309 result(s) for retail sales
Retail Sector Continues To Record Sales Growth Above The EU Average, September 2015
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
In September 2015, the volume of retail sales grew by 5.1 percent year-on-year, and thus the sector’s positive sales trend has been in place for the 28th consecutive month. In the initial nine months of the year, the volume of sales was up by 5.9 percent year-on-year. These growth figures exceed both the EU and the Euro-zone averages.
Zsolt Pálinkás, Chief Operating Officer, Tesco Central Europe
- 29 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
Zsolt has two BSc degrees in Economics from a couple of different respected institutions: Budapest Business School (1999 – 2003) and the University of Debrecen (2002 – 2004).
Hungarian Tobacco Companies Boycott ODBE
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Multinational tobacco companies Philip Morris, Japan Tobacco and Imperial have not signed an agreement with state wholesale monopoly ODBE, which began operations on Monday. Tobacco retailers can still purchase products from other wholesalers until November 17, but afterwards ODBE – a joint venture of British American Tobacco and Hungarian firm Continental – becomes the only authorised ...
Govt Could Set Minimum Sales Staff Requirement At Retailers
- 5 Nov 2015 12:30 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s government is on course to draft legislation in the next two weeks which would set a minimum staff requirement for shops over 400sqm, business daily Világgazdaság said. The draft bill would require that retailers make at least one staff member available to shoppers for every 70sqm of space during business hours, the paper said. The possibility of such a measure could be a source of ...
Business Assoc Warns Against Keeping Shops Closed On Sundays
- 17 Oct 2015 6:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian Association of Shopping Centres (MBSZ) warned on Monday that a proposal to restrict retailers’ opening times on Sundays would have serious consequences. KDNP, a member of the governing alliance, said on Friday that an initiative to prohibit all but family-owned retailers from doing businesses on Sundays, was “in line with the expectations of most people, both on the part of ...
Retail Sales In Hungary Up 4.7% In Aug
- 5 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed by 4.7% in August from the same month a year earlier, preliminary data released by the Central Statistical Office on Monday show. The increase was the same when adjusted for calendar year effects. The unadjusted rise was down from 6.8% in July. Adjusted food sales climbed by 3.7% in August, non-food sales were up 4.6% and fuel sales increased by 7.4%. In ...
Expansion Of Hungarian Retail Sector Continued For The 25th Consecutive Month
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
In July 2015, the volume of retail sales was up by 6.8 percent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, and thus the positive retail sales trend has been in place for the 25th month in a row.
Hungarian Retail Sales Up 7% In July
- 4 Sep 2015 9:21 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary rose by an annual 7% in July, according to preliminary data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). The increase was the same when adjusted for calendar year effects. The unadjusted rise was slightly down from 7.2% in June. Takarékbank chief analyst András Oszlay said the July retail sales growth was above the 5.8% consensus as well as the bank’s 6.3% estimate.
Retail Sales On Rise For 2+ Years In Hungary
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The volume of retail sales has been up for more than two years in Hungary and the volume growth registered in the month of July was the largest since the onset of the crisis, Minister of State for Economic Regulation Béla Glattfelder told public news channel M1, commenting on the latest data published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).
Retail Sector Continues To Record Sales Growth Above The EU Average, September 2015
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
In September 2015, the volume of retail sales grew by 5.1 percent year-on-year, and thus the sector’s positive sales trend has been in place for the 28th consecutive month. In the initial nine months of the year, the volume of sales was up by 5.9 percent year-on-year. These growth figures exceed both the EU and the Euro-zone averages.
Zsolt Pálinkás, Chief Operating Officer, Tesco Central Europe
- 29 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
Zsolt has two BSc degrees in Economics from a couple of different respected institutions: Budapest Business School (1999 – 2003) and the University of Debrecen (2002 – 2004).
Hungarian Tobacco Companies Boycott ODBE
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Multinational tobacco companies Philip Morris, Japan Tobacco and Imperial have not signed an agreement with state wholesale monopoly ODBE, which began operations on Monday. Tobacco retailers can still purchase products from other wholesalers until November 17, but afterwards ODBE – a joint venture of British American Tobacco and Hungarian firm Continental – becomes the only authorised ...
Govt Could Set Minimum Sales Staff Requirement At Retailers
- 5 Nov 2015 12:30 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s government is on course to draft legislation in the next two weeks which would set a minimum staff requirement for shops over 400sqm, business daily Világgazdaság said. The draft bill would require that retailers make at least one staff member available to shoppers for every 70sqm of space during business hours, the paper said. The possibility of such a measure could be a source of ...
Business Assoc Warns Against Keeping Shops Closed On Sundays
- 17 Oct 2015 6:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian Association of Shopping Centres (MBSZ) warned on Monday that a proposal to restrict retailers’ opening times on Sundays would have serious consequences. KDNP, a member of the governing alliance, said on Friday that an initiative to prohibit all but family-owned retailers from doing businesses on Sundays, was “in line with the expectations of most people, both on the part of ...
Retail Sales In Hungary Up 4.7% In Aug
- 5 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed by 4.7% in August from the same month a year earlier, preliminary data released by the Central Statistical Office on Monday show. The increase was the same when adjusted for calendar year effects. The unadjusted rise was down from 6.8% in July. Adjusted food sales climbed by 3.7% in August, non-food sales were up 4.6% and fuel sales increased by 7.4%. In ...
Expansion Of Hungarian Retail Sector Continued For The 25th Consecutive Month
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
In July 2015, the volume of retail sales was up by 6.8 percent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, and thus the positive retail sales trend has been in place for the 25th month in a row.
Hungarian Retail Sales Up 7% In July
- 4 Sep 2015 9:21 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary rose by an annual 7% in July, according to preliminary data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). The increase was the same when adjusted for calendar year effects. The unadjusted rise was slightly down from 7.2% in June. Takarékbank chief analyst András Oszlay said the July retail sales growth was above the 5.8% consensus as well as the bank’s 6.3% estimate.
Retail Sales On Rise For 2+ Years In Hungary
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The volume of retail sales has been up for more than two years in Hungary and the volume growth registered in the month of July was the largest since the onset of the crisis, Minister of State for Economic Regulation Béla Glattfelder told public news channel M1, commenting on the latest data published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).