E-commerce
WORLD Last year in the UK for the first time, more people did their shopping online (48 pct) than in real-world stores, according to figures from Deloitte. Around 96 pct of people in the US bought something online at least once, while over half of Poles (55 pct) regularly shop online.
POLAND Mirbud has been appointed as the general contractor of the Vendo Park retail park in Skierniewice.
Investment & finance
POLAND Two Ghelamco subsidiaries, Laboka and Ghelamco GP 1/Esturia, have signed a preliminary agreement to sell the Przystanek MBank office building in Łódź to LCN Euro Master Dutch Holdings II (LCN).
Investment & finance
POLAND BBI Development has been granted a PLN 43.2 loan by Pekao to finance the construction of two buildings from the Centrum Praskie Koneser project.
Investment & finance
HUNGARY Futureal Group has sold its Skypark office building, which is part of the Corvin Promenade mixed-use development in Budapest, to the OTP Prime Property Investment Fund.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Skanska has presented its Brama Miasta project, which is to be located opposite the Łódź Fabryczna railway station.
Retail & leisure
POLAND The Saller group has started construction work on a retail centre on ul. Wieniawskiego in Wałbrzych, which is being created through the redevelopment of a former E.Leclerc supermarket.
POLAND the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection [UOKiK] has approved the purchase by Abadon Real Estate of all the shares of Petrofox, the company that holds a majority stake in Awbud.
Investment & finance
POLAND MBank Hipoteczny has granted a PLN 11.3 mln loan for the next stage of the Sky House estate, which Wikana is building near ul. Jana Pawła II in Lublin.
Construction
POLAND Construction work on Pałac dla Seniora is nearing completion in Sulejówek.
Investment & finance
BULGARIA A joint venture majority owned by MAS Real Estate with Prime Kapital has acquired two shopping centres in Burgas and Stara Zagora for EUR 62 mln from Globe Trade Centre and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Hotels
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Swissôtel, which is part of the AccorHotels group, has entered into a franchise agreement with Al Shiddi International from Riyadh to develop a 218-room urban resort in Sarajevo with the opening scheduled for early 2018.
POLAND Golub Gethouse has completed the purchase of the former Telpod electronics factory building for Golub GetHouse Property Fund II FIZ on ul. Romanowicza in Kraków. The building is to be converted into university accommodation.
EUROPE Technological innovation, increasing competition from e-commerce and ever more demanding customers are forcing shopping centres to make changes in order to not only meet customer expectations, but also to stand out from the competition. A shopping centre’s success is now dependent upon an ever increasing number of factors and this creates challenges for both planned and existing centres, claim CBRE in the ‘Shopping Centre 4.0: Innovations in Shopping Centres’ report.
Investment & finance
POLAND A 7R Logistic subsidiary has raised PLN 12 mln through a bond issue, with the money being earmarked to extend the Kraków-Kokotów logistics park.
POLAND Murapol has purchased a 1.24 ha plot for PLN 6.4 mln on ul. Klasztorna in Wrocław where it is to build an estate of three five-storey buildings with 280 apartments and a combined useable area of 11,300 sqm.
Retail & leisure
POLAND A Fikołki play centre is to be opened in the Wroclavia shopping centre, which is being developed in the centre of Wrocław by Unibail-Rodamco.
POLAND The Archicom group of Wrocław has registered record sales for 2016 and is to pay a larger dividend to its shareholders than in the previous year. Additionally, the company is also preparing to launch an office project.
Retail & leisure
POLAND The land on which the City Point shopping centre stands has been re-zoned allowing for the extension and modernisation of the mall.
POLAND OT Port Gdynia, which is owned by OT Logistics, has opened a warehouse for agricultural cargo next to Gdynia harbour.
The Dance and Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Warsaw's Powiśle district.
Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first sta ...
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
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 reg ...
Gabriela Cader, architect and ESG specialist at SRDK STUDIO, shared her forecasts for 2026, stating that the introduction of formal requirements is re ...
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We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
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The UN Nansen Refugee Award award will go to Poland for the first time. According to the office of the UNHCR High Commissioner this year's regional wi ...
Czech developer CTP has been granted a EUR 200 mln loan from the European Investment Bank for the roll-out of its large-scale solar panel installation ...
The Swissôtel chain has announced the opening of its first hotel in the Czech Republic in the spa town of Mariánské Lázně.
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
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Tétris Poland, an interior design company owned by JLL, has completed the design and development of the Otis Polska offices.
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Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg, Sweden. The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility.
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Laboratoires Théa, a company from the ophthalmology industry, has leased 1,000 sqm on the first floor of the Lixa C office building in Warsaw. The bui ...
The Balmain Group has taken over the management of a portfolio of four warehouses owned by Adventum International. The properties, totalling around 18 ...
The University of Warsaw has signed a contract with the general contractor for a project at ul. Bednarska 2/4. The new building will house the faculti ...
Belgian developer POC Real Estate has topped off its MiraMar apartment building, which is part of the Marina Royale development.
Leroy Merlin has acquired a site in Góraszka with the transaction organised by Nhood Services Poland on behalf of Ceetrus Polska. A DIY store will be ...
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
Harden Construction has completed the construction of Panattoni Park Warsaw West IV in Kaźmierowo near Sochaczew. Glass manufacturer Pilkington Automo ...