Polish online retailers looking to go global

E-commerce
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.
Around 65 pct of Polish companies in this sector are currently active in foreign markets (58 pct in Western and Central Europe, 26 pct in Eastern Europe, 9 pct in Asia and 6 pct in the USA). Around 20 pct of these retailers also set up new sales outlets. The biggest risks to these businesses are changing laws and increasing competition from large international chains. The latest trends on the ecommerce market include same day deliveries, as well as the use of virtual reality and artificial intel
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Warehouse & industrial

Poland Polish warehouse market sees rising demand and falling vacancy

schedule 10 November 2026
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Poland's warehouse market ended the third quarter of 2026 with stronger occupier demand, increased development activity and declining availability of vacant space. According to Cushman & Wakefield, the vacancy rate fell to 5.7 pct, while gross take-up reached 1.79 mln sqm.

Investment & finance

Poland Poland remains a leading investment destination in Europe

schedule 10 November 2026
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The European real estate market is awaiting a more sustained recovery, but Poland remains one of the region's most promising investment destinations. According to the report 'Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2027', prepared by PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Warsaw has retained 12th place in the European investment and development prospects ranking for the third consecutive year.

Construction

Germany Construction begins on EUR 400 mln Munich Arena project

schedule 10 November 2026
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Construction has officially started on Munich Arena, a new live entertainment complex scheduled to open in 2029. The development, valued at more than EUR 400 mln, will include a concert venue for approximately 20,000 spectators, a music-themed hotel, a mobility centre and recreational areas. Drees & Sommer is responsible for project management.

Investment & finance

Czech Republic Czech commercial property investment to reach EUR 3 bln in 2026

schedule 10 November 2026
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The Czech Republic's commercial real estate market recorded EUR 2 bln in investment transactions in the first three quarters of 2026, with domestic investors accounting for more than 65 pct of the total. According to CBRE, annual investment volume could reach EUR 2.7–3 bln, supported by major deals involving the Riverside Karlín office complex and Centrum Stromovka shopping centre.

Investment & finance

Czech Republic Ikonix partners with Avant to invest over CZK 1 bln annually in real estate

schedule 10 November 2026
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Czech developer Ikonix has entered into a strategic partnership with investment group Avant, acquiring a stake in its Nemomax qualified investor real estate fund and taking over full management of its development projects. The partners plan to invest more than CZK 1 bln annually in new real estate ventures.

Warehouse & industrial

Polska LemonTree starts construction of 18,000 sqm Match Warsaw development

schedule 10 November 2026
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LemonTree has started construction of MATCH WARSAW, an 18,000 sqm mixed-use development combining warehouse, service and sports facilities. The project is located in southern Warsaw, near Chopin Airport, and is scheduled for completion in May 2027.

Investment & finance

Germany Havelpark Dallgow changes hands

schedule 10 November 2026
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Investment & finance

Romania KÉSZ Group secures EUR 30 mln for Corallis Apartments

schedule 10 November 2026
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EurobuildCEE

POLAND Franck Delage of S&P is the keynote speaker at Eurobuild Annual Conference!

schedule 09 November 2026
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The keynote speaker at Eurobuild’s 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference will be one of Europe’s foremost real estate and capital markets experts: Franck Delage, the managing director, real estate sector lead (EMEA) and global coordinator of S&P Global.

Residential

Poland Agrobex completes second stage of Nove Garby

schedule 09 November 2026
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Agrobex Deweloper has secured an occupancy permit for the second phase of its Nove Garby residential development in Garby, near Poznań. The completed phase comprises 145 apartments, while construction of the third phase, featuring a further 108 units, is underway.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland PIB Group consolidates Warsaw offices in WTT

schedule 09 November 2026
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International insurance brokerage group PIB Group has leased 1,300 sqm of office space at Warsaw Trade Tower (WTT), owned by Globalworth. The new headquarters occupies an entire floor of the landmark Warsaw skyscraper.

Residential

Czechy Re.Start Petynka now half sold

schedule 09 November 2026
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Investment & finance

Poland GTC Sells Francuska Office Complex in Katowice

schedule 09 November 2026
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Warehouse & industrial

Romania Autoklass leases 3,000 sqm at MLP Bucharest West

schedule 09 November 2026
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Romanian automotive dealer Autoklass has become the latest tenant at MLP Bucharest West, leasing 3,000 sqm of space, including 2,700 sqm of warehouse space and 300 sqm of offices. The lease is scheduled to commence in mid-December 2026.

Residential

Poland Matexi Completes Final Stage of Sady Żoliborz

schedule 09 November 2026
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Office & mixed-use development

Poland Towarowa22 to Revitalise Historic Warsaw Pavilion

schedule 09 November 2026
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Retail & leisure

Poland Retail parks drive Poland’s retail market growth

schedule 09 November 2026
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Poland’s retail property market continues to see strong development activity. In Q3 2026, 128,000 sqm of new retail space was delivered, up 36.2 pct year on year. Retail parks accounted for more than 90 pct of new supply, while the vacancy rate across the country’s largest urban markets remained low at 2.5 pct, according to the latest report by BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland.

Technology

Poland CBRE moves into defence

schedule 06 November 2026
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CBRE is expanding its advisory services for the defence and dual-use technology sectors in Poland. Jan Banasikowski, who has been with the company for 10 years, has been appointed Defence & Dual Use Lead.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Krakowski Bank Spółdzielczy takes serviced space at DL Space Atrium

schedule 06 November 2026
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Krakowski Bank Spółdzielczy has leased serviced space at DL Space Atrium, part of DL Invest Group’s mixed-use complex at 138 Korfantego Avenue in Katowice. The premises will house a customer service branch, complemented by a 24-hour ATM.

Retail & leisure

Poland ShockPrice opens first store in Łódź region in Focus Mall

schedule 06 November 2026
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Focus Mall in Piotrków Trybunalski is expanding its retail offer. On 5th November, ShockPrice opened its first off-price store in the Łódź region at the shopping centre. Teletorium has also joined the tenant mix, while Tatuum and YES are investing in larger, refurbished stores.

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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