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Operative Corps to weigh chamber proposal on shopper limits

The Operative Corps, the body coordinating Hungary's response to the pandemic, will weigh a proposal by the Hungarian Chamber of...

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Poland retail sales fall in February

Poland's sales fell 3.1% year-on-year in February, after a 7.3% growth in the same month last year, data from the...

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Bosnia retail sales shrink in January 

Retail sales in Bosnia and Herzegovina shrank 7.6% year-on-year in January, following a 6.3% decline in the previous month, figures...

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MediaMarkt webshop turnover triples while stores are closed

Webshop turnover of MediaMarkt has tripled while its brick-and-mortar stores are closed to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the...

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Czech retail sales decline in January

The Czech retail sales decreased by a workdays-adjusted basis 6.5% year-on-year in January, following a 0.8% fall in December, data...

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No panic buying after lockdown measures announced

After the announcement of the recent epidemiological measures, the increase in traffic did not even come close to the level...

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Bulgaria retail sales fall at slower pace in January

Bulgaria's retail sales at constant prices decreased by 3.9% year-on-year in January after falling by an annual 10.7% in the...

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Sales of Aldi’s Kokárdás products up 25% 

Sales of Kokárdás products, a Hungarian dairy brand the local unit of German discount chain Aldi Hungary acquired in 2018,...

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Romania retail sales drop in January

Romania retail sales declined by a working-day adjusted 2.8% year-on-year in January, after a 4.2% increase in December, figures from...

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Slovakia retail sales fall drastically in January 

Slovakia's retail sales declined at the fastest pace on record in January, figures from the Slovak Statistical Office (SÚSR) showed...

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Etele Plaza receives occupancy permit

The EUR 300 million Etele Plaza developed by Futureal has received the occupancy permit, meaning that tenants can now start...

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Estonia retail sales increase in January

Estonia retail sales increased in January, data from Statistics Estonia (SE) showed on Tuesday....

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Latvia retail sales decrease In January

Latvia's retail sales decreased a calendar-adjusted 8.9% year-on-year in January, after a 4.6% fall in December, figures from the Riga-based...

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Neuromarketing increasingly impacts our purchasing decisions

The neurobiological research conducted by Spotler shows that the most effective way of establishing contact with the recipient online through...

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Poland retail sales decline in January

Poland's retail sales fell 6% year-on-year in January, after a 3.5% growth in the same month last year, data from...

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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...