Hebe hits the net

Hotel investment transactions in Poland were worth EUR 59 mln in the first half of 2026, down 24 pct year on year. At the same time, Warsaw is expected to be the fastest-growing hotel market among the CEE-6 capitals in terms of room supply in 2026, with a forecast increase of 7.2 pct.

Retail & leisure

Poland Sinsay opens in BIG Włocławek

BIG Włocławek is strengthening its retail offer. On August 26, a new Sinsay store of nearly 900 sqm opened at the retail park. It is another well-known brand to join the property’s tenant mix.

Construction

Poland Polish construction sector under pressure

Construction material prices are rising significantly more slowly than inflation, with prices in some categories even falling. Despite this, the situation for construction companies remains challenging. The number of corporate insolvencies in the sector rose by 31.3 pct year on year, while the number of restructuring proceedings almost doubled. Weaker demand, high labour costs and pressure on liquidity are among the main challenges facing the industry.

Poland Polish warehouse market rebounds as tenant demand rises by more than 21 pct

The first six months of 2026 brought a clear recovery in tenant activity, while developers maintained a cautious approach. Demand for warehouse and industrial space increased by 21.3 pct year on year, while the vacancy rate fell to 6.6 pct, according to the latest Warehouse and Industrial Market in Poland report by advisory firm Newmark Polska.

Investment & finance

CEE region CEE commercial real estate market sees strong rebound

The first half of 2026 brought a clear recovery in the Central and Eastern European commercial real estate market. Investors in the six countries analysed completed transactions worth a combined EUR 5.5 bln, up 20 pct year on year. More important than the increase in volume, however, is the return of large deals across multiple sectors and most markets in the region.

Retail & leisure

Poland BIG Poland officially opens BIG Grodzisk Mazowiecki

BIG Poland has officially opened BIG Grodzisk Mazowiecki, completing the rebranding of the former Grodzisk Sfera Park. The retail park offers approximately 11,000 sqm of space and 19 shops and service outlets.

Public buildings

Czech Republic Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice

Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with the opening scheduled for September 2028.

Retail & leisure

Poland Mango opens first store in Zielona Góra and Lubusz Province

Spanish fashion brand Mango has opened its first store in Zielona Góra and the Lubusz Province. The more than 500 sqm store is in Focus Mall Zielona Góra.

ESG

Poland PAD RES launches 24 MW solar farms in Koszalin district

PAD RES Group has launched two identical solar farms in Biesiekierz municipality, Koszalin district. The installations have a combined capacity of 24 MW.

Poland National Heritage Board relocates to HOP in Warsaw

The National Heritage Board of Poland (NID) has relocated its headquarters to HOP at ul. Chmielna 132/134 in Warsaw. The institute has leased nearly 3,800 sqm across five floors. Following the deal, the building owned by Syrena Real Estate is 98 pct leased.

Poland Silverstone expands at Segro Logistics Park Stryków

Silverstone is increasing its leased space at Segro Logistics Park Stryków by 38 pct to nearly 5,000 sqm. The company is moving to a larger unit within the park under an extended lease agreement with Segro.

Residential

Poland Poland had 16,500 PBSA beds at end-2025

The private student accommodation sector in Poland had around 16,500 beds at the end of 2025, with a further 7,700 in planning or under construction, according to JLL. Despite growing supply, the market remains significantly undersupplied.

Poland Adgar PDT Wola receives LEED Gold certification

Adgar PDT Wola, a former department store at 8/12 Młynarska Street in Warsaw, has received LEED Gold certification with a score of 79 out of 100. The 1950s building was converted into an office and commercial property and now offers 8,512 sqm of total space.

Polska Winkler Polska joins MLP Business Park Łódź

Winkler Polska has leased around 1,500 sqm at MLP Business Park Łódź. Savills advised the company during the lease negotiations.

Germany Dieseo takes remaining Lensahn space

Garbe Industrial has extended its lease with Kiel-based e-commerce company Dieseo, which has leased an additional 11,700 sqm at the logistics centre in Lensahn, East Holstein.

Investment & finance

Romania Global Vision Acquires Two Office Towers in Charles de Gaulle–Dorobanți Area

Global Vision has acquired a property comprising two office towers in Bucharest’s Charles de Gaulle–Dorobanți area, in a deal worth several tens of millions of euros.

Residential

Poland Euro Styl puts 78 apartments on the market at Konstelacja near Gdynia

Euro Styl, part of Dom Development Group, has put 78 apartments on the market as part of the latest stage of the Konstelacja development on ul. Paderewskiego in Pogórze, near Gdynia. Two three-storey buildings are to be built with apartments ranging from 33 to 76 sqm. Handover is scheduled for Q2 2028.

Investment & finance

European real estate investment picks up pace

Investment in European real estate reached around EUR 53 bln in Q2 2026, up 6 pct year on year. The transaction volume came to more than EUR 100 bln in the first half of the year. Poland was among the countries where investment activity grew fastest.

Poland Tricity office take-up rises by more than 32 pct in first half

Tenants leased almost 70,600 sqm of office space in the Tricity in the first half of 2026, an increase of more than 32 pct year on year. At the same time, the vacancy rate fell to 10.4 pct, one of the lowest levels among Poland’s main regional office markets.

Poland Philips Polska expands office at Symetris Business Park

Emil Domeracki, partner, board member, Land Development Advisory
Walter Herz

Philips Polska, which has been a tenant at Łódź’s Symetris Business Park for several years, has expanded its office in the complex to almost 9,700 sqm.

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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.

22 September 2020

Wildberries now growing in Ukraine

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

21 May 2020

Wildberries growing in April

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12 May 2020

Wildberries growing in Slovakia

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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.

30 January 2020

How much CO2 does your fashion sense generate?

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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.

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.

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.

29 July 2019

Hebe hits the net

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.

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.

16 April 2019

Lidl goes online in Poland

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

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.

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.

26 September 2018

Shopping with a robot salesman

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

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.

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.

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.

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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