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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schedule 23 January 2026
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The growing presence of Polish money in the real estate market isn’t just a passing phase – it’s structural. It largely stems from shifts on the investors’ side, according to the speakers at 'Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2026 – Focus on Poland', organised by ULI Poland, PwC and Greenberg Traurig.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Retail space taken in Swobodna Spot

schedule 23 January 2026
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New tenants are to move into the  Swobodna Spot office building in Wrocław this spring. The Oda restaurant and the Różana bakery will extend the building's dining options. All retail units in the building have already been leased.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland record demand but no supply

schedule 23 January 2026
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The Warsaw office market closed 2025 with one of its highest demand levels in history, while supply fell resulting in a significant reduction in the vacancy rate, according to the Warsaw Office Market Spotlight Q4 2025 by Savills Polska.

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schedule 23 January 2026
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Vehicle dealership Janisz Group has entered the Osowa Shopping Centre in Gdańsk, opening a showroom in a 150 sqm unit.

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Poland dm opens third Łódź store

schedule 23 January 2026
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Retail & leisure

Poland Pan Materac comes to Suwalki

schedule 23 January 2026
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Poland Historic building opens as Biedronka

schedule 23 January 2026
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Centerscape has opened a Biedronka store after the modernisation historic modernist pavilion at ul. Uniwersytecka 12 in Katowice.

Residential

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schedule 23 January 2026
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Office & mixed-use development

Poland Omodo Auto takes on more space

schedule 22 January 2026
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Investment & finance

Poland V Tower refinanced

schedule 22 January 2026
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P. Capital Partners has signed a refinancing deal for V-Tower, a 22-storey office building in central Warsaw that has been renovated and is now being commercialised.

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Poland TK Maxx stays in Renoma

schedule 22 January 2026
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Czech Republic Retail sector still to grow more

schedule 22 January 2026
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Arcona Capital, which manages real estate assets in Central and Eastern Europe worth EUR 400 mln, has published a forecast indicating strong support – both regional and international – for the Czech retail real estate market in the coming year.

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schedule 22 January 2026
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Office & mixed-use development

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schedule 22 January 2026
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Investment & finance

Romania Terranova Logistic Park changes hands

schedule 22 January 2026
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schedule 22 January 2026
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schedule 21 January 2026
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schedule 21 January 2026
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Warehouse & industrial

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schedule 21 January 2026
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schedule 21 January 2026
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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

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schedule 12 May 2020

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schedule 18 March 2020

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schedule 30 January 2020

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schedule 04 October 2019

A thousand new DHL Parcel pick-up points

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schedule 26 September 2019

Logistics firms feeling the heat from e-commerce

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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

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schedule 18 July 2019

Airbnb modifies its practices

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schedule 17 July 2019

Europe points its big guns at Amazon

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schedule 16 April 2019

Lidl goes online in Poland

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schedule 23 January 2019

Chamber for e-commerce

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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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