The supermarket chain Spar is to complain to the European Union about a special tax in Hungary, a Financial Times (FT) report is quoted by the Hungarian financial portal portfolio.hu. Spar has accused the Hungarian government of breaking EU law and called on Brussels to intervene to mitigate the "devastating" effects on its operations. The […]

As a result of energy-saving measures introduced by Spar Hungary and the modernization of its stores, the store chain's greenhouse gas emissions were reduced by 49% by 2021 compared to 2017 levels, the supermarket chain told the state news agency MTI on Monday. The company said that during the renovation of the stores, fluorescent lighting […]

The weather was not kind to runners at the Budapest Marathon this weekend, but more than 3,000 people still took part in the 42-kilometer race. In the men's race, Hungary’s Péter Nagy crossed the line first in 2 hours 33 minutes and 37 seconds, while the women's race was won by Anna Borisenko from Russia, […]

Although, Lidl increased its total gross turnover significantly in 2019, it is still behind Tesco in the ranking of retail chains in Hungary. Of the chains selling fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), Tesco was the first with HUF 740 billion in revenue, Lidl closed last year with 685 billion, SPAR was in third place with […]

SPAR Hungary Trade Ltd. and the Trade Employees' Trade Union (KASZ) agreed on wage development for 2020, according to a press release by the company. By convention, the SPAR Loyalty Program will continue to exist. What is new is the extension of the 13th month benefit system and the fact that the employee discount available […]