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Gov’t Takes Steps to Counter Shrinkflation

Hungary's government has approved a measure requiring supermarkets to inform consumers if food packaging is downsized, the National Economy Ministry...

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Croatia Retail Sales Growth Rises in November

Retail sales in Croatia rose by 7.3% year-on-year in November, accelerating from the 6.5% gain in the previous month, data...

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Aldi Magyarország Rolls out 12% Pay Rise

Aldi Magyarország is raising staff pay by 12%, across the board, from January 1, the German-owned discount chain said on...

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Albania Retail Sales up in Q3

Albania's retail sales increased by a real 5.6% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2023, slightly decelerating from a 5.8%...

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Bulgaria Retail Trade Growth Accelerates in October

Bulgaria's retail sales at constant prices, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles, increased by an annual 3.1% in October after...

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Romania Retail Trade Increases in October

Retail sales in Romania rose 1.4% year-on-year in October from an upwardly revised 1% in the previous month, data from...

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Slovak Retail Trade Shrinks Marginally in October

Slovakia's retail sales fell by 0.2% year-on-year in October, easing from a 5.4% plunge in the prior month, figures from...

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Retail Sales Fall 6.5% y.o.y. in October

In October 2023, the volume of retail trade in both raw and calendar-adjusted data was 6.5% lower than in the...

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Estonia Retail Sales Drop in October 

Estonian retail trade fell by 4.8% year-on-year in October, following a 6.7% decline in the previous month, data from the...

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Slovenia Retail Sales Fall at Softer Pace in October

Slovenia's retail sales declined for the ninth straight month to 15.6% year-on-year in October, although easing from an upwardly revised...

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Lithuania Retail Sales Fall in October

Retail sales in Lithuania fell by 0.4% year-on-year in October, easing from an upwardly revised 2.8% decrease in the previous...

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Poland Retail Sales Recover in October

Poland's retail sales increased for the first time in nine months in October, figures from the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office...

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Sales of Collector’s Rarities Accelerate Vatera Black Friday Sales

Black Friday at Vatera between November 17-19 generated nearly 20% more sales than the company's Green Friday in 2022. In...

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Hungarians Spending HUF 11,000 More This Christmas

Hungarians are planning to spend HUF 11,000 more at Christmas, and this year the price of the gift is less...

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Black Friday Sales Brisk in 1st Hour

Retailer eMag kicked off its Black Friday sales at 7:10 a.m. today (Friday, Nov. 17), during the first hour of...

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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...