POLAND Trad retail still set to play a major role – Colliers

Retail & leisure
In H1 2020 app. 135,000 sqm of shopping centre space was added to the Polish market, bringing the total stock up to 12.2 mln sqm, according to Colliers International.
At the end of Q2 2020, more than 350,000 sqm of retail space was under construction, of which app. 60 pct is to be completed in Q3 or Q4 2020. Therefore the annual supply of retail space should amount to 300–350,000 sqm, slightly higher than in 2019. New retail properties are mainly being built in towns and cities with less than 100,000 inhabitants (over 60 pct of the space) and are small properties (5–10,000 sqm) with a ‘daily shopping’ profile. Only 22 pct of the new space is being co
Already have an account? Log in
81% of content remaining
Unlock full access to the article
PLN
EUR
Lifetime access to current material
One-time payment, lifetime access.
Choose
Access includes
  • Lifetime access to current material
Most popular
EurobuildCEE magazine & online subscription
Access to all EurobuildCEE materials
Monthly
Annually
You save 17% when paying annually
Monthly on one device. Annual payment
Monthly on one device. Monthly payment
Choose
Access includes
  • Access to EurobuildCEE magazine edition online & flipbook version
  • Exclusive news, comments, articles and interviews with the most important market representatives and experts
  • Archive containing data and information from the commercial real estate and construction market in Poland and the CEE region, collected over 27 years;
  • Eurojobs
  • Eurobuild FM

Latest news

Infrastructure

Slovakia Budimex builds in Slovakia

schedule 22 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Budimex has handed over the motorway junction of the D1 and D4 roads in Slovakia, 90 days ahead of the deadline specified by the consgtruction contract.

Investment & finance

Mood improves over office sector

schedule 22 June 2026
Opr./edited by NN

European lenders are optimistic about H2 2026, despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, while sentiment around the office sector has significantly improved, according to CBRE's latest European Lender Intentions Survey. Lenders are also open to financing properties in alternative sectors.

Office & mixed-use development

POLAND Brenntag in Brama Miasta B

schedule 22 June 2026
Opr./edited by NN

German chemical raw materials distributor Brenntag has opened its EMEA shared services centre in Brama Miasta B in Łódź, which is owned by Skanska Commercial Development Europe.

Retail & leisure

POLAND New Yorker arrives in Jędrzejów

schedule 22 June 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Fashion brand. New Yorker is to open a 1,300 sqm store in Galeria Sekunda in Jędzrejów, about 35 km south of Kielce in southern Poland.

Office & mixed-use development

POLAND WITA welcomes OPmobility

schedule 22 June 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Sustainable automotive parts supplier OPmobility has leased over 4,200 sqm of office space in building B of the Wita multifunctional complex n Kraków.

Office & mixed-use development

CEE Region Rents rising with limited supply

schedule 22 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

While demand for high-quality office space remains stable, record-low new construction has led to an unprecedentedly low supply across the CEE region’s six largest office markets: Prague, Warsaw, Budapest, Bucharest, Bratislava and Sofia. This is creating upward pressure on rents for modern and sustainable buildings while also increasing the need to modernise older office stock, according to the latest ‘CEE Offices 2026 Report’, published by Colliers.

Residential

Europe Warsaw fourth most unaffordable European city

schedule 22 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Warsaw ranks as the fourth least affordable capital for a single person, with essential monthly expenses, including housing, food, transport, personal care and leisure, totalling EUR 1,836. With the average net salary standing at EUR 1,911, these costs absorb 96.1 pct of typical earnings, leaving residents with just EUR 74 per month. Only Lisbon, Tirana, and Athens offer worse affordability among the 37 capital cities surveyed by Tradingpedia.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Sonko extends its lease

schedule 22 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Cereals company Sonko has extended its 22,000 sqm lease in Prologis Park Wrocław. The company has been a tenant in the park since 2007.

Retail & leisure

Poland Looking good and feeling good in Norblin Factory

schedule 19 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The Norblin Factory is expanding its offerings for those seeking health, fitness, and beauty services. The latest tenant in the complex is KNOX – Poland's first boutique HIIT fitness centre, which occupies an area of 420 sqm.

ESG

Poland Punkt goes Platinum

schedule 19 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The Punkt office building in Gdańsk has been awarded LEED v4 Platinum certification. This is the first Torus Group development certified under this version of the system and the developer's eighth building in Gdańsk with the highest environmental rating.

Exclusive
Data centres

Poland Poland to be the new data hub

schedule 19 June 2026
Maksymilian Fiszer

During the presentation of the 'Driving the Economy: The Economic Impact of the Data Centre Sector in Poland' report, we took the opportunity to speak with Piotr Kowalski, Managing Director at PLDCA, about the risks and future development of data centres in Poland.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Holcim builds in Bielawy

schedule 19 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Holcim Polska has begun construction of an Aggregate Production Plant in Bielawy, on the premises of a limestone mine owned by the Kujawy Cement Plant. This PLN 98 mln project represents the company's largest investment in the aggregates segment.

Public buildings

Poland Warszawa Wschodnia station to be modernised

schedule 19 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Polish Railway Lines (PKP) has signed a contract with general contractor Torpol for the modernisation of Warszawa Wschodnia station (Warsaw East), worth over PLN 3.6 bln. Work will begin in December this year and will cover not only the station but also its immediate surroundings.

Data centres

Poland Data centres to transform Polish economy

schedule 19 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

According to the report "Driving the Economy: The Economic Impact of the Data Centre Sector in Poland," prepared by the Polish Data Center Association (PLDCA) in collaboration with PwC Poland, in 2025 data centres generated PLN 10.6  bln in gross value added and PLN 4.3 bln in fiscal revenue.

Construction

Poland Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station

schedule 19 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

A significant stage in the assembly of the new main building of the Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station has been completed.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland DSV expands in Wrocław

schedule 19 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

DSV – Global Transport and Logistics and Panattoni are expanding their partnership at Wrocław Campus 2. The world’s largest logistics operator has leased an additional 20,000 sqm of space at the complex in Krzyżowice, near Wrocław, just a few months after having moved in. Under the new agreement, DSV will now occupy over 65,000 sqm in the centre.

Events

Poland Let's play volleyball again

schedule 19 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

For the 15th time, the real estate industry will unite for a worthy cause and once again in support of the Ronald McDonald House Poland Foundation. This year's JLL Charity Volleyball Tournament will take place on August 6th at the Monta Beach Volley Club in Warsaw.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Pepsico opens new centre near Wrocław

schedule 18 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

ID Logistics has expanded its partnership with PepsiCo by opening a new logistics facility in Tyniec Mały, near Wrocław. The existing two distribution centres, with a total area of ​​81,000 sqm, and the transport hub in Mszczonów have been joined by a 15,000 sqm warehouse, designed to serve deliveries to the German market.

Residential

Poland StudentSpace to build second centre in Warsaw

schedule 18 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

StudentSpace, a student housing platform developed by SIGNAL, Griffin Capital Partners, and Echo Investment, has begun construction of its second Warsaw project. The six-storey development will be located in the southern part of Warsaw’s Mokotów district. The development, scheduled to open in Q3 2027, will add nearly 600 beds to Warsaw's PBSA market.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Nasdaq enters Infinity

schedule 18 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Newmark Polska acted as broker to Nasdaq – a global technology and market infrastructure company powering capital markets worldwide – in securing a lease agreement for approximately 2,000 sqm in the Infinity building in central Wrocław.

Latest in Retail & leisure

schedule 22 June 2026

New Yorker arrives in Jędrzejów

Fashion brand. New Yorker is to open a 1,300 sqm store in Galeria Sekunda in Jędzrejów, about 35 km south of Kielce in southern Poland.

schedule 19 June 2026

Looking good and feeling good in Norblin Factory

The Norblin Factory is expanding its offerings for those seeking health, fitness, and beauty services. The latest tenant in the complex is KNOX – Poland's first boutique HIIT fitness centre, which occupies an area of 420 sqm.

schedule 17 June 2026

Wroclavia becomes Westfield

The Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Group is rebranding the Wroclavia shopping centre to Westfield Wroclavia. The name change is to take effect from September 17th , becoming the 42nd Westfield property.

schedule 17 June 2026

Enter the Zone

All 20 retail parks within the retail portfolio of the MPT Real Estate Investment Fund (MPTIA), managed by Gránit Asset Management, have now adopted a unified and modern visual identity. The ZONE has now been established as one of Hungary’s largest retail park networks with nationwide coverage.

schedule 17 June 2026

EUR 9 mln to modernise Iulius Mall

Iulius Mall Iași, owned by Iulius and Atterbury Europe, is to be modernised in an investment of EUR 9 mln. The shopping centre currently comprises 27,000 sqm gla and it was the second shopping centre to open in Romania back in 2000.

schedule 16 June 2026

More tenants join Plaza Rzeszów

A number of new leases have been signed for space in Plaza Rzeszów. Additionally, existing tenants have renewed their leases, relocated stores and expanded.

schedule 16 June 2026

Big Piła begins to fill

More tenants have signed up for the BIG Piła shopping centre, which is currently being jointly developed by Acteeum Group and BIG Poland, with the opening scheduled for Q4 2026.

schedule 12 June 2026

Xtreme Fitness enters Karuzela

The Karuzela Ełk Retail Park will be expanding its offerings with the addition of a fitness club. On June 16th, Xtreme Fitness Gyms will join the tenants with 900 sqm of exercise space.

schedule 12 June 2026

Supersam to gain a foodcourt

Supersam in Katowice, Globalworth's flagship mixed-use development in the Globalworth portfolio, is soon to see the opening of its own food court.

schedule 12 June 2026

More stores open in Sosnowiec Plaza

Sosnowiec Plaza has signed up three new tenants: Hebe (303 sqm), Masterkom (80.27 sqm), and Kodano Optyk (98.69 sqm).

schedule 11 June 2026

Biedronka opens as first store in Redkom park

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.

schedule 10 June 2026

Shopping centres must adapt to mixed generations

Generation Alpha is increasingly making its presence felt in the retail world, with not only their own choices but also their influence on the purchasing decisions of entire households. At the same time, the market is increasingly recognising the importance of shoppers aged 50+ and seniors.

schedule 10 June 2026

Lidl to open in Sigma Retail Park

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

schedule 09 June 2026

Promenada grows larger

G City Europe has announced that work on the extension of the Promenada centre in Warsaw has begun. A total of 6,000 sqm of retail space is to be created.

schedule 08 June 2026

Mr. DIY opens in Eden

Eden Retail Park in Zgorzelec continues to strengthen its retail offering with the opening of a new MR.DIY store. The new store, occupying 874 sqm, will officially open to customers on June 13, 2026.

schedule 08 June 2026

Castorama Design Studio opens in Wołomin

Galeria Wołomin has expanded its interior design offerings. On June 3rd, the Castorama Design Studio opened a store in the centre.

schedule 08 June 2026

New faces in Turawa Park

A number of new tenants are appearing in the Turawa Park shopping centre in Zawada near Opole (south-west Poland) in the next few months. The mall is owned by Focus Estate Fund.

schedule 03 June 2026

German burgers in Manufaktura

A new food concept has entered the Manufaktura centre in Łódź with the opening of Berlin-based fast food chain Burgermeister.

schedule 03 June 2026

Diverse enter Designer Outlet Warsaw

Diverse has opened a 320 sqm store in Designer Outlet Warsaw.

schedule 02 June 2026

Worldbox opens in Aura

Worldbox has opened an 800 sqm store in the Aura Centrum Olsztyna shopping centre.

Read flipbook version

Edition 6 (308) June 2026

Latest comments

Categories

Your order
Your data
Number of access accounts
Each account provides independent access on one device. You will be able to create additional access accounts in the account settings.
Invoicing data
Order summary
Net price
Access accounts #
Net order
VAT (%)
Gross order
Payment security is ensured

Don`t miss out the current edition