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MOL Prepares Tobacco Kiosk In Hungary
- 6 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
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MOL has set up a retail kiosk fully compliant with the tobacco monopoly licence requirements at its filling station in Budakeszi, a Budapest suburb.
Lower Inflation May Help Retail Volume In Hungary
- 12 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
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Retailers are pinning their hopes on the slowing inflation rate, which could help retail volume to remain flat or even add a slight gain, Retail Association chairman György Vámos told Napi Gazdaság. While lower inflation is an incentive for buyers, he remarked, a question remains over how much of the expected real wage increases will be spent.
Great British Christmas Market In Budapest, 13 - 15 Dec.
- 13 Dec 2012 10:40 AM
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Visitors to The Great Market Hall in Budapest will be in for an extra treat when 'The Great British Christmas Market' opens for 3 days between 13 and 15 December. With the cold weather upon us the nice folks from Famous Grouse Whisky will be offering free tastings at various times over the 3 days. There is also a programme of entertainment at the event, including a Scottish pipe band on Thursday ...
Expat Outcry As Warburtons Stops Selling In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:45 AM
- shopping
In reply to recent pleas by expats in Budapest asking Warburtons about sales of UK style crumpets; bread and English muffins in Hungary, the company made a statement on 29 November 2012, "Unfortunately we've made the decision to end our trial of selling Warburtons products in certain parts of Central Europe. We have put every effort into making this work, but a number of challenging factors such ...
Tesco's Role In Hungary's Economy
- 21 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
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Tesco's direct and indirect contribution to the gross added value of Hungary's output is Ft 101 billion, according to economic research group Szazadveg, based on 2010 data. The hypermarket chain paid Ft 71 billion in taxes, including 53% of the sectoral tax levied on retailers. In 2010, the company employed 21,200 staff and another 8,000 indirectly, accounting for 1% of the total actively ...
French Bricostore To Close In Hungary
- 20 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
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French owned company Bricostore just made a 'strategic decision' to withdraw from the Hungarian market, due to recent poor sales and negative forecasts for the future. This pullout will potentially result in around 650+ employees losing their jobs at the Budapest HQ and at nine stores nationwide, including at least one Bricostore manager who told XpatLoop this news. Bricostore successfully ...
Budapest Desing Week, Until 7 October 2012
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Budapest Design Week is taking place for the ninth time between September 28th and October 7th 2012. Organised with close to 300 cooperating partners and attracting 60 thousand visitors year after year, the program series is supported by the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office with the Hungarian Design Council serving as its patron and is organised by Design Terminal, an institution of Forum ...
Hungary: The China Connection, Asia Center Budapest
- 21 Sep 2012 1:00 AM
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"More than 10,000 Chinese live in Hungary - more than in any other country in central Europe. Though xenophobia is a reality there, the Chinese community has been largely tolerated.The Hungarian government sees ties with the Chinese as a way to help revive the country's weak financial situation.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Chinese Market Closing?
- 20 Sep 2012 1:03 AM
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2014 Update: It was closed down. Hungary is not the most multicultural nation on the planet. 95% Magyar, 2% Roma, and the rest of us. Around 100,000 Chinese live in Hungary, and Budapest has its own Chinatown, well, a sprawling China-shanty-town. It's a real oddity, and if not the most immediate of local attractions, it is a side of the city that's bafflingly interesting, in a grimy kind of way. ...
MOL Prepares Tobacco Kiosk In Hungary
- 6 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
MOL has set up a retail kiosk fully compliant with the tobacco monopoly licence requirements at its filling station in Budakeszi, a Budapest suburb.
Lower Inflation May Help Retail Volume In Hungary
- 12 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
Retailers are pinning their hopes on the slowing inflation rate, which could help retail volume to remain flat or even add a slight gain, Retail Association chairman György Vámos told Napi Gazdaság. While lower inflation is an incentive for buyers, he remarked, a question remains over how much of the expected real wage increases will be spent.
Great British Christmas Market In Budapest, 13 - 15 Dec.
- 13 Dec 2012 10:40 AM
- shopping
Visitors to The Great Market Hall in Budapest will be in for an extra treat when 'The Great British Christmas Market' opens for 3 days between 13 and 15 December. With the cold weather upon us the nice folks from Famous Grouse Whisky will be offering free tastings at various times over the 3 days. There is also a programme of entertainment at the event, including a Scottish pipe band on Thursday ...
Expat Outcry As Warburtons Stops Selling In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:45 AM
- shopping
In reply to recent pleas by expats in Budapest asking Warburtons about sales of UK style crumpets; bread and English muffins in Hungary, the company made a statement on 29 November 2012, "Unfortunately we've made the decision to end our trial of selling Warburtons products in certain parts of Central Europe. We have put every effort into making this work, but a number of challenging factors such ...
Tesco's Role In Hungary's Economy
- 21 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- shopping
Tesco's direct and indirect contribution to the gross added value of Hungary's output is Ft 101 billion, according to economic research group Szazadveg, based on 2010 data. The hypermarket chain paid Ft 71 billion in taxes, including 53% of the sectoral tax levied on retailers. In 2010, the company employed 21,200 staff and another 8,000 indirectly, accounting for 1% of the total actively ...
French Bricostore To Close In Hungary
- 20 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- shopping
French owned company Bricostore just made a 'strategic decision' to withdraw from the Hungarian market, due to recent poor sales and negative forecasts for the future. This pullout will potentially result in around 650+ employees losing their jobs at the Budapest HQ and at nine stores nationwide, including at least one Bricostore manager who told XpatLoop this news. Bricostore successfully ...
Budapest Desing Week, Until 7 October 2012
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Budapest Design Week is taking place for the ninth time between September 28th and October 7th 2012. Organised with close to 300 cooperating partners and attracting 60 thousand visitors year after year, the program series is supported by the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office with the Hungarian Design Council serving as its patron and is organised by Design Terminal, an institution of Forum ...
Hungary: The China Connection, Asia Center Budapest
- 21 Sep 2012 1:00 AM
- shopping
"More than 10,000 Chinese live in Hungary - more than in any other country in central Europe. Though xenophobia is a reality there, the Chinese community has been largely tolerated.The Hungarian government sees ties with the Chinese as a way to help revive the country's weak financial situation.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Chinese Market Closing?
- 20 Sep 2012 1:03 AM
- shopping
2014 Update: It was closed down. Hungary is not the most multicultural nation on the planet. 95% Magyar, 2% Roma, and the rest of us. Around 100,000 Chinese live in Hungary, and Budapest has its own Chinatown, well, a sprawling China-shanty-town. It's a real oddity, and if not the most immediate of local attractions, it is a side of the city that's bafflingly interesting, in a grimy kind of way. ...