In April 2026, the volume of retail trade was 1.7% higher according to raw data, or 3.6% higher in calendar (and Easter effects) adjusted terms, than in the same month of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Adjusted food sales increased 3.4%, non-food sales rose 2.6% and turnover at petrol stations climbed […]
Net sales revenue of DIY chain Praktiker rose 12% to HUF 98.5 billion in 2025, the Hungarian-owned business said on Monday. The new stores accounted for nearly half of the total revenue growth, while the remainder was driven by organic growth. The number of the DIY chain’s stores grew to 23, with a total floor […]
German-owned discount retail chain Lidl held its position as the top seller of fast-moving consumer goods in Hungary in 2025, data compiled by Trade Magazin show. Turnover of Lidl stores in Hungary was close to HUF 1,802 billion in 2025. Runner-up was Spar, with turnover of nearly HUF 1,186 billion, followed by Hungarian-owned chain CBA, […]
Spar Hungary has modernized one hypermarket and two supermarkets at a total cost of over HUF 4.3 billion; all three stores reopened on Thursday, the company told MTI. The company reopened its Interspar store in Veszprém (W Hungary); during the nearly HUF 2.8 billion investment, the floor space of the more than 4,000-square-meter sales area […]
Domestic retail is struggling with the limitations of economies of scale, the unstoppable rise of Chinese platforms and the technological revolution. That is according to a panel of experts gathered for the Portfolio Retail Day 2026 conference and analyzed the situation of the domestic and international retail market, changes in consumer trends, and strategic directions […]
Supermarket chain Auchan plans to start opening smaller shops in Hungary from 2027 with the aim of tripling sales by 2032, Auchan Hungary said on Thursday. Auchan Hungary will finance the new shops, with areas of between 70 and 150 square meters, with its own resources and in a franchise construction. Auchan Hungary will also […]
Hungarian retail continued to see slow, fluctuating growth in 2025, but this was by no means explosive; rather, it was a cautious upturn. Domestic stores are not the main beneficiaries of the increase in household consumption demand, as a significant portion of the additional consumption goes to services or online retailers, which are not fully […]
According to seasonally and calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales remained unchanged compared to the previous month in Hungary. In January–September 2025, the volume of sales – also according to calendar adjusted data – was 2.8% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office reports. In September […]
The Hungarian retailers association OKSZ pressed for a mandatory cap on markups of food products to be phased out in a statement issued on Monday and sent to MTI. OKSZ chief secretary Tamás Kozák said there was "no reason" for maintaining the 10% cap in force for a range of food products. He added that […]
Retailer Spar Hungary has modernized three more stores, spending a total of nearly HUF 1.7 billion on renovating its stores in the towns of Kőszeg, Esztergom and Törökszentmiklós, the company told MTI on Thursday. The Kőszeg store was renovated with an investment of approximately HUF 640 million and provides employment for 20 people. HUF 471.5 […]
In July 2025, the volume of retail trade in Hungary in both raw and calendar-adjusted data was 1.7% higher than in the same month of the previous year, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Compared to the same period of the previous year, calendar-adjusted sale volumes expanded by 2.3% in specialized and non-specialized food […]
In May 2025, the volume of retail trade in both raw and calendar-adjusted data was 2.1% higher than in the same month of the previous year in Hungary, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Compared to the same period of the previous year, calendar-adjusted sale volumes expanded by 0.5% in specialized and non-specialized food […]
In April 2025, the volume of retail trade in Hungary was 6.8% higher in raw data, or 5.0% higher in calendar (and Easter effects) adjusted terms, than in the same month of the previous year. Compared to the same period of the previous year, calendar-adjusted sale volumes expanded by 3.7% in specialized and non-specialized food […]
Hungarian market leader sportswear brand Decathlon increased its sales by 6% to HUF 86.2 billion in 2024, while its profit after tax rose from HUF 3.7 billion to HUF 4 billion, the company told MTI on Monday. According to the statement, based on the renewed global brand identity, the brand's stores in Hungary also started […]
The retail chain Spar Hungary achieved gross sales of almost HUF 1,112 billion in 2024, which is 4.8% higher than the previous year, while the volume of products sold increased by about 2% year-on-year, the company's CEO, Gabriella Heiszler said at the annual press conference in Budapest on Thursday. She stated that Spar Hungary also […]
