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Retail

Allegro Opens Central European Market to Hungarian Businesses

Hungarian sellers can now reach more than 21 million active buyers across Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary through...

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Black Friday Shoppers Targeting Quality Over Price

Buying Christmas presents for loved ones has increasingly been linked to Black Friday promotions in recent years. Customers who already...

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Lululemon to Enter Hungary as Part of 2026 Int’l Expansion

Athletic and lifestyle apparel brand lululemon is set to enter the Hungarian market in 2026 as part of a broader...

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Aldi to Open Its Own Low-cost Christmas Market in Downtown Budapest

Aldi Hungary is set to open its own Christmas market in downtown Budapest, aiming to make the festive atmosphere accessible...

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Retailer Pilots Mobile Grocery Stores to Boost Rural Access

Lidl has launched a pilot project to bring its grocery offering directly to small rural communities in Hungary without nearby...

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GVH Probes Wish’s Compliance With 2023 Commitments

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) is examining whether e-commerce giant Wish has met its 2023 commitments to compensate Hungarian consumers,...

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Retailers Association Urge Stop to Mandatory Markups Cap

Hungarian retailers association OKSZ pressed for a mandatory cap on markups of food products to be phased out in a...

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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...

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Hungary’s Grocery Market Growing, but the Weekly Shop Being Rewritten

Food retail turnover is up, but modest real-volume growth and the expansion of digital purchasing suggest that the FMCG market...

Retail

Making Physical Retail Units Work Harder

Physical stores remain a crucial link between producers, consumer goods companies, retailers and households, argues György Suta, consumer products and...

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...

Russian Discount Chain Mere Shuts Only Hungarian Store

Russian ultra‑low‑cost chain Mere has closed its only Hungarian store, the Basket Plus in Budapest, less than a year after...

Hungary’s Grocery Market Growing, but the Weekly Shop Being Rewritten

Food retail turnover is up, but modest real-volume growth and the expansion of digital purchasing suggest that the FMCG market...

Hungary Retail Sales Rise 3% in June, Edge Down From May

The volume of retail sales in Hungary increased 3% year-on-year in June on a calendar-adjusted basis, but fell 0.4% from...

Tesco Reportedly Prepares Sale of Central European Operations, Including Hungary

Tesco is moving ahead with plans to sell its Central European businesses, with its Czech and Slovak operations to be...

Making Physical Retail Units Work Harder

Physical stores remain a crucial link between producers, consumer goods companies, retailers and households, argues György Suta, consumer products and...

Hungarian Retailers Press for Sectoral Tax Rollback

Hungary's National Commerce Association (OKSZ) pushed for the rollback of a sectoral tax on retailers, state news wire MTI reports,...

Hungary Retail Sales Rise 4.8% in May, Up 0.7% Month-on-month

Retail sales in Hungary increased by 4.8% year-on-year in calendar-adjusted terms in May and rose 0.7% from the previous month,...

Hungary E-commerce Market Concentrates Around Biggest Players

Alza again topped PwC’s E-toplist of Hungary’s largest online retailers, followed by Kifli.hu and MediaMarkt in the same order as...

Lidl Hungary Launches Scan & Go Pilot in 3 Stores

Lidl Hungary introduced a Scan & Go system yesterday in three pilot locations, allowing customers to scan items with their...

Kifli.hu Expands Delivery Network in Balaton

Kifli.hu, Hungary's largest independent online supermarket and grocery delivery platform, is expanding its home‑delivery service to 28 additional Balaton area...