271 result(s) for retailers
Government Of Hungary To Require Supermarket Chains To Hire More Employees
- 31 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
The government of Hungary intends to propose legislation requiring that shops and supermarkets over 400 square meters make at least one employee available to shoppers for every 70 sqm, reports pro-government Magyar Idők (Hungarian Times).
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.
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”.
Government Of Hungary To Require Supermarket Chains To Hire More Employees
- 31 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
The government of Hungary intends to propose legislation requiring that shops and supermarkets over 400 square meters make at least one employee available to shoppers for every 70 sqm, reports pro-government Magyar Idők (Hungarian Times).
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.
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”.