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MOL lowers top-up limit for retail buyers

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has set a 50-liter refueling limit for purchases at the HUF 480/liter regulated price...

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Lidl signs cooperation agreement with HEPA

German-owned discount chain Lidl signed a cooperation agreement with the Hungarian Export Promotion Agency (HEPA) in order to boost exports...

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Praktiker revenue climbs over HUF 84 bln in 2021

Revenue of Hungarian-owned DIY chain Praktiker rose more than 10% to HUF 84.1 billion last year, the company told MTI...

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First Wolt Market outside Budapest opens

The first Wolt Market unit outside Budapest is now open in Pécs, according to a press release sent to the...

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Bulgaria retail trade growth slows in April 

Bulgaria's retail sales advanced 5.7% year-on-year in April, easing from a 9.6% rise in the previous month, figures from the...

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One of Buda’s most popular farmers’ markets goes digital

Czakó Farmer's Market and Mastercard are working together to enable customers to pay electronically at all stalls, whether by instant...

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Diageo Celebrates 20 years in Budapest

Diageo, a leading company in the production and distribution of alcoholic beverages, has celebrated its 20th anniversary in Budapest with...

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Czech retail sales up in Apr, avg. real monthly wages fall in Q1

The Czech Republic's retail sales growth accelerated for the second straight month in April, data from the Czech Statistical Office...

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Romanian retail sales slow in April

Retail sales in Romania grew by 3.7% year-on-year in April, slowing from an upwardly revised 5.6% gain a month earlier,...

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Retail sales up 15.8% year-on-year in April

In April 2022, the volume of sales in retail trade increased by 15.7% according to raw data and by 15.8%...

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Survey: Women more conscientious shoppers

Women manage family coffers more carefully, according to a survey of Erste Bank's customers, writes profitline.hu....

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Estonia retail sales rise in April

Estonia's retail sales increased in April mainly due to higher turnover in stores selling manufacturing goods, data from Tallinn-based Statistics...

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Lithuania retail sales growth eases further in April

Lithuania's retail sales growth eased for the third successive month in April, figures from the Vilnius-based Statistics Lithuania (LS) showed...

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McDonalds operator revenue up 37% 

Revenue of Progress Étteremhálózat, which runs McDonald's fast-food restaurants in Hungary, rose 37% to HUF 51.4 billion last year, according...

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Poland retail sales growth slows in April

Poland's retail sales growth eased in April, figures from the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS) showed on Monday....

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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...