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New Fair Trade World Shop Opens In Budapest
- 7 Feb 2013 10:40 AM
- shopping
In the past 7 years there have been several attempts to open a Fair Trade "world shop." in Budapest with varying degrees of success. Now, the founder of the Fair Trade movement in Hungary and her oldest daughter are making a go of it on their own. The Vilag Bolt (World Shop) opened just a few weeks ago, and is conveniently located just across from the new Godor at Kiraly u. 8-10 in the Central ...
New Luxury Shopping Palace In Budapest
- 17 Jan 2013 10:40 AM
- shopping
The 17-million-euro, 5000-m2, Il Bacio di Stile at Andrassy 19 - with an Italian cafe, bar, and rooftop restaurant - is the brainchild of Hungarian millionaire Gyorgy Gattyan of Docler Holding. Over 40 luxury brands, most of them not yet available in Hungary, will be exhibited in the beautifully restored ‘monument building’, one of the most prestigious locations for luxury shopping in Budapest.
Advent Fair By The Basilica In Budapest In 2012
- 21 Dec 2012 10:35 AM
- shopping
Christmas markets have a long tradition in Hungary over the weeks of advent and this fair has a lot more to it than just Christmas shopping. It attempts to create community atmosphere, despite the lately popular trends of shopping together, the Advent Fair by the Basilica creates a place where people can spend some time together in the holiday spirit and enjoy a wide range of cultural, ...
French Bricostore To Close In Hungary
- 20 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- shopping
French owned company Bricostore just made a 'strategic decision' to withdraw from the Hungarian market, due to recent poor sales and negative forecasts for the future. This pullout will potentially result in around 650+ employees losing their jobs at the Budapest HQ and at nine stores nationwide, including at least one Bricostore manager who told XpatLoop this news. Bricostore successfully ...
Media Markt Takes Over Saturn Shops In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Shops of electronics retail chain Saturn will be closed and rebranded and integrated into the Media Markt chain, Napi Gazdaság reports. Both retail chains are owned by Germany’s Metro group.
Xpat Opinion: Best Flea Market In Budapest
- 11 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
There are two major flea markets in Budapest – one is a fair car ride in the south of Budapest, a sprawling, ramshackle bazaar you may know is called Ecseri. The other is a good deal smaller, held in the city park at weekends. For my money, this is a more sensible, manageable alternative; it's perfectly possible to roll out of bed, onto public transport, through Városliget and right up to the ...
Invitation: Tokaj-Hegyalja Market, 9 September
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Our next Tokaj-Hegyalja Market (Mushrooms into the Basket!) is, as usual, on the second Sunday of the Month, September 9th here at the Sárga Borház Restaurant on the Disznókő Estate. This will be a particularly special wekend in the Tokaj Wine Region; we will start with the Mádi Furmint Festival (September 7th, 8th) and finish with the Tokaj-Hegyalja Market on Sunday. The locals are so lucky – ...
World Industrial Design Day In Hungary, 29 June
- 14 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
On June 29th 2012 Hungary is joining many countries worldwide in celebrating the World Industrial Design Day for the fifth time. For this special occasion the Hungarian Design Council and Forum Hungaricum invited Zuzanna Skalska trend researcher and strategist, a key actor of the Dutch and the European design scene to hold a presentation that is also the preliminary event of Budapest Design Week. ...
Introducing The Jewel Of The Year 2012 In Hungary
- 27 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- shopping
"After last year’s big success PannonArts Gallery has called the tender ‘Jewel of the Year’. This year again, the field was pretty varicolored. There are also wonderful jewels, which are not made from conventional jewel raw materials but from recycled materials, concrete, paper, plastic or textile materials. The jury has chosen the jewel of the year from more than hundred works of fifty-five ...
New Fair Trade World Shop Opens In Budapest
- 7 Feb 2013 10:40 AM
- shopping
In the past 7 years there have been several attempts to open a Fair Trade "world shop." in Budapest with varying degrees of success. Now, the founder of the Fair Trade movement in Hungary and her oldest daughter are making a go of it on their own. The Vilag Bolt (World Shop) opened just a few weeks ago, and is conveniently located just across from the new Godor at Kiraly u. 8-10 in the Central ...
New Luxury Shopping Palace In Budapest
- 17 Jan 2013 10:40 AM
- shopping
The 17-million-euro, 5000-m2, Il Bacio di Stile at Andrassy 19 - with an Italian cafe, bar, and rooftop restaurant - is the brainchild of Hungarian millionaire Gyorgy Gattyan of Docler Holding. Over 40 luxury brands, most of them not yet available in Hungary, will be exhibited in the beautifully restored ‘monument building’, one of the most prestigious locations for luxury shopping in Budapest.
Advent Fair By The Basilica In Budapest In 2012
- 21 Dec 2012 10:35 AM
- shopping
Christmas markets have a long tradition in Hungary over the weeks of advent and this fair has a lot more to it than just Christmas shopping. It attempts to create community atmosphere, despite the lately popular trends of shopping together, the Advent Fair by the Basilica creates a place where people can spend some time together in the holiday spirit and enjoy a wide range of cultural, ...
French Bricostore To Close In Hungary
- 20 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- shopping
French owned company Bricostore just made a 'strategic decision' to withdraw from the Hungarian market, due to recent poor sales and negative forecasts for the future. This pullout will potentially result in around 650+ employees losing their jobs at the Budapest HQ and at nine stores nationwide, including at least one Bricostore manager who told XpatLoop this news. Bricostore successfully ...
Media Markt Takes Over Saturn Shops In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Shops of electronics retail chain Saturn will be closed and rebranded and integrated into the Media Markt chain, Napi Gazdaság reports. Both retail chains are owned by Germany’s Metro group.
Xpat Opinion: Best Flea Market In Budapest
- 11 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
There are two major flea markets in Budapest – one is a fair car ride in the south of Budapest, a sprawling, ramshackle bazaar you may know is called Ecseri. The other is a good deal smaller, held in the city park at weekends. For my money, this is a more sensible, manageable alternative; it's perfectly possible to roll out of bed, onto public transport, through Városliget and right up to the ...
Invitation: Tokaj-Hegyalja Market, 9 September
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Our next Tokaj-Hegyalja Market (Mushrooms into the Basket!) is, as usual, on the second Sunday of the Month, September 9th here at the Sárga Borház Restaurant on the Disznókő Estate. This will be a particularly special wekend in the Tokaj Wine Region; we will start with the Mádi Furmint Festival (September 7th, 8th) and finish with the Tokaj-Hegyalja Market on Sunday. The locals are so lucky – ...
World Industrial Design Day In Hungary, 29 June
- 14 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
On June 29th 2012 Hungary is joining many countries worldwide in celebrating the World Industrial Design Day for the fifth time. For this special occasion the Hungarian Design Council and Forum Hungaricum invited Zuzanna Skalska trend researcher and strategist, a key actor of the Dutch and the European design scene to hold a presentation that is also the preliminary event of Budapest Design Week. ...
Introducing The Jewel Of The Year 2012 In Hungary
- 27 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- shopping
"After last year’s big success PannonArts Gallery has called the tender ‘Jewel of the Year’. This year again, the field was pretty varicolored. There are also wonderful jewels, which are not made from conventional jewel raw materials but from recycled materials, concrete, paper, plastic or textile materials. The jury has chosen the jewel of the year from more than hundred works of fifty-five ...