The online bonus/coupon market soars further

The Hungarian online bonus/coupon market realised a 6.5 billion HUF return in 2012. While the number of participants is decreasing and the signs of market consolidation are observable, the popularity of the greatest pages is unbroken – according to the yearly research summary of eNET.

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Christmas Shopping Fever on the Internet

While retail sales in Hungary are still struggling, online retailers cannot complain. In the past year 1,6 million people purchased a product online at least once, with sales approaching HUF 177 billion, a nearly 14 % rise compared to last year’s HUF 155 billion. This was greatly facilitated by the emergence of online shopping malls [...]

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Bonuses and coupons – the market is cooling

The pitched battle for customers between companies selling bonuses/coupons shows no signs of abatement in 2012. The heavy competition is understandable: every survey result indicates that this market is growing just as dynamically this year as it did in 2011. There are more and more buyers of online bonuses and coupons, and the number of [...]

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Hungarians Pushing More Online Shopping Carts

Few areas of the economy show growth to the extent produced by internet commerce in 2011, says GKIeNET – T-Mobile’s research survey titled “Report on the Internet Economy” and published in May. In addition to the intrinsic benefits of internet purchases, the unfavorable economic environment also makes people more sensitive to prices, which boosts e-commerce. [...]

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E-Commerce Trends in 2011

Hungarian retailers capable of significantly boosting their sales volumes in 2011 were almost exclusively those engaged in selling online. Exact figures will not be available until after the books are closed for the year, but preliminary estimates indicate that the volume of the Hungarian online retail sector was 155 billion forints, and online sales of [...]

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