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Broader view: H&M announces financial results for 2011 financial yearClick and register to open this news

H&M sales in the CE region on the rise Following H&M’s entrance to Romania in March 2011, the clothing and accessories retailer is now present in all countries of the Central Europe region. The group ... more »
2012-02-08
 

Broader view: IKEA announces financial results for 2010/2011 financial yearClick and register to open this news

Sales revenues of IKEA within the CE region improves IKEA is present in all countries in Central Europe. It has recently announced its financial results for the fiscal year end 2011 ending 31 August 2011. IKEA stores ... more »
2012-02-01
 

Broader View: Footwear companies develop their business in PolandClick and register to open this news

Kari is the second footwear company that decided to enter the Polish market in recent months. Another footwear retailer, US-based Foot Locker, opened its first store in Poland on 20 December 2011 in the Arkadia shopping ... more »
2012-01-30
 

Crazy Piramid Pizza eyes Slovakia - an interview with Wojciech Godunski, the owner of Crazy Piramid Pizza and Biesiadowo restaurant chains

Central Europe Retail Update talks to Wojciech Godunski, owner of Crazy Piramid Pizza and Biesiadowo restaurant chains, about foreign expansion Paulina Walewska, Central Europe Retail Update: Was 2011 a good year ... more»
2012-01-13
 

Broader view: Subway to open about 20 restaurants in Poland in 2012Click and register to open this news

Subway seems to be currently the most active fast food chain in Central and Eastern Europe. At the end of 2011 the company managed around 407 establishments in the region and in 2012 it wants its regional network to reach ... more »
2012-01-11
 

Broader view: Tesco opened an Internet store in the Czech RepublicClick and register to open this news

Czech Republic is not the only market within the CEE region in which Tesco is to launch online sales in 2012. The chain’s next step is to introduce an online ordering service in Poland. The online offer will be available ... more »
2012-01-11
 

Private label market in Poland continues to expandClick and register to open this news

The private label market in Poland was worth PLN 24.6bn in 2010, expanding 17% relative to 2009, according to estimates published in PMR’s newest report Private label in Poland 2011. Market analysis and development ... more »
2011-11-08
 

115% discounters’ revenue growth in the last three years in RomaniaClick and register to open this news

In the last three years, discounters have opened more than 200 stores, a number greater than in the first seven years of their operation on the Romanian market. The discounters’ sales results are far better than ... more »
2011-10-04
 

Furniture market in Romania - an interview with Aurica Sereny, the President fo the Romanian Furniture Manufacturers Association (APMR) Click and register to open this news

Central Europe Retail Update talks with Aurica Sereny, the President of the Romanian Furniture Manufacturers Association (APMR) about the condition and future perspectives of the furniture market in Romania. Paulina Walewska, ... more »
2011-09-21
 

Shopping centre development in Hungary still suppressed by the crisisClick and register to open this news

With the still hardly recovering Hungarian economy, the country’s retail market has been continuing its poor performance in 2011, deterring developers from investing in shopping centres on the Hungarian market. ... more »
2011-09-07
 

The light alcohol and soft drink market in Romania to stagnate or to grow slightly in 2011Click and register to open this news

The light alcohol and non-alcoholic beverage markets in Romania saw declines for a second year in a row in 2010. All these markets expect stagnation or a slight recovery at best in 2011. The light alcohol (beer and wine) ... more »
2011-07-13
 

Wal-Mart enters Poland? - an interview with Maria Andrzej Falinski of POHiDClick and register to open this news

Central Europe Retail Update speaks to Maria Andrzej Falinski of Polish Organisation of Commerce and Distribution (POHiD) about Wal-Mart’s potential entrance to the Polish market Paulina Walewska, Central Europe Retail Update: ... more »
2011-07-05
 

Warsaw loses ground against other CE capitals in terms of shopping centre development Click and register to open this news

Warsaw boasts the most substantial amount of shopping centre GLA of all of the Central European capitals under consideration, but Bratislava leads the field in terms of GLA per 1,000 people. Furthermore, over the next ... more »
2011-06-28
 

Improvement in consumer conditions in CEE in 2010Click and register to open this news

The consumer conditions index rose in nearly all of the 27 EU member states in 2010, after a significant year-on-year decline in 2009, according to the fifth edition of Consumer Conditions Scoreboard published by the ... more »
2011-06-14
 

Shopping centre development in the Czech Republic and Slovakia today and tomorrowClick and register to open this news

At the end of 2010, there were 63 shopping centres (those greater than 10,000 m²) operating in the largest cities of the Czech Republic. In turn, Slovakia had 32 shopping centres with a GLA of more than 10,000 m² ... more »
2011-06-01
 

Hungarian retail market stabilizes after 2008 and 2009 downturn - an interview with Anita Csorgo, head of Retail Agency at Colliers International HungaryClick and register to open this news

Central Europe Retail Update is talking to Anita Csorgo, head of the Retail Agency at Colliers International Hungary regarding the current situation in Hungary’s retail market and prognosis for the future. Paulina ... more »
2011-05-18
 

Hungarian retail market stabilizes after 2008 and 2009 downturnClick and register to open this news

Following the crisis years of 2008 and 2009, the retail market in Hungary stabilized during 2010 as market players adjusted to the changed conditions, according to the latest Colliers International report. Declines ... more »
2011-05-18
 

Popularity of modern retail formats on the rise in Central and Eastern Europe Click and register to open this news

Modern retail formats remain popular in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) despite the economic crisis. 68% of shoppers in the monitored region claim that hypermarkets, supermarkets and discounters are the places ... more »
2011-04-27
 

Technical consumer goods market in CEE in 2010: mixed reactions to crisisClick and register to open this news

The technical consumer goods market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) showed mixed results in 2010, with some markets continuing to struggle, and others beginning to recover or even booming. Although not as severe ... more »
2011-04-13
 

CEE – fastest growing retail markets in Europe by 2020?Click and register to open this news

According to long-term forecasts, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are to become the fastest-growing retail markets in Europe. Between 2011 and 2020, all the CEE markets are forecast to achieve retail ... more »
2011-03-29
 

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