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Analyses
All Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries allow advertising of OTC products to the public but under some conditions. In Poland, medicinal products may be advertised to the general public if they are not Rx or included ... more
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2012-02-22
After two years of decline, the Czech industrial and logistics market revived considerably in 2011. Demand for such space has soared, pushing vacancy rates to record low figures in many parts of the country. Many Czech ... more
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2012-02-21
Despite major investment in recent years, much of Russia’s power infrastructure is in a state of disrepair. Modernisation and expansion of the country’s power-generating capabilities and grid have become an ... more
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2012-02-21
PCZ’s expansion strategy is to acquire 2-3 units a year, in order to transform into a diversified healthcare group. However, in 2011 it did not manage to complete any acquisitions and still has difficulties in ... more
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2012-02-16
Sales at Poland’s pharmacies grew dramatically in December. Although sharp increases were noted across all product categories, the surge was a one-off event caused by patients’ concerns over the impact ... more
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2012-02-16
Amid the usual flurry of foreign direct investment (FDI), merger and acquisition (M&A) activity and government drug sector cost-containment activity in the last quarter of 2011, serious questions arose about ... more
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2012-02-16
Amid the usual flurry of foreign direct investment (FDI), merger and acquisition (M&A) activity and government drug sector cost-containment activity in the last quarter of 2011, serious questions arose about ... more
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2012-02-16
5.2 ($ bn) is the value of revenues that digital music worldwide reached in 2011, which is 8% higher than in 2010. With the rapid expansion into new markets by services such as iTunes, Spotify and Deezer, the major international ... more
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2012-02-15
Pharma Poland News talks to Dr. Krzysztof Łanda, CEO of Meritum L.A., founder of Watch Health Care Foundation and co-author and editor of a new book on health insurance and benefits packages (“Ubezpieczenia ... more
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2012-02-15
Consumer confidence index: 77.19 pts., +1.21 pts.
Propensity-to-buy index: 87.76 pts., +1.64 pts.
Economic climate index: 61.34 pts., +0.55 pts.
The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) calculated by Ipsos rose by 1.2 points in ... more
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2012-02-14
Despite the many payment cards available on the market, Poles still most often pay in cash – according to research conducted by PMR Research for Retail Update Poland.
The National Bank of Poland (NBP) has ... more
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2012-02-14
Poles prefer to purchase cosmetics at cosmetics shops; large-format shops – hypermarkets, supermarkets and discount shops – rank second. This is only a taste of the findings of a consumer survey conducted ... more
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2012-02-14
In recent years customers have been visibly moving toward smaller formats such as supermarkets and discount stores. Hypermarket chains are attempting to break the trend and rebuild the waning popularity of the format ... more
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2012-02-14
Risk sharing schemes (RSS) have been introduced into Polish law by the new Reimbursement Act, effective since 1 January 2012. RSS are not, however, completely novel in Poland. Prior to 2012, RSS-type instruments were ... more
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2012-02-13
1.7 (PLN bn) was the sales revenue figure achieved by IKEA in Poland during the 2010/2011 financial year, which ended on 31 August 2011.
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2 (PLN bn) is to be invested by Jeronimo Martins Dystrybucja, the ... more
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2012-02-13
Around 10% of food products under retailers’ private labels examined by the Trade Inspectorate (IH) were found questionable in terms of quality, whereas more than 3% were incorrectly labelled. The largest ... more
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2012-02-13
Only a quarter of all new retail area completed for use in Poland in 2011 was located in the largest cities. Towns with no more than 100,000 residents accounted for the most substantial proportion of newly opened establishments. ... more
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2012-02-13
The majority of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries have just expressed their plans to implement e-prescription or implemented pilot e-prescription schemes, but none of them has a fully operational e-prescription ... more
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2012-02-08
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
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2012-02-08
Retail property construction in Russia has not defied the economic gloom and avoided a downturn in the past few years. However, the increase in shopping centre delivery in the country mainly reflects the underdevelopment ... more
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2012-02-07
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