Hebe hits the net

ATC Cargo has started operations at a new 70,000 sqm logistics centre in Barniewice near Gdańsk. The facility will handle fulfilment and e-commerce operations.

Poland Yareal completes apartment sales at SOHO by Yareal in Warsaw

Yareal has sold the final apartment in its SOHO by Yareal project in Warsaw’s Kamionek district, completing seven years of residential development on the former industrial site.

Poland Vistula, Wólczanka and Bytom open joint store in Focus Mall

Office & mixed-use development

A new 157 sqm men’s fashion store featuring Vistula, Wólczanka and Bytom has opened at Focus Mall Piotrków Trybunalski.

Poland Cavatina transforms public space around Quorum Tower in Wrocław

Cavatina Holding, the developer of Quorum Tower on ul. gen. Sikorskiego, is redeveloping approximately 3.8 ha of public space around the project at its own expense. The works include new riverside boulevards, public squares, cycle paths and upgraded streets, with parts of the area already open to residents.

Investment & finance

Poland W. P. Carey completes EUR 52 mln sale-leaseback with Purmo

W. P. Carey has completed a EUR 52 mln sale-leaseback of two industrial properties in Wałcz and Rybnik, Poland, used by Purmo Group. Totalling approximately 83,400 sqm, the properties have been leased back to Purmo under a 20-year triple-net agreement with annual CPI-linked rent increases.

Romania Corallis Apartments enters final construction stage in northern Bucharest

Office & mixed-use development

Corallis Apartments, the residential project developed by Kész Group on the shores of Lake Grivița, has entered the final stage of construction. Exterior works and interior finishes are now underway, bringing the 221-home development in Bucharest’s Sector 1 closer to completion.

Poland Kraków offices split between centre and outskirts

Kraków’s office market saw a sharp drop in tenant activity in the first half of 2026, while the gap between central and non-central locations continued to widen. Gross take-up fell 58 pct year on year to 73,000 sqm, while net take-up dropped 27 pct to 36,000 sqm, according to Axi Immo’s latest report.

Construction

Poland Carbon Counts in Construction

Cost remains a decisive factor in construction tenders, but investors are increasingly looking beyond the upfront price. For production facilities and warehouses, factors such as delivery time and technical specifications are now being considered alongside a building’s carbon footprint over its entire life cycle.

Poland Archicom secures occupancy permit for second stage of Flow in Łódź

Archicom, a developer within the Echo Group, has secured an occupancy permit for the second stage of its Flow residential project in Łódź’s New Centre. More than 80% of the apartments in this stage have already been sold, with mainly one- and two-bedroom units still available.

Poland Developer sentiment improves as apartment sales strengthen

Developers are becoming more confident about the residential market after a strong July, according to the latest Developer Sentiment Index from housing portal Tabelaofert. The Sales Momentum Change Index rose to 0.53 in August, its highest level this year, while 57.5 pct of developers surveyed now expect sales to increase over the coming months.

Hotels

Croatia Mövenpick opens first Croatian hotel on Adriatic coast

Mövenpick has opened its first hotel on Croatia’s Adriatic coast in Novi Vinodolski. The resort includes 198 hotel rooms and suites, as well as 304 privately owned residences, with the first phase already on sale at prices starting from EUR 345,000.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Bestsecret leases 108,000 sqm in Poznań

Bestsecret has leased 108,000 sqm at EQT Park Poznań Żerniki. The agreement was signed by EQT Exeter Europe Logistics Value Fund IV, managed by EQT Real Estate. It is one of the largest warehouse leasing transactions in Poland in 2026.

POLAND Ruda Śląska retail park fully leased before opening

Office & mixed-use development

Opr./edited by NN

A retail park in Ruda Śląska in Silesia is 100 pct leased prior to its completion by PKB Inwest Budowa.

Germany BaFin Signs 15-Year Lease for 23,000 sqm at Frankfurt’s RAW

Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has signed a 15-year lease for approximately 23,000 sqm at RAW Frankfurt. The authority is expected to move in in 2028, following the completion of the landmark property’s redevelopment.

Hotels

Poland Poland’s hotel investment market slows as Warsaw leads CEE-6 supply growth

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.

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.

Warehouse & industrial

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.

Poland BIG Poland officially opens BIG Grodzisk Mazowiecki

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

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.

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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

POLAND Wildberries, the Russian online retailer that debuted on the Polish market in January, has revealed some of its initial Polish sales figures.

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.

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?

WORLD Online second had clothes store Thredup store has created a Fashion Footprint Calculator to calculate the carbon footprint of your purchasing habits.

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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