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Orbán Vows Crackdown on ‘Profiteering’ Supermarket Chains

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said officials would escalate a crackdown on unjustified food price hikes at multinational supermarket chains in...

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Euronics Expects Decline in Demand

Despite market challenges, Euronics closed its 2022-2023 financial year with stable growth in turnover and an increase in its online...

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Poland Annual Retail Sales Fall in June 

Poland's retail sales decreased for the fifth straight month in June, in line with expectations, figures from the Warsaw-based Central...

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Price-monitoring Platform Could Shave 0.6 pp off Inflation

An online price-monitoring platform launched by the Competition Office (GVH) and the Economic Development Ministry could reduce food prices by...

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E-Invoices May Become Mandatory From Next Year

Electronic invoices may become mandatory in Hungary from January 1, according to the business daily Világgazdaság....

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Hungary Video Game Market Could Reach HUF 100 bln

Hungary's video game market could reach HUF 100 billion this year, news agency MTI reports, citing research by Reacty Digital....

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Czech Retail Sales Drop in May 

Retail trade in the Czech Republic declined 6.1% year-on-year in May, easing from a downwardly revised 8.4% slump in the...

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Romania Retail Sales Rebound in May

Retail sales in Romania increased by an adjusted 2.7% year-on-year in May, recovering from an upwardly revised 0.5% fall in...

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Slovak Annual Retail Sales Eases Further in May

Retail sales in Slovakia went down by 8.5% year-on-year in May, marking the fourth straight month of fall, although easing...

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Retail Sales in Hungary Down Significantly in May

In May 2023, the volume of sales in retail trade – along with a significant base effect - decreased by...

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3/4 of Businesses Plan to Raise Prices Within 6 Months

Some 74% of domestic businesses plan to raise their retail prices in the next six months, according to a survey...

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Serbia Retail Sales Fall in May

Serbia's retail sales decreased by a real 6.2% year-on-year in May, after falling by an annual 6.1% a month earlier,...

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Latvia Retail Sales Shrink in May

Retail sales in Latvia fell by 1% year-on-year in May, following an upwardly revised 3.1% decline in the prior month,...

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Slovenia Retail Sales Shrink in May

Retail sales in Slovenia shrank 13.4% year-on-year in May, slipping further from an 8.6% fall in the previous month, data...

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Gov’t to Extend Mandatory Food Discounts From August

The government-mandated discounts on food products that larger supermarkets have been required to offer since June will be extended to...

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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...