Zebra goes shopping

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WORLD US company Zebra Technologies of USA has created the PS20 personal shopper.
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The device will scan bar codes and memorise the products placed in a shopping trolley, displaying a running total of the shopping made so far. At the check out the device creates a QR code to be scanned by the store staff or an automated till and payment is made without the need to scan each item again. It also includes a built in speaker and microphone to allow shoppers to ask store staff questions, such as where a particular good may be found. The data collected by the device can also be used for computer analysis. The system uses the Android operating system.

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Office & mixed-use development

Poland WSP takes 1,100 sqm at Skyliner II

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

WSP Polska, a global engineering and consulting firm, has signed a lease with Karimpol Polska for 1,100 sqm of office space on the 12th floor of Skyliner II. The office will house WSP’s engineers and consultants specialising in building services, infrastructure, environmental services and sustainability.

Investment & finance

Poland Lett takes Gdańsk PRS portfolio to 646 units

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Cavare by Cavatina will develop a 310-unit PRS project in Gdańsk for Urban Partners’ Lett platform. Once completed, Palio D1 will operate as Lett Stocznia, bringing Lett’s portfolio at the Palio complex to 646 units.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Poland’s Logistics Investment Market Posts Strong First Half

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Poland’s industrial and logistics investment market recorded EUR 782 mln in transactions in the first half of the year, across 18 deals. This was 36 pct above the five-year average and the sector’s third-highest first-half investment volume on record, after 2020 and 2021. The strong showing was driven by more than a return of large deals, however. Investors are increasingly prioritising long-term, predictable income, while sale-and-leaseback transactions are becoming an increasingly important way of bringing assets to market.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Warsaw and Regional Office Markets Diverge

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Warsaw and Poland’s regional office markets are increasingly moving in different directions. In the capital, strong demand and limited availability of prime space are leaving tenants with fewer options, while greater availability in the regional cities gives companies more freedom to relocate.

Retail & leisure

Poland EV Charging Hub Opens at Manufaktura

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Manufaktura in Łódź has opened a new ultra-fast EV charging hub in partnership with Eleport, adding eight new chargers to the complex’s existing charging facilities.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Poland’s Warehouse Demand Hits 2022 High

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Poland’s industrial and logistics market entered 2026 with a marked increase in tenant activity. In the first half of the year, demand reached its highest level since 2022, while the vacancy rate fell to its lowest level in more than three years. At the same time, Poland’s total modern warehouse stock approached 37.5 mln sqm, reinforcing the country’s position as the most developed logistics market in Central and Eastern Europe.

Office & mixed-use development

Polska Signum Work Station Earns ActiveScore Platinum

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Signum Work Station office building on ul. Domaniewska in Warsaw’s Mokotów district has received ActiveScore Platinum certification. The certification recognises the building’s comprehensive facilities and amenities for cycling and other forms of active mobility.

Retail & leisure

Romania Romania’s Retail Market Grows

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Romania’s consumer spending continued to support the expansion of the retail sector in 2025 despite persistent inflationary pressures. The 125 major retailers analysed generated more than EUR 42 bln in sales during the year, representing a 5.6 pct increase compared with 2024 and a 77 pct increase compared with 2019, according to the 'Romania Retail Snapshot 2026', published by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. The study is based on the financial results of companies operating across 13 retail segments.

Residential

Poland Splot Wola nears completion

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Matexi Polska is entering the final stage of its Splot Wola residential development at ul. Sowińskiego 28 in Warsaw, with more than 75 pct of the apartments already sold. Construction is also nearing completion, with work scheduled to finish in Q3 2026. The occupancy permit is expected to follow, with apartment handovers planned for Q4.

Investment & finance

Poland EPP takes EUR 106 mln in financing

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

EPP has completed the EUR 106 mln refinancing of four M1 shopping centres in Bytom, Częstochowa, Poznań and Radom. The refinancing supports the company’s efforts to optimise its capital structure. Absa Corporate and Investment Banking and Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (Nedbank CIB) provided the financing in equal shares.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Mitgar Port Operation takes up 7,500 sqm in CTPark Gdańsk Port

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Mitgar Port Operation, one of the leading logistics providers to the automotive sector, has leased more than 7,500 sqm of modern warehouse space inCTPark Gdańsk Port. Querco Property advised Mitgar Port Operation on the transaction.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Tenants still active but few new buildings

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Office take-up across Poland’s regional markets totalled 310,000 sqm in the first half of 2026, down 21 pct year on year. At the same time, net demand increased, new supply remained limited and tenants increasingly focused on the highest-quality office space. These are the key findings of Axi Immo’s latest report, 'Regional Office Market: H1 2026', covering the country’s major office markets outside Warsaw.

Public buildings

Poland Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The City of Poznań and Dekpol Budownictwo have signed a contract for the major redevelopment of the Poznań Palm House. The city’s landmark attraction will undergo an extensive upgrade to bring it up to modern technical standards and provide better conditions for its plants and animals. The contract was signed on 17 August, with Dekpol Budownictwo appointed as the general contractor.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Komplex Torus takes 6,800 sqm of modern space in MLP Pruszków II

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Komplex Torus, a leading distributor of household chemicals, cosmetics and hygiene products, has leased nearly 6,800 sq m of modern space in MLP Pruszków II. Newmark Polska advised the tenant throughout the lease negotiations.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland FutureMeds expands in infinity

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

FutureMeds, a company specialising in clinical trials for new drugs and therapies, is expanding its presence at the Infinity office building in Wrocław. Under a long-term lease agreement, the company has taken an additional 592 sqm on the building’s fourth floor. Following the expansion, FutureMeds’ headquarters and clinic will occupy more than 1,700 sqm at Infinity.

Investment & finance

Romania Horizon City wins financing

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Horizon City, a residential being project developed by British investor Ghai Sant Ram in northern Bucharest, has secured EUR 36.5 mln in financing from Libra Internet Bank. The funds will be used to continue and accelerate construction works, with full project completion targeted for the first half of 2027, six months earlier than initially announced.

Investment & finance

Poland Polish office investment market sees strong first-half recovery

schedule 17 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The first half of 2026 saw a clear recovery in investment activity on Poland’s office market. Total transaction volume reached around EUR 594 mln, up 38 pct year-on-year.

Investment & finance

Poland City centre site up for sale in Reda

schedule 17 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Nine plots totalling 4.4 ha are being put up for auction, with the site offering an opportunity to create Reda’s first city centre.

Retail & leisure

Poland Nomad opens in Port Praski

schedule 17 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Nomad has opened a new 290-sqm restaurant that overlooks the marina in Warsaw's Park Praski development.

Retail & leisure

Poland Castorama opens Design Studio in Gemini Park

schedule 17 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Castorama has opened a new Design Studio in Gemini Park Bielsko-Biała. Launched on 13 August, the new space adds to the shopping centre’s growing range of services, offering customers professional support with interior design projects, from the initial concept through to installation.

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schedule 20 July 2026

Singu takes over QRmaint

Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers of CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System) software.

schedule 17 June 2026

Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory

The Łukasiewicz Research Network - Automotive Industry Institute has completed a PLN 36 mln project, of which PLN 24.7 mln comes from the Regional Development and Resilience Plan.

schedule 18 March 2026

Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A

Skanska CDE has become the first company in Poland to introduce a Neutral Host In-Building (NHIB) infrastructure model, based on the BTS hotel, in its Studio A office development in Warsaw. StarNet Telecom, in collaboration with technology partner Vector, was responsible for the design and installation of the system.

schedule 09 December 2025

Rentujemy to revolutionise the market

Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the company can expand its operations in any city without hiring more staff.

schedule 12 September 2024

Velis has a new name

Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both refresh the company's image and unify its operations. Velis Real Estate Tech will remain the company's administrative name.

schedule 26 January 2024

Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO

The Symbiosy smart building platform developed in-house by Slovakian developer HB Reavis has been acquired by Massachusetts-based real estate experience platform HqO.

schedule 07 December 2023

Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum

The renovated Saski Crescent office building has proven to be fully prepared for challenges in terms of technological requirements. The building's full digital connectivity has been confirmed by the highest level of the WiredScore rating – Platinum.

schedule 31 August 2022

Bright Spaces and digital future for CA Immo Hungary

Bright Spaces has announced a partnership with CA Immo Hungary to digitally showcase five of the latter’s buildings.

schedule 26 August 2022

Sharry and Otis bring touchless access to Smíchoff

Sharry and Otis have partnered to provide a contact-free elevator access system that is operated via a mobile app for the Smíchoff office building in Prague.

schedule 17 June 2022

Hyperscale data centre launched in Warsaw

Vantage Data Centers has announced the opening of two hyperscale data campuses – in Warsaw and Berlin.

schedule 12 May 2022

Hi Tech bicycle storage comes to Norblin Factory

A bicycle storage stacking machine has been installed in the Norblin Factory centre in Warsaw, which can hold up to 96 bikes.

schedule 27 October 2021

Workthere comes to Poland

Savills has launched a Polish version of its Workthere online platform to help potential tenants find flexible workspace and optimise how they use their space.

schedule 17 August 2021

Eobuwie rolls out foot scanning app abroad

Online shoe store Eobuwie.pl has just rolled out its esize.me app in service in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece and Hungary.

schedule 14 June 2021

Atrium work ten times quicker

Atrium Poland Real Estate Management is to work with Pergamin, a Polish startup that allows contracts to be signed with digital signatures. In this way, the leasing of 14 of Atrium’s centres will be up to ten times quicker.

schedule 31 May 2021

Cushman & Wakefield start droning on

Cushman & Wakefield has teamed up with FairFleet to offer drone surveillance services throughout the EMEA as well as across the Asia Pacific region and Canada.

schedule 01 April 2021

Esoleo embraces AI for solar farm

US company AI Clearing is to provide its fully automated construction progress tracking solution for Esoleo, which is building Poland’s largest solar farm on the site of a former brown coal mine in Brudzew in central Poland.

schedule 26 March 2021

Segro becomes part of Proptech Foundation

Segro has joined the Proptech Foundation.

schedule 29 December 2020

AI Clearing raises USD 2 mln in seed funding

AI Clearing, Inc. has raised USD 2 mln in seed funding to accelerate the development – at its R&D centre in Warsaw – of its artificial intelligence system for monitoring the progress of construction projects.

schedule 08 December 2020

Cushman teams up with Future2

Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm, has entered into a partnership with leading proptech advisor Future2.

schedule 03 December 2020

Bicycles come to Norblin

The Norblin Factory complex in Warsaw being developed by Capital Park Group through the renovation and conversion of a former metal plating plant is to have an automated bicycle storage centre created by MA-Sistemas, a Spanish company active in Switzerland, Singapore and Israel.

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