Zalando targets further growth

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EUROPE Zalando has reported 23.4 pct increased revenues totalling EUR 4.489 bln for 2017. Revenue growth was mainly driven by a larger customer base and increased order numbers.
The customer base grew strongly from 19.9 mln in 2016 to 23.1 mln active customers at the end of 2017, adding 3.2 mln active customers over the year. The larger customer base also ordered more frequently, with the average number of orders per active customer rising to an all-time high of 3.9, up from 3.5 in 2016. Zalando recorded an adjusted EBIT of EUR 215.1 million for 2017 with a margin of 4.8 pct and a net income of EUR 101.6 mln. Capital expenditure in 2017 came to EUR 243.9 mln (excluding
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Europe Convenience takes centre stage

schedule 11 March 2026
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Investment in the retail real estate sector across Europe saw its first rise in five years in 2025. According to the 'European Grocery Report 2026,' by Savills, transaction volume increased by 16 pct year-on-year, reaching EUR 6.1 bln.

Office & mixed-use development

Hungary Alkotás Point under modernisation

schedule 11 March 2026
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The first stage of the modernisation of the Alkotás Point office building in Budapest has been completed. The property is part of the Torony fund portfolio, managed by Gránit Asset Management. The work included a technical upgrade of the building and the renovation of the common areas.

Retail & leisure

Poland FIT:30 to come to Fuzja

schedule 11 March 2026
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The FIT:30 fitness club chain is to open its first location in Łódź. The new studio has leased nearly 300 sqm of space on the ground floor of an office building in the Fuzja complex.

Retail & leisure

Poland Stores open in Zachodnia

schedule 11 March 2026
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Lagardère Travel Retail in Poland has opened its first retail and dining area at Warszawa Zachodnia station.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland More playing cards in Kraków

schedule 11 March 2026
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Playing card manufacturer Trefl-Kraków is to take 12,500 sqm of warehouse and office space at Panattoni Park Kraków East V.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Investors turn back to offices

schedule 11 March 2026
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Improving economic conditions, growing demand, and the decreasing availability of modern office space may make office building construction attractive to developers again, according to the '2026 Poland Real Estate Market Outlook' by CBRE.

Investment & finance

Germany Germany still core

schedule 11 March 2026
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Germany remains one of the most important markets for commercial real estate investment, although investors are increasingly monitoring the economic situation and structural challenges, according to the 'Trendbarometer' study prepared by Berlin Hyp, based on a survey of over 100 industry experts in March.

Property and Facility Management

Poland Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings

schedule 10 March 2026
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The Savills' landlord representation team has been appointed as the exclusive leasing agent for two office buildings in Warsaw: Greenwings Offices and Grójecka 208. Both buildings were developed by Okre Development Group and are owned by Belgian investors.

Retail & leisure

Poland Galeria Askana signs up Half Price

schedule 10 March 2026
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HalfPrice has joined the tenants of Galeria Askana in Gorzów Wielkopolski, signing a lease for a 2,000 sqm store to open atr the end of August 2026.

Residential

Poland PRS gains strength in Kraków

schedule 10 March 2026
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Kraków is strengthening its position as one of the most important residential markets for institutional investors in Poland, according to the report 'Kraków – Commercial Real Estate Market,' prepared by Knight Frank and the city of Kraków.

Property and Facility Management

World Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency

schedule 10 March 2026
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Tensions in the Persian Gulf region are once again causing concern in energy commodity markets. Rising gas prices are a natural reaction to the risk of supply disruptions from the Middle East, including Qatar – a key LNG exporter.

Investment & finance

Romania Ireks plans centre near Bucharest

schedule 10 March 2026
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International manufacturer of bakery ingredients Ireks, has acquired a 1,3 ha plot in Chitila, near Bucharest, where it plans to build a new administrative facility with a customer service centre and a warehouse.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Urban logistics will remain niche

schedule 10 March 2026
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Urban warehouses remain a solution only for selected business models, not a universal alternative to large, big-box warehouses. They are most frequently used by courier companies, e-commerce companies, and FMCG distributors, according to the latest report by JLL.

Retail & leisure

Poland Mr DIY comes to Wrocław

schedule 10 March 2026
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The tenants of the Auchan Bielany shopping centre in Lower Silesia have been joined by the Mr.DIY brand. This is the chain's first store in Wrocław and the surrounding area, and the second in a shopping centre managed by Nhood Services.

Events

France Let’s meet in Cannes

schedule 09 March 2026
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Eurobuild CEE is in Cannes for MIPIM, where on Wednesday it will be the media partner for one of the top discussion panels on the Polish market!

Retail & leisure

Poland Four openings for Popeyes

schedule 09 March 2026
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The Popeyes restaurant chain plans to open four new locations in Poland in the spring of 2026 in Łódź, Lublin, Białystok, and Mszana.

Retail & leisure

Poland New tenants for Plejada

schedule 09 March 2026
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The Plejada shopping centre in Sosnowiec has signed new leases, including with an Xtreme Fitness Gyms club and an Xtreme KiDS children's play area.

Investment & finance

CEE region CEE ready for the rebound

schedule 09 March 2026
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Real estate investment activity across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is gaining momentum, with total volumes reaching EUR 11.3 bln in 2025, up 34 pct year-on-year and 24 pct above the five-year average, according to the latest Investment Report CEE 2025 published by Knight Frank. The increase reflects stronger activity from domestic and regional investors, highlighting the growing role of CEE markets within the European investment landscape.

Property and Facility Management

Poland Sicore stays with MVGM

schedule 09 March 2026
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MVGM Polska has extended its property management agreement with SICORE Real Assets. Under the renewed agreement, MVGM Polska will continue to provide comprehensive property management services for three class A office buildings in Warsaw and logistics properties in Poznań and Wrocław, with a total gla of 133,000 sqm.

EurobuildCEE

Kazimierz Krupa takes the helm of Eurobuild magazine!

schedule 07 March 2026
Eurobuild CEE

We are pleased to announce that Kazimierz Krupa, an economic journalist and capital market analyst, has been appointed editor-in-chief of Eurobuild CEE magazine.

Latest in E-commerce

schedule 12 January 2023

This is the end

Shopee is ending its operations in Poland. The Asian e-commerce platform, which debuted in Poland in 2021, intends to focus on operations in other regions of the world.

schedule 22 September 2020

Wildberries now growing in Ukraine

Russia’s largest online retailer Wildberries has entered the Ukrainian market.

schedule 21 May 2020

Wildberries growing in April

POLAND Wildberries, the Russian online retailer that debuted on the Polish market in January, has revealed some of its initial Polish sales figures.

schedule 12 May 2020

Wildberries growing in Slovakia

SLOVAKIA Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, has entered the Slovakian market. The company has also anounced that it is considering investing EUR 200 mln in the development of a distribution centre in the country.

schedule 18 March 2020

E-commerce set to accelerate with Coronavirus

POLAND Cushman & Wakefield is cautious about predicting how the coronavirus pandemic will change online shopping habits but notes that many Polish companies are expecting a massive increase in their online orders.

schedule 30 January 2020

How much CO2 does your fashion sense generate?

WORLD Online second had clothes store Thredup store has created a Fashion Footprint Calculator to calculate the carbon footprint of your purchasing habits.

schedule 04 October 2019

A thousand new DHL Parcel pick-up points

POLAND DHL Parcel will this year have opened 1,000 new locations for despatching and collecting courier parcels.

schedule 26 September 2019

Logistics firms feeling the heat from e-commerce

POLAND According to the recent ‘Supply Chain for E-commerce. How to Meet the Challenges’ report published by DHL Supply Chain, most logistics companies in the contract logistics sector have yet to implement a strategy for the online retail segment.

schedule 28 August 2019

E-commerce is still a big challenge

WORLD Majority of companies have failed to fully implement an e-commerce strategy despite recognizing its importance, according to DHL’s global survey of nearly 900 decision-makers responsible for logistics or supply chain management and e-commerce.

schedule 29 July 2019

Hebe hits the net

POLAND Drugstore chain Hebe has officially launched its online store. Orders across Poland are delivered by courier. In Warsaw, parcels can also be picked up free of charge also in a chosen Hebe store.

schedule 18 July 2019

Airbnb modifies its practices

EUROPE The European Commission has announced that, as a result of negotiations with Airbnb, the platform has improved and fully clarified the accommodation and pricing offered to consumers on its site so that its standards meet EU consumer law.

schedule 17 July 2019

Europe points its big guns at Amazon

EUROPE The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Amazon's use of sensitive data from independent retailers who sell on its marketplace is in breach of EU competition rules.

schedule 16 April 2019

Lidl goes online in Poland

POLAND Lidl is to launch an online store for Poland – lidl-sklep.pl.

schedule 23 January 2019

Chamber for e-commerce

POLAND The Polish Chamber of Digital Commerce (e-Izba) has set up the Retailers Group e-Chamber to support companies who operate in e-commerce and omnichannel sales or are planning to start a business in this sector.

schedule 05 November 2018

Polish online retailers looking to go global

POLAND Around 24 pct of Polish online retailers are currently considering foreign expansion claims the ‘The Challenges of E-commerce’ report prepared by the Kronenberg Foundation at Citi Handlowy.

schedule 26 September 2018

Shopping with a robot salesman

POLAND A Wrocław start-up has created a chatbot to sell and recommend goods to shoppers.

schedule 25 September 2018

Internet traders running up debt

POLAND According to BIG InfoMonitor data, the debts of e-commerce traders came to PLN 126 mln at the end of June this year, up 19 pct on the end of 2017.

schedule 14 September 2018

Zara reorganises online sales

WORLD The Zara store chain is to complete and send out online orders directly from its brick and mortar stores. The Spanish-based Inditex group, which owns the Zara brand, believes it can make online orders easier for shoppers by processing individual orders in their stores. Whenever a product is unavailable online, but can be found in stock at a local store, it can be ordered immediately with home delivery.

schedule 06 September 2018

True innovation from Marks & Spencer

WORLD Marks & Spencer has partnered with True, which operates in the new-tech segment, to focuses on innovation and digital transformation.

schedule 26 July 2018

Almost half of Poles yet to embrace e-commerce

POLAND According to this year’s ‘E-commerce in Poland. Gemius for e-Commerce Poland’ report by Gemius, 44 pct of Polish internet users have yet to make any purchases on the internet.

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