Ticket to the gallery

It’s well worth fighting for a space for yourself – in more ways than one for those attending Eurobuild Poland’s retail market conferenceMore than 150 experts from the industry met in Warsaw’s Hyatt hotel to discuss retail real estate. The market is fast developing, competition is growing, but investors have not been taken aback by events. They remain confident that there is a place for everyone.Stephen Pragnell of Apsys Polska, who opened the meeting described the years of plenty the industry has enjoyed, while Agnieszka Sora of GfK Polonia summarized what we spend on shopping, what we put in our baskets and also gave her predictions for the future during the next lecture.It is no secret that the most important factors in real estate investments are the location, followed by the location and finally – the location. A representative of Jones Lang LaSalle spoke of the best sites for shopping malls at present, that is, in medium-sized towns and cities. Alan