Rent holiday for CCC and Ultro tenants

Coronavirus
POLAND Dariusz Miłek, the president of footwear and accessories retailer CCC and Ultro Holding, the owner and manager of Cuprum Arena in Lubin and Korona in Kielce, has decided to cancel rent collections from tenants whose outlets have been forced to close during the Covid-19 emergency.
“We will not be collecting rent from tenants whose units are closed. We cannot act in a short-sighted manner, because the entire sector is under threat. Tenants, landlords, banks, suppliers and customers all make up part of the same interconnected system. No one can leech of each other right now, because soon there might not be anybody left to get money from. In this difficult time we have to support each other because this crisis will have an impact on us all,” explains Jakub Puchalski, the
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Residential

Poland Warsaw developers increase supply as sales stall

schedule 25 August 2026
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Warsaw developers significantly increased the number of new apartments for sale in the second quarter of 2026, but sales fell. They brought 4,753 homes to market, up 66.8 pct from the previous quarter, while 3,840 apartments were sold, a 9.4 pct decline. The increase in supply pushed the number of apartments available for sale to 16,345 at the end of June, up 7.1 pct from three months earlier. Even so, quarterly sales remained 4.6 pct above the five-year average of 3,670 homes, according to data from CBRE and Tabelaofert.pl.

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schedule 25 August 2026
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Warehouse & industrial

Poland CTPark Warsaw Emilianów Earns BREEAM Outstanding Rating

schedule 25 August 2026
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CTPark Warsaw Emilianów has achieved a BREEAM Outstanding rating, scoring 89.1 pct in the assessment.

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Poland Luxury Brands Take a Closer Look at Warsaw

schedule 25 August 2026
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Global luxury brands are expanding more cautiously, choosing markets and locations more carefully rather than rapidly adding stores, according to Colliers’ EMEA Retailer Performance & Consumer Spending Trends report. Weaker consumer confidence, higher costs and a less certain economic outlook are making retailers pay closer attention to sales and profitability. Warsaw remains one of the markets attracting interest from luxury brands, including some that have yet to enter Poland.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Hyundai Motor Poland expands in Wołoska 24

schedule 25 August 2026
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Hyundai Motor Poland has renewed its lease at Wołoska 24 in Warsaw and expanded its office space by around 30 pct. The company will now occupy nearly 1,700 sqm, up from around 1,300 sqm.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Panattoni starts final stage of Zgierz I

schedule 25 August 2026
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Panattoni has started work on the final stage of Panattoni Park Zgierz I in Lućmierz, near Łódź. The new 16,400 sqm warehouse will bring the park’s total space to more than 29,000 sqm.

Retail & leisure

Poland Primark opens first store in northern Poland

schedule 25 August 2026
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schedule 25 August 2026
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Peek & Cloppenburg will open a 3,600 sqm store at Rivus, a mixed-use development under construction in Cluj-Napoca. It will be the retailer’s second store in the city.

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schedule 24 August 2026
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Poland Tight supply leaves tenants competing for warehouse space

schedule 24 August 2026
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schedule 24 August 2026
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Office & mixed-use development

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schedule 24 August 2026
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Residential

Poland Flora Development receives occupancy permit for Esy Floresy

schedule 24 August 2026
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Property and Facility Management

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schedule 24 August 2026
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Warehouse & industrial

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schedule 24 August 2026
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Poland’s warehouse market gained momentum in the first half of 2026 as occupier demand picked up while the development pipeline continued to shrink. Gross take-up rose 21 pct year on year, while net take-up – covering new leases and expansions – jumped 58 pct to more than 2.1 mln sqm. The vacancy rate fell to 6.3 pct and space under construction dropped to its lowest level in more than nine years. According to Axi Immo, the combination of strong demand and limited new supply could stimulate rent rises in many markets.

Investment & finance

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schedule 24 August 2026
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Human resources

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schedule 21 August 2026
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schedule 21 August 2026
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Office & mixed-use development

Poland Drutex to invest PLN 30 mln in headquarters expansion

schedule 21 August 2026
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Warehouse & industrial

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schedule 21 August 2026
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Poland’s modern warehouse and industrial stock has reached 37.44 mln sqm. Demand rose by 47 pct year on year in the first quarter of 2026. At the same time, companies are raising their expectations of what such facilities should offer. Floor space and location remain important, but so do flexibility, automation and the potential for future expansion.

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schedule 30 March 2021

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schedule 24 June 2020

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schedule 14 May 2020

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schedule 14 May 2020

Build Europe pushes post-coronavirus action plan

EUROPE Build Europe, an umbrella organisation for EU-based residential developers and constructors, has presented its recommendations for helping the sector in the EU emerge from the post-Covid19 economic crisis.

schedule 14 May 2020

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schedule 07 May 2020

Panattoni to provide PLN 0.5 bln worth of medical supplies

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schedule 14 April 2020

Landlords underwhelmed by emergency relief

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schedule 14 April 2020

Toyota prepares to reopen Polish plants

EUROPE Toyota Motor Corporation has announced the partial resumption of operations in its European manufacturing plants, which have been closed due to the coronavirus epidemic.

schedule 08 April 2020

AFI Braşov now to open in the autumn

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schedule 08 April 2020

Aleja opening postponed

SLOVENIA The official opening of the Aleja shopping centre in Ljubljana’s Šiška district has been postponed.

schedule 07 April 2020

BPI opens virtual sales office

POLAND BPI Real Estate Polandis to introduce a virtual sales office for all of its Polish projects.

schedule 07 April 2020

Rent suspension in Sukcesja

POLAND Rent payments have been suspended for all tenants in the Sukcesja shopping centre in Łódź.

schedule 03 April 2020

Retailers join the fight

POLAND The Polish Trade and Distribution Organisation [POHiD], an association of retail chains, are to contribute PLN 15 mln to fight the coronavirus epidemic.

schedule 02 April 2020

Carrefour donates PLN 2 mln to fight pandemic

POLAND The Carrefour Foundation and Carrefour Polska are donating around PLN 2 mln to Polish hospitals for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

schedule 01 April 2020

Pay no rent in Sukcesja

POLAND The Sukcesja shopping centre owned by Fabryka Biznesu in Łódź has stopped collecting rents from its tenants.

schedule 31 March 2020

Government takes on board PRCH recommendations

POLAND The range of temporary trading restrictions in Polish retail buildings above 2,000 sqm imposed by the Ministry of Health has been clarified after consultations with the Polish Council of Shopping Centres [PRCH] and the Ministry of Development.

schedule 31 March 2020

Rent holiday for CCC and Ultro tenants

POLAND Dariusz Miłek, the president of footwear and accessories retailer CCC and Ultro Holding, the owner and manager of Cuprum Arena in Lubin and Korona in Kielce, has decided to cancel rent collections from tenants whose outlets have been forced to close during the Covid-19 emergency.

schedule 31 March 2020

Develia fears Covid-19 impact on business

POLAND Wrocław-based developer Develia (formerly LC Corp) has announced that the disruption caused by the pandemic could have a significant and potentially serious impact on the current operations of the company and its groups.

schedule 31 March 2020

Economies rebalance in wake of coronavirus

CEE REGION According to analysis by Colliers International all CEE economies this year are to decline or fall into recession as a result of the coronavirus.

schedule 30 March 2020

Movement and gatherings ban tightened further

POLAND The Polish government has introduced a new directive clarifying the restrictions on movement as part of its measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

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