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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Retail & leisure

Poland Biedronka opens as first store in Redkom park

schedule 11 June 2026
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A Biedronka grocery store has opened on ul. Władysława Andersa in Białystok, as the first tenant of a retail park that is still under construction at that address. The rest of the park, under development by Redkom, is scheduled to open in Q4 2026.

ESG

Poland Outstanding for Prologis

schedule 11 June 2026
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 Prologis has been awarded a BREEAM International New Construction certificate with a rating of Outstanding for its new warehouse development in Ujazd. The 62,500 sqm building developed for bearings manufacturer Schaeffler scored 92.2 pct.

Data centres

Poland EU targets Poland for rapid Data centre growth

schedule 11 June 2026
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The development of digital infrastructure is a new economic priority for Europe, as shown by the draft EU regulations, 'Cloud and AI Development Act' (CADA), and the 'Strategic Roadmap, published in early June. The EU wants to triple computing power by 2035 to meet the demand for cloud services and artificial intelligence (AI). Poland is expected to play a leading role in this process.

Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic Zátiší barracks becomes CTPark Plzeň Kasárny

schedule 11 June 2026
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CTP has completed the first phase of the transformation of the former Zátiší barracks in Plzeň into a modern mixed-use business park.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Four signings for B4B

schedule 11 June 2026
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Revetas Capital has announced the signing of four leases for space in the Bonarka for Business centre in Kraków. The total area of the leases comes to 5,700 sqm. Geotab has joined the tenants with a lease of 4,000 sqm, while KION and two others have renewed their contracts.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Skyliner II topped

schedule 11 June 2026
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The topping-out ceremony has taken place at the Skyliner II construction site at Rondo Daszyńskiego in Warsaw, with the construction work having now reached the building's target height of 130m. The second tower of the complex is being developed by Karimpol Polska with Warbud acting as the general contractor. The final stage of the project has now begun with work on the façade, installations, and interior finishes.

Investment & finance

Poland Panattoni secures financing for Park Poznań West Gate I

schedule 11 June 2026
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Panattoni has secured EUR 31 mln in financing for Panattoni Park Poznań West Gate I, with the loan provided by Bank Millennium.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany Garbe to build in Soest

schedule 10 June 2026
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Garbe Industrial will begin construction work on the Garbe Industrial Park in Soest (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) in the second quarter of 2026. The 19,200 sqm centre is to be constructed on a 2.8 ha plot next to the A44 motorway.

Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic 7R announces first lease in Czech Republic

schedule 10 June 2026
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Residential

Poland Moja Oszmiańska arises in Warsaw

schedule 10 June 2026
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The Moja Oszmiańska residential project is being jointly developed by Grupo Lar Polska and Hanner in Warsaw's Targówek district. The investors have now announced that the general contractor is to be Erbud, which is to sign a PLN 51.6 mln contract.

Retail & leisure

Poland Shopping centres must adapt to mixed generations

schedule 10 June 2026
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Office & mixed-use development

Poland Sirowa enters Koneser

schedule 10 June 2026
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Sirowa Poland, an international distributor of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, has leased 958 sqm of modern office space in Building P of the Koneser Praga Center.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Park Kielce grows

schedule 10 June 2026
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Retail & leisure

Poland Lidl to open in Sigma Retail Park

schedule 10 June 2026
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A 1,800 sqm Lidl grocery store will open next year in the Sigma Park Retail Park, which is currently under construction in Darłowo.

Investment & finance

Poland Hillwood sells S8 Warsaw South logistics centre

schedule 10 June 2026
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Hillwood Polska has signed a preliminary agreement to sell the Hillwood S8 Warsaw South logistics centre to Toya. The development is in the Żabia Wola just outside Warsaw.

Events

Poland August 7th – mark the date

schedule 09 June 2026
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Once again, for the 15th time, the real estate sector is to come together for a worthy cause in support of the Ronald McDonald House Poland Foundation. This year's JLL Charity Volleyball Tournament will take place on August 7th at the Monta Beach Volley Club in Warsaw.

Investment & finance

Poland Strong investment figures for Poland

schedule 09 June 2026
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Infrastructure

Poland Green light for Port of Poland

schedule 09 June 2026
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Warehouse & industrial

Germany Horoz Logistics moves into Prologis Park Alzenau

schedule 09 June 2026
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Residential

Poland Ageing population requires fewer barriers

schedule 09 June 2026
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According to the 'Community and Apartment Accessible to All' study conducted for Skanska Residential Development Poland, 88 pct of respondents believe that adapting common spaces to the needs of various residents is required, and 85 pct believe that such amenities also help able-bodied people.

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

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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

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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

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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

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

schedule 23 January 2019

Chamber for e-commerce

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schedule 05 November 2018

Polish online retailers looking to go global

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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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