Retail &amp; leisure

2016 in Sandecja

19 January 2017

POLAND The Galeria Sandecja shopping centre developed by TK Development in Nowy Sącz saw its turnover increased by 14 pct in 2016 compared to the previous year.

Karuzela to spin in Siedlce

19 January 2017

POLAND Common Investment and Retail Concept are starting preparations for the construction of a large retail park in Siedlce.

Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

AFI Cotroceni draws in Peek&Cloppenburg

18 January 2017

ROMANIA German fashion retailer Peek&Cloppenburg has leased 5,200 sqm in the extension of the AFI Cotroceni shopping centre, which is currnetly under construction in Bucharest. The store, which is located on two floors, is to be opened in the autumn.

Rivona to build new Norfa

18 January 2017

LITHUANIA A Norfa supermarket is to be built at 155 Fabriko street in Vilnius’ Užukampis district.

Biggest Douglas in Wielkopolska opens

18 January 2017

POLAND The newly-opened Douglas perfumery in the Posnania shopping centre in Poznań is the second largest store of the chain in Poland and the biggest in the Wielkopolska region.

Ciechanów behind schedule but more Dekadas on the way

POLAND Dekada is to open a shopping centre in Ciechanów in Q1 2017 having put back the original opening date from around the end of last year. The developer has also announced details of three other projects.

First store opens in Butovo Mall

Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

RUSSIA A Lenta supermarket with 7,800 sqm of retail space is the first store to have opened in the Butovo Mall in Moscow’s New Moscow district. It is the thirteenth supermarket of the chain and the largest in the city.

LPP in Vivo! Krosno

POLAND Four clothing brands of LPP (Reserved, House, Cropp and Sinsay) will open stores in the Vivo! Krosno shopping centre, which is currently under construction.

Carrefour stays in Gliwice

POLAND A Carrefour hypermarket has extended its lease in the Forum shopping centre in Gliwice until June 2022.

Three stores open in Echo mall

POLAND The Echo shopping centre in Radom is being recommercialised with a KiK store having opened in December and other new tenants soon to follow.

RREEF buys three outlet centres

POLAND The RREEF Spezial Invest owned by Deutsche Bank is taking over three outlet centres in Poland from Polonia Property Fund II.

All Stars in Forum Lviv

16 January 2017

POLAND Multi-brand sports fashion store All Stars has leased 172 sqm of space in the Forum Lviv shopping centre.

Tarnowskie Góry to gain a new retail park

POLAND The Saller group has started the modernisation of a former Rewe centre in Tarnowskie Góry with a retail park to be built at ul. Zagórska 224, next to Tesco and Kaufland.

New food court for Galeria Wisła

POLAND In H1 2017 Galeria Wisła will soon have the most modern food court in Płock after it has been moved from the second to the first floor directly above the main entrance to the mall.

Wzorcownia with McDonald’s

POLAND A second McDonald’s restaurant in Włocławek has opened next to the Wzorcownia shopping centre with customers able to order food from the classic, breakfast and McCafe menus.

Department store with selfie room

RUSSIA St Petersburg department store has a place where every shopper can make a selfie

LPP to fight for Serbian wallets

12 January 2017

SERBIA The LPP chain is to expand into Serbia and has registered a subsidiary with a Belgrade office, LPP Reserved doo Beograd.

Shopping centre in Góraszka in two years’ time

11 January 2017

Tomasz Szpyt-Grzegórski

POLAND Auchan is to open the Kolorowe Życie shopping centre in Góraszka near Warsaw around the end of 2018.

Changes coming to Factory Outlet Wrocław

11 January 2017

Tomasz Szpyt-Grzegórski

POLAND Via Outlets has completed the purchase of Factory Outlet Wrocław and has announced changes to the centre. Via Outlets is to introduce a greater number of premium brands and is to improve the customer facilities and service.

Out.Let debuts in Agora Bytom

09 January 2017