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Price Sensitivity Remains Central in Online Shopping

One of the main drivers of GDP growth is internal consumption, or, more simply put, shopping. The more consumers spend,...

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Czech Retail Sales Fall in December

The Czech Republic's retail sales continued its declining trend in December, data from the Prague-based Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) showed...

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Slovak Retail Sales Rebound in December

Retail sales in Slovakia went up 2.7% year-on-year in December, the first increase since July, following a 1.4% decline in...

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Bosnia’s Federation Retail Sales up in December

Retail sales in Bosnia's Federation rose by a real 2.2% on the year in December, after expanding by a revised...

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Retail Sales Down 3.9% y.o.y. in December 2022

In December 2022, the volume of sales in retail trade in Hungary decreased by 4.8% according to raw data, and...

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Estonian Retail Sales Drop in December 

Estonian retail trade fell by 6.5% year-on-year in December, the fourth straight month of fall in retail sales and the...

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Slovenia Retail Trade Growth Slows in December 

Retail trade in Slovenia rose by 2.8% year-on-year in December, slowing from a 7.4% increase in the previous month, figures...

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GVH Fines eMag Operator for Falling Short of Remedial Commitments

Hungary's Competition Office (GVH) on Monday said it fined the operators of online retailer eMag HUF 50 million for failing...

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Lithuania Retail Sales Decline in December

Lithuania's retail sales decreased for the eighth straight month in December, as both food and non-food sales declined, figures from...

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Tesco, Unions Agree on 15% Wage Rise

The management of the local unit of U.K. supermarket chain Tesco reached an agreement with unions on a 15% average...

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Montenegro’s Q4 Retail Sales Rise on Year, Fall on Quarter 

Montenegro's retail sales rose by a real 11.6% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2022, the country's Statistical Office (Monstat)...

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Border Hungarians Fill up Cheaper Abroad

Hungarians gathering fuel for their cars and other vehicles are filling up over the border in neighboring countries to avoid...

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Auchan Magyarország Raises Monthly Pay by HUF 32,000

Auchan Magyarország will raise the gross monthly pay of all full-time employees by HUF 32,000 from January, the French-owned supermarket...

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Poland Retail Sales in December Decrease on Year 

Retail sales growth in Poland eased notably to 0.2% in December from 1.6% in November, data from the Central Statistical...

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Primark to Open 1st Store in Hungary in Near Future

International fashion retailer Primark has announced that it will open its first Hungarian store in Budapest in the company's next...

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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...