Retail

Retail

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...

Retail

Tesco to Close Major Budapest Hypermarket on April 30

Tesco confirmed it will permanently close its Soroksári út hypermarket in Budapest after April 30, in what the company called...

Retail

Temu Intensifies Price Competition in Hungary’s Retail Sector

Hungarian shopping habits have changed dramatically in the past few years. Although the dominance of brick-and-mortar stores remains, purchasing decisions...

Retail

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...

Retail

Tesco to Close Major Budapest Hypermarket on April 30

Tesco confirmed it will permanently close its Soroksári út hypermarket in Budapest after April 30, in what the company called...

Retail

Temu Intensifies Price Competition in Hungary’s Retail Sector

Hungarian shopping habits have changed dramatically in the past few years. Although the dominance of brick-and-mortar stores remains, purchasing decisions...

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...

Hungary Retail Sales Rise 3.6% Year-on-Year in April, KSH Says

The volume of retail sales in Hungary rose 3.6% year-on-year in April 2026 when adjusted for calendar and Easter effects,...

Lidl Remains Hungary’s Biggest FMCG Retailer in 2025

German-owned discount chain Lidl remained the biggest seller of fast-moving consumer goods in Hungary in 2025, according to data compiled...

Retail Sales in Hungary Post Strong Growth in March

Hungary’s retail sector delivered robust growth in March, driven by strong performance in fuel and non-food segments, according to the...

Tesco to Close Major Budapest Hypermarket on April 30

Tesco confirmed it will permanently close its Soroksári út hypermarket in Budapest after April 30, in what the company called...

Temu Intensifies Price Competition in Hungary’s Retail Sector

Hungarian shopping habits have changed dramatically in the past few years. Although the dominance of brick-and-mortar stores remains, purchasing decisions...