Airbnb modifies its practices

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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.
“Comparing and booking hotels and accommodation online has become fast and easy for consumers. Now consumers can also trust that the price they see on the first page will be the price to pay in the end. I am completely satisfied that Airbnb has fully cooperated with the European Commission and national consumer protection authorities to improve the way its platform works. I expect other platforms to follow suit,” said Věra Jourová, the European commissioner for justice, consu
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Poland Homepark goes Excellent

schedule 14 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Four Homepark retail properties in the Pradera portfolio, managed by BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, have been awarded a BREEAM In-Use sustainability certification rating of Excellent.

Material partner

Poland Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics

schedule 01 October 2025

With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players in the logistics real estate sector. The company combines an integrated one-stop-shop model with strong global partnerships, complementary logistics platforms and a deep commitment to sustainability.

Exclusive

The voice of the younger generation

schedule 13 October 2025
Anna Zamyłka

In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed as the new chair of ULI Poland Young Leaders. The programme, which is aimed at professionals under 35, supports young people, enabling them to acquire knowledge, build networks, and participate in ULI’s international initiatives.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Lowest vacancy rate since 2020

schedule 13 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

As of the end of September 2025, modern office space in Warsaw was stable at 6.24 mln sqm, representing a 6 pct increase compared to the end of 2020. Central zones account for 46 pct of the total supply, according to the latest Warsaw Office Market Report by Savills

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Kajima builds for Allegro

schedule 13 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Kajima Poland is the general contractor in a comprehensive design and build project for the Reino IO Piotrków Allegro BTS development. A cross-dock logistics centre is to be built for tenant Allegto in Piotrków Trybunalski in an extension of the Reino IO Piotrków warehouse park.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Largest lease this year announced

schedule 10 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Mapletree has announced that Agata S.A., one of Poland’s leading furniture retailers, has signed a lease agreement for 128,000 sqm of logistics space in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland.

Retail & leisure

Poland Work underway on Oto Park Siemianowice

schedule 10 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

The cornerstone has been laid for Oto Park in Siemianowice Śląskie. The project will comprise over 20,000 sqm, jointly developed by Acteeum Central Europe and Falcon Investment Management.

Exclusive

EUROPE EGLS enters the scene

schedule 09 October 2025
Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

European Green Logistics Space has been attending its first-ever Expo Real. And so, in Munich we spoke to Ian Worboys, the founder and CEO, and Marta Gorońska, the Poland investment and development director, about how the company intends to establish itself as a major new player in the logistics real estate sector - and we also asked them about their takeaways from Expo!

ESG

Hungary Budapest One now Outstanding

schedule 09 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

The Budapest One office complex has received the highest possible rating of Outstanding for its BREEAM In-Use certification. The project, developed by Futureal, has been acclaimed as the second most sustainable commercial building in Hungary for buildings with BREEAM In-Use, after the Etele Plaza shopping centre, another project by the same developer.

Residential

Poland No drop in price from price transparency act

schedule 09 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

According to JLL and RynekPierwotny.pl, the Price Transparency Act has caused considerable confusion in the housing market, but the anticipated reduction in housing prices has not yet been seen. 

Investment & finance

Croatia Croatia growing fast

schedule 09 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

The first half of 2025 saw high activity in the Croatian commercial real estate market across all segments. Market growth is being supported by sustained demand, new developments, and stable investor interest, according to the "Market Snapshot" report published by  Colliers.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Uniq stays on in two locations

schedule 09 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Polish logistics company Uniq Logistic has extended its lease for a total of over 38,000 sqm of space within the MLP Pruszków II and MLP Łódź centres.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Rohlig Suus signs up for Panattoni Park Szczecin Trzebusz II

schedule 08 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Rohlig Suus Logistics Panattoni has leased nearly 15,500 sqm in Panattoni Park Szczecin Trzebusz II. The logistics operator is to move into the first building of 25,500 sqm, the construction of which began in August this year.

Events

EUROPE PBSA enters the mainstream

schedule 08 October 2025
Eurobuild CEE

During the ‘Student Housing: A Major Opportunity for Europe’s Cities’ panel at Expo Real 2025 in Munich, senior representatives of developers and European cities discussed how this sector has transformed from being a niche investment to one of Europe’s most dynamic and resilient asset classes.

Events

CEE REGION Let's look into the future!

schedule 08 October 2025
Eurobuild CEE

The ‘Data Center – Real Estate. Technologies. Investments’ conference organised by Eurobuild Conferences offers a unique opportunity to exchange experiences and views with the leaders of the sector, as well as to actively contribute towards creating a vision for the future of digital infrastructure in Poland and across the entire CEE region.

Human resources

Poland ULI announces new chairs

schedule 07 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shaping ULI Poland’s agenda is joined by Ilona Otoka (Savills Poland), Michał Witkowski (Colliers), Waldemar Grabka (EQT Exeter), Rafał Stoparczyk (Skanska Commercial Development Europe) and Justyna Glinka (Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy), who, as the newly appointed chair of young leaders, also becomes a member of the ULI Poland Executive Committee.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany Three tenants signed up by Garbe in Duisburg

schedule 07 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Garbe has secured three new tenants for its Duisburg park. An undisclosed Chinese logistics operator will lease an entire logistics hall, while Annings Industrial Solutions and the Duisburg branch of Actemium will occupy space in two newly constructed industrial buildings.

Events

The Eurobuild Awards 2025!

schedule 07 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

For the 15th time, one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Europe is to take place. The Eurobuild Awards 2025 Gala will be held on December 4th at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw.

Investment & finance

Czech Republic Bremer enters Czech Republic

schedule 07 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Family-owned German construction company Bremer is now entering the Czech Republic after having spent twelve years in Poland, growing to become one of the market leaders.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland DSV stays on with Segro

schedule 07 October 2025
Opr./edited by AH

DSV – Global Transport and Logistics has extended its lease with Segro for nearly 17,000 sqm in Segro Centre Wrocław, Małuszów, where the logistics operator provides food logistics services with contract logistics operations and a transhipment hub.

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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