263 result(s) for retail chain
Hungarian Retailers Poised To Acquire Foreign Rivals
- 21 May 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Hungarian retail chains CBA and Coop are in the final laps of buying sector peer Match and Profi units from Belgium’s Louis Delhaize group, which is pulling out of Hungary, Napi Gazdaság reported citing market sources. State development bank MFB is to provide a loan for the deal. Coop has sufficient collateral but CBA Kereskedelmi, which coordinates the franchise network, has needed time to ...
Penny Market And Metro Fall Victim To Plaza Ban Regulation In Hungary
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Authorities have turned down requests for exemptions to the ban on big new shopping facilities from retail chains Penny Market and Metro, Origo reports. A regulation passed in November bans the construction of commercial properties larger than 300m2 until the end of 2014.
EU Clears Auchan Takeover Of Cora In Hungary
- 24 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
The EU's competition office has approved Auchan's takeover of the seven Cora hypermarket units in Hungary. The Commission found that the transaction does not significantly hinder competition as Auchan will face strong rivalry after the merger from several other competitors.
Italian High-End Retailer Coin May Be Leaving Hungary
- 18 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
"Market rumours are widespread that Italian textile and design chain Coin will close its outlet in the Dorottya Palota in downtown Budapest and leave Hungary later this month.
CBA Aims For The Top Spot In Hungary
- 5 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- shopping
"CBA aims to become the market leader in food retail once again by opening new stores and taking over units from companies exiting the market, chairman László Baldauf told a Wednesday press conference. The retailer, which celebrates its 20th birthday this year, was the market leader in 2000, he added.
Coming To Budapest: Chris Rea, Sportaréna, 15 February
- 10 Feb 2012 8:01 AM
- entertainment
"Following his sell-out UK & European tour in 2010 and 2009’s UK Top Ten album Still So Far To Go – The Best Of Chris Rea, one of the UK’s foremost singers and songwriters returns with his first new material in over 10 years. He is coming to Budapest on 15 February. Concert will start at 20:00.
Tesco Named RBIF Sponsor Of The Year In Hungary By Robin Marshall
- 24 Jan 2012 8:06 AM
- community & culture
The name of the Robert Burns International Foundation Sponsor of the Year was revealed to a crowd of 75,000 on January 14, 2012, with Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United Football Club, and the RBIF’s Honorary President, presenting the trophy to David Wood, commercial director of Tesco Global Áruházak Zrt.
Hungarian Gov’t Seen Discriminating Against Foreign Retailers In Voucher Market
- 12 Jan 2012 10:45 AM
- shopping
"The government clearly aims to grant Hungarian retail chains preferential status in the new voucher market, Retail Association president György Vámos told Népszabadság. The favouritism is not necessarily a bad thing in itself, he continued, but excluding international retail chains by setting preposterous conditions is problematic.
Lira Sees Uncertain Book Market In Hungary In 2012
- 3 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Book retailer Lira will close 8-10 outlets in 2012, due to political and economic uncertainty, chairman Tamas Kolosi told Napi Gazdasag. The chain has not opened any new shops in the past two years as demand on the book market started to fall in 2008. Demand hit bottom in the first half of 2011 but recovered slightly in the second half, Kolosi said.
Hungarian Retailers Poised To Acquire Foreign Rivals
- 21 May 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Hungarian retail chains CBA and Coop are in the final laps of buying sector peer Match and Profi units from Belgium’s Louis Delhaize group, which is pulling out of Hungary, Napi Gazdaság reported citing market sources. State development bank MFB is to provide a loan for the deal. Coop has sufficient collateral but CBA Kereskedelmi, which coordinates the franchise network, has needed time to ...
Penny Market And Metro Fall Victim To Plaza Ban Regulation In Hungary
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Authorities have turned down requests for exemptions to the ban on big new shopping facilities from retail chains Penny Market and Metro, Origo reports. A regulation passed in November bans the construction of commercial properties larger than 300m2 until the end of 2014.
EU Clears Auchan Takeover Of Cora In Hungary
- 24 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
The EU's competition office has approved Auchan's takeover of the seven Cora hypermarket units in Hungary. The Commission found that the transaction does not significantly hinder competition as Auchan will face strong rivalry after the merger from several other competitors.
Italian High-End Retailer Coin May Be Leaving Hungary
- 18 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
"Market rumours are widespread that Italian textile and design chain Coin will close its outlet in the Dorottya Palota in downtown Budapest and leave Hungary later this month.
CBA Aims For The Top Spot In Hungary
- 5 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- shopping
"CBA aims to become the market leader in food retail once again by opening new stores and taking over units from companies exiting the market, chairman László Baldauf told a Wednesday press conference. The retailer, which celebrates its 20th birthday this year, was the market leader in 2000, he added.
Coming To Budapest: Chris Rea, Sportaréna, 15 February
- 10 Feb 2012 8:01 AM
- entertainment
"Following his sell-out UK & European tour in 2010 and 2009’s UK Top Ten album Still So Far To Go – The Best Of Chris Rea, one of the UK’s foremost singers and songwriters returns with his first new material in over 10 years. He is coming to Budapest on 15 February. Concert will start at 20:00.
Tesco Named RBIF Sponsor Of The Year In Hungary By Robin Marshall
- 24 Jan 2012 8:06 AM
- community & culture
The name of the Robert Burns International Foundation Sponsor of the Year was revealed to a crowd of 75,000 on January 14, 2012, with Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United Football Club, and the RBIF’s Honorary President, presenting the trophy to David Wood, commercial director of Tesco Global Áruházak Zrt.
Hungarian Gov’t Seen Discriminating Against Foreign Retailers In Voucher Market
- 12 Jan 2012 10:45 AM
- shopping
"The government clearly aims to grant Hungarian retail chains preferential status in the new voucher market, Retail Association president György Vámos told Népszabadság. The favouritism is not necessarily a bad thing in itself, he continued, but excluding international retail chains by setting preposterous conditions is problematic.
Lira Sees Uncertain Book Market In Hungary In 2012
- 3 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Book retailer Lira will close 8-10 outlets in 2012, due to political and economic uncertainty, chairman Tamas Kolosi told Napi Gazdasag. The chain has not opened any new shops in the past two years as demand on the book market started to fall in 2008. Demand hit bottom in the first half of 2011 but recovered slightly in the second half, Kolosi said.