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Share of Hungarian foodstuffs edges up to 71.3% at retailers

The share of Hungarian foodstuffs at major retail chain operators edged up to 71.3% last year from 70.5% in 2020,...

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Spar plows over HUF 6.5 bln into store upgrades, addition

Supermarket chain Spar has spent more than HUF 6.5 billion to open a new unit and renovate existing stores in...

Retail

Romania retail sales growth eases in February

Romania retail sales rose by a working-day adjusted 8.5% year-on-year in February, after a 9.7% increase in January, figures from...

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Czech retail sales growth slows in Feb

The Czech retail sales grew at a softer pace in February after accelerating in the previous month, data from the...

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Retail sales up 9.8% y.o.y. in February

In February 2022, the volume of retail trade in both raw and calendar-adjusted data was 9.8% higher than in the...

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Serbian retail sales rise in February

Serbia's retail sales increased by a real 7.7% year-on-year in February, after recording a 4.3% annual rise in the previous...

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Croatia retail sales drop in February

Croatia's retail sales in volume terms dropped by a working day and seasonally adjusted 0.7% year-on-year in February, after a...

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Latvia retail sales increase in February

Latvia's retail sales increased in February, led by non-food sales, figures from the Riga-based Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) showed on...

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Lithuania retail sales growth slows in February

Lithuania's retail sales growth eased to the lowest in three months in February, figures from Statistics Lithuania (LS) showed on...

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Online retail sales up 32% last year

Online retail sales in Hungary increased 32% to HUF 1.203 trillion last year, according to research by GKI Digital and...

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Spar revenue rises more than 7% in 2021

Revenue of the Hungarian unit of supermarket chain Spar rose 7.2% to HUF 791.8 billion in 2021, Spar Magyarorszag managing...

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Revamped Gobuda Mall’s gradual opening begins

Gobuda Mall, formerly known as EuroCenter, is gradually opening for visitors starting today, following 10 months of extensive renovations, developer...

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Poland retail sales grow further in February

Poland's retail sales rose 8.1% year-on-year in February, after a 3.1% decline in the same month last year, figures from...

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Czech retail sales growth improves in January

The Czech retail sales grew at a faster pace in January after easing in the previous month, data from the...

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Croatia retail trade growth slows in January

Croatia's retail sales volume rose by 2.0% year-on-year in real terms in January, following a revised 8.5% growth in December,...

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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...

Retail

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...