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Slovenia retail sales declines in December 

Slovenia's retail sales turnover declined 13.3% year-on-year in December, following a 14.2% drop in November, the Ljubljana-based Statistics Bureau of...

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Bosnia’s Serb Republic trade gap narrows in 2020

The trade deficit of Bosnia's Serb Republic fell 7.4% to BAM 1.1 billion (USD 672 million) in 2020, the entity's...

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Auchan raises wages 5.6%

The local unit of French supermarket chain Auchan is raising the wages of non-management staff by 5.6%, on average, from...

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Amazon plans to launch Amazon.pl 

Amazon announced the start of work on the launch of Amazon.pl in Poland. The website will provide Polish customers with...

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Editorial: A Time for Gift Giving

If you are familiar with Christian seasons (other religions are available), you will know all talk of Christmas presents is...

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Poland retail sales fall more than expected in December

Poland's retail sales declined 0.8% year-on-year in December, after a 5.7% growth in the same month last year, figures from...

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Aldi Magyarország raises pay 4%-8%

The local unit of German discount chain Aldi has raised staff wages by 4-8% from January 1, Aldi Magyarország said...

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Vehicles fuel sales fall 7.8%

Vehicle fuel sales of members of the Hungarian Petroleum Association (MASZ) fell 7.8% annually to 3.61 billion liters in 2020,...

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Praktiker completes HUF 200 mln store overhaul

Do-it-yourself chain Praktiker has completed a HUF 200 million overhaul of a store in the north of the capital and...

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Bulgaria’s annual retail sales fall, industrial production declines in November

Bulgaria's retail sales at constant prices dropped 6.4% year-on-year in November after decreasing by an annual 5.3% in the previous...

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Spar fined for retroactive rebate agreements w/o turnover specifications

Hungarian food safety authority Nébih on Tuesday said it fined the local unit of supermarket chain Spar HUF 80 million...

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Romania retail sales growth slows in November

Romania retail sales grew at a softer pace in November, figures from the Bucharest-based National Institute of Statistics (INS) showed...

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Retail sales down 0.8% year-on-year in November

In November 2020, the volume of sales in retail shops decreased by 0.3% according to raw data and by 0.8%...

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Croatia retail sales decrease in November

Croatia's retail sales declined at a faster pace in November, figures from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (Crostat) show. Retail...

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Latvia retail sales growth slows in November

Latvia's retail sales grew at a softer pace in November, figures from the Riga-based Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) 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...