A reduction in the price of eggs

According to informations of MTI, the retail price of eggs has stopped and even decreased in some places before Easter. The price of eggs, especially in the urban shops and markets amounted to 60 HUF per piece, while now the average price, ranges from 50 to 55 HUF. The price...

KSH: imports grew stronger than exports in February

In the second month of the year, the forint value of imports growth exceeded the forint value increase of exports. Imports increased by 9.5, exports by 6.3 percent, compared to the values of the high, base period – announced  the Central Statistical Office (CSO), the preliminary foreign trade datas on...

Nielsen identifies attributes of the global, socially-conscious consumer

Sixty three percent of global, socially-conscious consumers are under age 40, they consult social media when making purchase decisions and are most concerned about environmental, educational and hunger causes, according to a new study from Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy....

Easter consumer protection control: the number of infringements reduces

The Consumer Protection Authority and the Food Chain Safety Board of Heves County identified only minor offenses during their controls, focusing on Easter products – announced Horváth László, Government Agent on Thursday in Eger. The typical problem was the lack of price indications, and that the packaging of the product...

A novelty in communication between consumers and retailers

The NFC technology-based system will make the communication between consumers and retailers easier. The new system debuted in a store of a national supermarket chain in Budapest. According to the Wednesday communication of the Hungarian developer, the TEEG Promotion Kft., the customers who register themselves into the system will receive...

Protection is needed in the orchards due to the cold weather

The weather of the recent days is ideal for some dangerous mushrooms, so it is required to protect against brown rot, the tafrina, the scab with spraying – reminds th e Department of Horticulture of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture. (MTI)

More than 8 thousand venues accept OTP SZÉP-cards

Currently, there are 300 thousand users possessing OTP SZÉP-carrds, which is the new form of cafteria tickets to purchase food. These users can now spend their money at more than 8 thousand places where SZÉP-cards are being accepted. Among many others, Starbucks and Burger King are all accepting the card,...

Hipercom: How much does Easter cost this year?

Easter has already began if we consider it from the viewpoint of special offer leaflets. The database of Hipercom Monitoring takes a closer look at the prices of products linked to Easter, especially compared to 2011. The very first Easter-theme magazine was issued by Metro and Teso. Metro published a...

Kopint-Tárki: GDP will grow with 0.3 percent this year, while inflation rises to 5.5 percent

Kopint-Tárki expects 0.3 percent economic growth in 2012, same as it was previously projected, but increased the inflation forecast to 5.5 percent, compared to the 4.6 percent forecast projected in December – announced Kopint-Tárki on Thursday in Budapest. When preparing this year’s budget the government calculated with a 0.5 percent...

Retailers of the malls consider the rents too high

The retailers consider rents high in the malls- writes [origo]. Behind the conflicts, the decrease of turnover lies. According to the datas of the Central Statistical Office (KSH), between 2007 and 2010 retail trade turnover decreased every year, compared to the previous year. Last year, this trend has stopped, the...