249 result(s) for retailers
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).
Sunday Closing In Hungary Boosts Online Sales
- 3 Sep 2015 1:08 AM
- shopping
The value of online retail sales was more than 16% higher, year-on-year, in the first half, according to an estimate by economics institute GKI and online price comparison site Árukeresõ. More dramatically, online sales grew by about a third from the first quarter to the second, partly due to the restrictions on Sunday shopping, GKI added. In the second quarter, online retailers had a more ...
Bigger Budget For Sziget Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 2:40 AM
- entertainment
The Sziget Festival starts this week with an expanded budget that allows organisers to pay guest performers 30-40% more than last year, chief promoter Károly Gerendai told Népszabadság. This year’s budget is Ft 4.7 billion, up from Ft 3.7 billion last year. The most expensive performer is English singer Robbie Williams, who will be on stage on Monday, “Day Zero” before the six-day festival gets ...
Govt Rejects Counterbid For Concession To Supply Tobacco Shops
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The government has rejected an offer by Imperial Tobacco Magyarország for a concession to supply retail tobacco shops for “failing to comply with legal requirements” and because a contract on the concession has already been signed. Imperial Tobacco Magyarország, JTI Hungary and Philip Morris Magyarország on Wednesday announced an uninvited counter-bid for a concession to supply retail tobacco ...
Growing Labour Shortage At Lake Balaton In Hungary
- 25 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The shortage of skilled workers at Lake Balaton has risen to dramatic levels this summer, local website sonline.hu reports. Restaurants and hotels are finding it increasingly difficult to keep staff, due to emigration, the report says, citing the example of one restaurant where the entire staff quit overnight, leaving the message: “We have gone to Austria”.
Hungarian Minister Rejects Call By Balaton Businesses To Ease Sunday Closure Rules
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Economy Minister Mihály Varga has rejected an appeal by an alliance of businesses around Lake Balaton to relax rules that require big retailers to remain closed on Sundays. The alliance had asked the minister to ease the rules during the summer tourist season. The paper said the ministry would weigh possible changes to the rules in the autumn.
Sunday Shopping Ban Fuels Online Retail In Hungary
- 18 Jun 2015 2:35 AM
- shopping
Online retailers have registered accelerated growth since the ban on Sunday shopping came into force on March 15, according to a survey by GKI Digital and Árukereso.hu. In the first quarter, retail sales were up 16% year-on-year at Ft 30 billion. Tesco posted an annual 85% rise in online sales between March and May.
Hungarian Socialist Referendum Question On Sunday Work Approved
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) has approved a question for a national referendum submitted by the leader of the opposition Socialists regarding payment for Sunday work. The question József Tóbiás submitted to the committee on April 21 is the following: “do you want parliament to amend the labour code to allow payment of a 200% premium for Sunday work in the retail trade sector?”
Ad Tax Changes Would Hurt Hungarian Consumer Goods Market
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Retailers could be seriously hurt by changes to the advertisement tax, especially in the consumer goods segment, the National Association of Retailers (OKSZ) reported. The consumer goods market is extremely price sensitive and both retailers and suppliers have a vested interest in curbing price rises, the OKSZ said in a statement.
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).
Sunday Closing In Hungary Boosts Online Sales
- 3 Sep 2015 1:08 AM
- shopping
The value of online retail sales was more than 16% higher, year-on-year, in the first half, according to an estimate by economics institute GKI and online price comparison site Árukeresõ. More dramatically, online sales grew by about a third from the first quarter to the second, partly due to the restrictions on Sunday shopping, GKI added. In the second quarter, online retailers had a more ...
Bigger Budget For Sziget Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 2:40 AM
- entertainment
The Sziget Festival starts this week with an expanded budget that allows organisers to pay guest performers 30-40% more than last year, chief promoter Károly Gerendai told Népszabadság. This year’s budget is Ft 4.7 billion, up from Ft 3.7 billion last year. The most expensive performer is English singer Robbie Williams, who will be on stage on Monday, “Day Zero” before the six-day festival gets ...
Govt Rejects Counterbid For Concession To Supply Tobacco Shops
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The government has rejected an offer by Imperial Tobacco Magyarország for a concession to supply retail tobacco shops for “failing to comply with legal requirements” and because a contract on the concession has already been signed. Imperial Tobacco Magyarország, JTI Hungary and Philip Morris Magyarország on Wednesday announced an uninvited counter-bid for a concession to supply retail tobacco ...
Growing Labour Shortage At Lake Balaton In Hungary
- 25 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The shortage of skilled workers at Lake Balaton has risen to dramatic levels this summer, local website sonline.hu reports. Restaurants and hotels are finding it increasingly difficult to keep staff, due to emigration, the report says, citing the example of one restaurant where the entire staff quit overnight, leaving the message: “We have gone to Austria”.
Hungarian Minister Rejects Call By Balaton Businesses To Ease Sunday Closure Rules
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Economy Minister Mihály Varga has rejected an appeal by an alliance of businesses around Lake Balaton to relax rules that require big retailers to remain closed on Sundays. The alliance had asked the minister to ease the rules during the summer tourist season. The paper said the ministry would weigh possible changes to the rules in the autumn.
Sunday Shopping Ban Fuels Online Retail In Hungary
- 18 Jun 2015 2:35 AM
- shopping
Online retailers have registered accelerated growth since the ban on Sunday shopping came into force on March 15, according to a survey by GKI Digital and Árukereso.hu. In the first quarter, retail sales were up 16% year-on-year at Ft 30 billion. Tesco posted an annual 85% rise in online sales between March and May.
Hungarian Socialist Referendum Question On Sunday Work Approved
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) has approved a question for a national referendum submitted by the leader of the opposition Socialists regarding payment for Sunday work. The question József Tóbiás submitted to the committee on April 21 is the following: “do you want parliament to amend the labour code to allow payment of a 200% premium for Sunday work in the retail trade sector?”
Ad Tax Changes Would Hurt Hungarian Consumer Goods Market
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Retailers could be seriously hurt by changes to the advertisement tax, especially in the consumer goods segment, the National Association of Retailers (OKSZ) reported. The consumer goods market is extremely price sensitive and both retailers and suppliers have a vested interest in curbing price rises, the OKSZ said in a statement.