuts Selection and Prices, Shifts toward Stricter Discount Model

Aldi has reduced its food assortment from 2,600 to 2,100 products as part of a data‑driven cleaning process that keeps...

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Marking 30 Years, Penny Hungary Makes Record Investment

Penny Hungary is carrying out a HUF 13.5 billion investment at its logistics center in Alsónémedi (25 km southeast of...

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Pek-Snack Builds Regional Footprint in 9 Countires on Frozen Bakery Goods

The Hungarian-owned Pek-Snack Group ended 2025 with stable revenue, higher after-tax profit and a stronger export contribution, widening its sales...

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How Retail Tech and Digitalization are Democratizing FMCG

Cutting-edge technology is becoming increasingly accessible in retail. Reaping its benefits is incredibly relevant for a notoriously price-sensitive Hungarian FMCG...

Hungary Retail Sales Rise 4.3% in September as Non-Food Spending Leads Growth

Hungary’s retail sales volume rose 4.3% year-on-year in September 2026, driven by growth in non-food and automotive fuel sales, according...

Hungary’s First Mr D.I.Y. Store to Open at Köki Alongside Popeyes

Budapest’s Köki shopping center will welcome Hungary’s first Mr D.I.Y. store and the country’s fourth Popeyes restaurant in November. Footwear...

Aldi Hungary Challenges HUF 123 mln Fine Over Advertising Claims

Aldi Magyarország is seeking a court review of a Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) decision fining it HUF 123 mln for...

Futureal Acquires Hungary’s Largest Outlet Center

Futureal has acquired Premier Outlet Budapest, Hungary’s largest outlet center, as it expands its Hungarian operations into direct investment in...

Resident Evil Game Prices Rise Around Film Premiere

Physical console editions of several Resident Evil games rose in price around the film’s Sept. 17 theatrical release, according to...

Spar Files New EU Complaint Over Hungary’s Retail Tax

Spar has filed another complaint with the European Commission over Hungary’s retail sector tax, arguing that amendments offer relief only...

Hungary Retail Sales Rise 2.4% in August

Hungary’s retail sales volume increased 2.4% year on year in August but fell 0.7% from July, according to data from...

GTA VI Preview Sends Hungarian Console Interest Surging

Clicks from Hungarian price comparison site Árukereső to online console retailers rose roughly sevenfold the day after the Aug. 27...

Aldi Cuts Selection and Prices, Shifts toward Stricter Discount Model

Aldi has reduced its food assortment from 2,600 to 2,100 products as part of a data‑driven cleaning process that keeps...

Hungary Retail Sales Rise 4.9% in July

Retail sales in Hungary rose by about 4.9% year-over-year in July in both raw and calendar-adjusted terms, while sales increased...

Corporate, Retail Lending Post Double-digit Growth in Hungary

Corporate and retail lending portfolios at Hungarian banks both expanded at double-digit rates in the 12 months to the end...

Marking 30 Years, Penny Hungary Makes Record Investment

Penny Hungary is carrying out a HUF 13.5 billion investment at its logistics center in Alsónémedi (25 km southeast of...

Pek-Snack Builds Regional Footprint in 9 Countires on Frozen Bakery Goods

The Hungarian-owned Pek-Snack Group ended 2025 with stable revenue, higher after-tax profit and a stronger export contribution, widening its sales...

How Retail Tech and Digitalization are Democratizing FMCG

Cutting-edge technology is becoming increasingly accessible in retail. Reaping its benefits is incredibly relevant for a notoriously price-sensitive Hungarian FMCG...