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Online Price Platform Reduces Inflation by 0.4 pp

An online platform that monitors the prices of a broad range of food products at Hungary's biggest supermarket chains has...

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Bulgaria Retail Sales Growth Marginally on Month in September

Retail sales in Bulgaria flattened year-on-year in September, the weakest performance since April, and following a 0.1% rise in August,...

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OMV Spar Express Stores Get 20 mln Shopping Visits a Year

October marked the 10th anniversary of the opening of the first OMV Spar express in Budapest, at the filling station...

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Czech Republic Retail Sales Contract in September

Retail trade in the Czech Republic fell by 4% year-on-year in September, slipping further from a 2.8% decline in the...

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Retail Sales Fall in September

In September 2023, the volume of sales in retail trade decreased by 7.8% according to raw data, and by 7.3%...

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E-commerce and Spending Power Concerns Continue to Constrain Retail Development

Retail and shopping center development remains constrained by the increasing use of e-commerce and concerns over spending power. There are...

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Lithuania Retail Sales Fall in September

Lithuanian retail sales shrank by 3.4% year-on-year in September, slipping further from an upwardly revised 1.3% fall in the previous...

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Latvia Retail Sales Drop in September

Retail sales in Latvia slid 4.1% year-on-year in September, a seventh consecutive decline, following a 2.7% drop in the prior...

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Poland Retail Sales Fall Further in September

Poland's retail sales decreased for the eighth straight month in September, though at a slower pace, figures from the Warsaw-based...

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14 Stop Shop Parks Added to CPI Hungary’s Retail Portfolio

CPI Hungary now has a retail portfolio of 275,000 square meters, with 65 million visitors annually. Besides shopping centers like...

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DKSZ Helping Hungarian E-merchants Conquer Int’l Markets

The Digital Commerce Association (DKSZ), an organization looking to help Hungarian e-merchants expand abroad, is officially launching its unique, free-of-charge,...

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Hungary Inflation Falls to 12.2% in September

Consumer prices in Hungary were 12.2% higher on average in September 2023 than a year earlier, according to data published...

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Czech Retail Sales Continue to Shrink in August

Retail trade in the Czech Republic declined 2.8% year-on-year in August, slipping further from an upwardly revised 2.1% fall in...

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Traditional Stores Still More Popular Than Online Shops

The rise of e-commerce solutions has led many in the retail industry to believe that traditional stores are on the...

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Romania Retail Sales Slightly up in August

Retail sales in Romania rose 1.1% year-on-year in August, easing from an upwardly revised 1.4% increase in the previous month,...

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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...