Logistics firms feeling the heat from e-commerce

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.
Almost 900 global logistics and supply chain providers, including those that are active in the e-commerce sector, were surveyed for the report. Out of these, almost 70 pct of B2C companies and 60 pct of B2B companies are still working on the introduction of strategies for this market segment. This is despite the fact that 70 pct of respondents regard e-commerce as ‘very important’ or ‘extremely important’ for their business. “Customer expectations are evolving and changing, putting pr
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Warehouse & industrial

Poland Nhood Services kicks of Góraszka Project

schedule 23 March 2026
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Nhood Services Poland, responsible for development oversight of the Góraszka Project, is beginning the construction of underground sections and connections.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Quality not scale

schedule 23 March 2026
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Developers and investors are focusing on top-quality warehouse space, and land banks are being gradually released, according to CBRE's '2026 Poland Real Estate Market Outlook' report.

Retail & leisure

Poland MMG to build Krosno retail park

schedule 23 March 2026
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Master Management Group is launching MMG Centers Krosno park, which will comprise around 26,000 sqm gla with parking for over 1,000 vehicles. Additionally, Agata is to build a 5,000 sqm standalone furniture showroom within the complex.

Investment & finance

Germany US investor comes into Bischweier with KPE

schedule 23 March 2026
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Kajima Properties Europe has set up a joint venture with a US investor, with the new company to take possession of a 130,000 sqm logistics centre in Bischweier. Through the deal, KPE will retain partial ownership of the property and will also continue in its role as the centre's manager.

Investment & finance

Poland Swiss Family Office buys Lixa D

schedule 23 March 2026
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The Swiss Family Office represented by OPG Property Professionals has acquired the Lixa D office building at ul. Giełdowa 5 in Warsaw from developer Yareal.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Action comes to Dunikowo

schedule 23 March 2026
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Action, a chain of non-food discount stores, has officially opened its fourth distribution centre in Poland. The 44,000-sqm centre was built in Dunikowo, near Szczecin.

Investment & finance

Poland Optimism comes home

schedule 23 March 2026
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Poland is strengthening its position as one of the most compelling destinations for institutional real estate capital in Europe — this was the clear message echoed at MIPIM 2026 in Cannes. According to the capital markets at Axi Immo, investor confidence in the Poland is not only returning but accelerating.

Office & mixed-use development

Punkt now open

schedule 23 March 2026
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The Punkt office building developed by Torus has opened in the Wrzeszcz district of Gdańsk, comprising 12,600 sqm gla.

Retail & leisure

Poland More travelling in Pogoria

schedule 20 March 2026
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Travel agent Join UP! Polska has opened in the Pogoria Shopping Centre in Dąbrowa Górnicza.

Retail & leisure

Poland Bytom comes to Bonarka

schedule 20 March 2026
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Bytom has opened a new 150 sqm clothing store in Krakow's Bonarka shopping centre with an interior based on modern aesthetics and the thoughtful presentation of the clothing.

Retail & leisure

Poland Three more tenants for Oto Park Siemianowice Śląskie

schedule 20 March 2026
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The Oto Park Siemianowice Śląskie will house a number of stores previously absent from the town, including Douglas, Pan Materac, and Agata Home.

Infrastructure

EMEA region Tourism fuelled by growth in aviation

schedule 20 March 2026
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Expanding airport capacity in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa will play a key role in sustaining long-term tourism growth and supporting demand for hotel, retail, and leisure properties, according to Colliers' latest report, 'Expanding Airport Capacity & Tourism, EMEA.'

Retail & leisure

Big Park Dzierżoniów to open Q2 2026

schedule 20 March 2026
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Work is underway on the development of the BIG Dzierżoniów project, currently under construction in the town centre on ul. Batalionów Chłopskich.

Investment & finance

Hungary Árkád Szeged sold

schedule 20 March 2026
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ECE Real Estate Partners and Bonitás Investment Fund Management announced the sale of the Árkád Szeged shopping centre in Szeged. to Hungarian real estate fund Home Fund. The transaction value has not been disclosed.

Events

Poland Don't miss the 12th Commercial Real Estate Conference

schedule 20 March 2026
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On March 26th, at the NYX Hotel Warsaw in Warsaw, a conference is to be held to examine real estate investment in Poland and the CEE region. The event will bring together investors, developers, financial institutions, and advisors to share their knowledge and analyse current market trends.

Retail & leisure

Poland Retail sector remains strong and stable

schedule 20 March 2026
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The total stock of modern retail space in Poland reached 14.2 mln sqm gla by the end of 2025, with a density of 380 sqm per thousand people, according to the Polish Council of Shopping Centres latest report titled 'Retail Market in Poland – H2 2025'. 

Architecture and urban planning

Poland Plans created for Airport City around CPK

schedule 20 March 2026
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CBRE and 4CF have been selected as strategic advisors for the Airport City project, part of the Port Polska development programme. The two companies will develop a vision and operational strategy for the 600,000 sqm project.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Work starts on refrigerated warehouse park

schedule 19 March 2026
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Construction of a modern Greenyard refrigerated logistics centre at the Marq Logistics Centre in Gliwice has begun. The warehouse will be operational by the end of the year.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Pekao enters Sky Tower

schedule 19 March 2026
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A Pekao S.A. Bank customer service point has opened in Wrocław's Sky Tower building. The branch occupies over 300 sqm with an entrance on ul. Powstańców Śląskich.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Rittal takes on 3,100 sqm

schedule 19 March 2026
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Segro has signed another lease agreement with Rittal, a global supplier of control cabinet systems. Rittal is expanding its space at Segro Logistics Park Stryków by an additional 3,100 sqm.

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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