Wolt's own "delivery-only-stores", i.e. the stores with only home delivery, Wolt Market, will be launched in Hungary in the fall of this year, It is planned to open first in Budapest and then in several provincial in several towns and cities, which will operate as separate stores alongside other retail partners. In addition to food […]

Hungarian grocery stores achieved significant growth in May 2021, with sales up 20% compared to two years earlier, the news site napi.hu reports. Retail sales increased in May, according to the latest figures from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) based on online checkout data. The grocery store revenues were not compared to May last […]

In April 2021, the volume of retail trade increased by 9.9% in raw data and by 10.6% in calendar-adjusted data, compared with the same period of the previous year, as a result of the gradual lifting of restrictions from mid-month, and the low point in April last year. In April, calendar-adjusted sales volumes rose by […]

Having reached the significant milestone of having 3,000 stores worldwide, JYSK, a Danish retail chain selling household goods such as mattresses, furniture and interior décor, has set itself the next target: 5,000 stores in total. This means that the store chain will soon need a lot of new store managers. A major Employer Branding campaign […]

Today, Spar Hungary sells a total of 3,600 own-brand products in its stores in 31 product categories in Hungary, and this year, the range will be further expanded, the store chain's communications manager, Márk Maczelka said on Monday. It is planned that 300 new own-brand products will be on the shelves, Márk Maczelka is quoted […]

Almost three-quarters of the population spends less than HUF 50,000 a month on food, a new poll suggests. A survey by Pulzus Research for the business news site napi.hu also suggests that only three of 100 Hungarians have a monthly budget exceeding HUF 100,000. As napi.hu writes, it is a natural reaction on the part […]

Hungarian retail sales went into the red. The turnover of grocery stores also increased only moderately. However, online stores surge. In November 2020, the volume of sales in retail shops decreased by 0.3% according to raw data and by 0.8% when adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same period of the previous year, according […]

In order to support domestic producers and further expand its supplier partner range, Lidl Hungary is launching a complex educational program called ‘Lidl Academy Plus’. The training focuses on the development of prospective partners, where market participants joining the program can not only participate in sector-focused professional presentations and forums, but also receive a supplier […]

In September 2020, the volume of sales in retail shops decreased by 1.6% according to raw data and by 2.0% when adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same period of the previous year.  Providing the details, a fresh report by the Central Statistical Office says that the volume of sales, adjusted for calendar effects, […]

Demand for food rebounded during the epidemic. The number of online purchases increased by 15% in the first quarter*, but due to increased consumption, unfortunately, more household waste and wasted food may end up in the trash. While there is more and more talk about a sustainable lifestyle, sustainable transport, many still do not rethink […]

German retail chain Aldi's Hungarian companies will create 250 new commercial, logistics and IT jobs in Hungary by the end of the year, according to Aldi Magyarország Managing Director Bernhard Haider. They are looking for 100 new employees in their stores, and the cold storage warehouse in Biatorbágy, which will be completed in the autumn, […]

In June 2020, retail stores were already open without epidemiological restrictions throughout the country, so their sales volume increased by 0.8% according to raw data and remained essentially unchanged according to calendar-adjusted data compared to the same period last year. The Central Statistical Office says the volume of sales, adjusted for calendar effects, decreased by […]

In the first half of June, according to cash register data, store revenues were 3.7% lower than before, which is worse than the 2.6% decrease in May. In addition, people bought less in grocery stores, and the jump in online store revenues is also smaller than the April peak. The survey was made for the […]

Aldi's logistics center in Hungary will be expanded with an 8,800-square-meter cold store, doubling its cold storage capacity in the country, according to an interview with Bernhard Haider, the Hungarian managing director of the discount chain. The company can thus provide a much larger range of refrigerated products to customers, while at the same time […]

In April 2020, the volume of sales in retail shops, including mail order and internet retailing, according to both raw and calendar-adjusted data, decreased by 10.2% compared to the same period last year, the Central Statistical Office reports. Due to the epidemiological emergency, regulatory restrictions were introduced, which also affected retailing, with an impact on […]