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Clothes, School Supplies Biggest Back-to-school Expense for Families

Hungarian parents attach great importance to the education of their children and are willing to spend extra on it, according...

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EMAG Switching to Regional Branding and Slogan

After reaching the final milestone of the merger between eMAG and Extreme Digital in May, the two companies have now...

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Poland Retail Sales Growth Slows Further in July

Poland's retail sales growth eased for the third straight month in July, figures from Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS) showed...

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Rabbit Meat Sales in Hungary on the Rise

Sales of rabbit meat at big supermarket chains in Hungary have risen sharply since the Agriculture Ministry launched its first...

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Lego Playsets Now Available in Euronics Stores Nationwide

Euronics and the Lego Group have entered into a long-term partnership. Under the partnership, a selection of creative Lego playsets...

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Bulgaria’s Retail Sales Flattish in June

Bulgaria's retail sales at constant prices, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles, inched down 0.1% year-on-year in June, the National...

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Weakened Exchange Rate Boosts Domestic E-Commerce

The weakened exchange rate has increased demand for goods purchased on domestic webshops, according to webshop expert Ferenc Surányi, managing...

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Tesco CEO not Optimistic About Inflation

There is indeed huge income in retail, but we cannot talk about the extra profit, which Tesco must also pay...

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Romania’s Retail Sales Eases in June

Retail sales in Romania rose by 4.2% year-on-year in June, slowing from a downwardly revised 6.2% gain a month earlier,...

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Retail Sales up 4.5% y.o.y. in June

In June 2022, the volume of sales in retail trade increased by 4.1% according to raw data and by 4.5%...

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Croatia Retail Sales Slow Further in June

Croatia's retail sales volume rose by 3.8% year-on-year in real terms in June, following an increase of 4.3% in May,...

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Shell Hungary temporarily suspends operation of 5 gas stations

Shell Hungary has decided to temporarily shut down five refueling stations in Hungary from August 1 in response to the...

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Lithuania retail sales drop in June 

Retail sales in Lithuania fell 4.2% year-on-year June, reversing from an upwardly revised 0.5% gain in the previous months, data...

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Bosnia’s Serb Republic retail sales up in June

Retail sales in Bosnia's Serb Republic rose by a real 9.9% year-on-year in June, after increasing by 13.3% in May,...

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Poland retail sales growth slows in June

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

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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...