Retail &amp; leisure

Forever 21 expands southward

27 January 2016

Agata Kłapeć

CEE REGION US young fashion retailer Forever 21 will open its first Romanian store this year.

Apple to open in Galeria Północna

27 January 2016

POLAND iSpot Apple Premium Reseller is the latest tenant to sign up for space in GTC’s Galeria Pólnocna shopping centre in Warsaw’s Białołęka district.

More fashion and footwear in Forum Gdańsk

26 January 2016

Eurobuild CEE

POLAND Forum Gdańsk, a shopping centre which is being developed as part the revitalisation of Targ Sienny and Targ Rakowy in Gdańsk, has acquired two new tenants. Clothes retalier New Look has leased 600 sqm in the centre and footwear brand Ryłko will be opening on 170 sqm.

Starbucks stores to debut in Slovakia

Agata Kłapeć

SLOVAKIA Warsaw-listed restaurant operator Amrest has signed an agreement on launching a network of Starbucks-branded coffee shops in Slovakia in 2016.

Nysa Dekada moves closer to launch

POLAND Nysa town council has passed an amendment to a land use conditions and directions study to allow the construction of the Dekada shopping centre on a plot on ul. Kolejowa in the town.

Russian retail market attracts tenants despite odds

Eurobuild CEE

RUSSIA Both sales revenues and retailers’ margins have declined in Russia in 2015 due to higher pricing and lower consumer purchasing power, says CBRE.

CCC a shoe-in for Quick Park in Mysłowice

Eurobuild CEE

POLAND A 632 sqm CCC footwear store is to open in the Quick Park centre in Mysłowice, which is currently under construction.

Vacancy grows in Moscow shopping centres

22 January 2016

RUSSIA In 2015, the vacancy rate on the Moscow retail market increased by 2.3 percentage points reaching 8.3 pct, according to JLL.

Fort Group looking at 116,000 sqm mall in St Petersburg

RUSSIA Fort Group, owned by Russian businessmen Maxim Levchenko and Boris Paikin, is carrying out due diligence on the Leto shopping centre on Pulkovskoe Shosse in St Petersburg, according to Russian daily 'Kommersant'.

Rivera obtains occupancy permit

RUSSIA Rivera, the newly completed shopping centre developed by Praktika Development in Moscow’s Danilovsky district, has been granted an occupancy permit.

Lords secures new faces for PC Arena

Anna Pakulniewicz

LITHUANIA Lords LB Baltic Fund III has signed three new leases for its PC Arena shopping centre in Klaipėda.

Polish retailer plans massive Abu Dhabi expansion

Agata Kłapeć

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Polish fashion retail group LPP has opened its first Abu Dhabi store. By 2020, the company, which owns such chains as Reserved, House, Cropp, Mohito and Sinsay, aims to launch a network of 70 stores in the emirate.

St Petersburg retail space supply slumps

20 January 2016

RUSSIA St Petersburg's new retail space supply has hit a six-year low, according to JLL.

More Lidl stores to be built

20 January 2016

Anna Pakulniewicz

LITHUANIA Mitnija is currently building stores in Vilnius and Kaunas to be added to Lidl's network.

RTV Euro AGD signs GTC contracts

20 January 2016

POLAND Consumer electronics chain RTV Euro AGD has leased space in GTC’s two shopping centres in Warsaw. The retailer will occupy 1,200 sqm in Galeria Północna and 1,300 sqm in Galeria Wilanów.

Record breaking retail investment in 2015 - JLL

Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

POLAND In 2015, the Polish retail market grew by a total of 651,400 sqm in terms of retail space, including shopping centres (502,000 sqm), outlet centres (21,300 sqm), retail parks (30,800 sqm) and stand-alone warehouses (97,300 sqm) – according to the latest report from JLL.

Newcomers to Zakopianka mall

Tomasz Szpyt-Grzegórski

POLAND Two new tenants have signed leases for space in the Zakopianka retail park in Kraków.

Three new restaurants for Silesia CC

Aneta Cichla

POLAND Silesia City Center in Katowice has extended its catering offer. The group of tenants of its food court has been joined by Sevi Kebab (67.3 sqm), Mega Pierogi (82.8 sqm) and Mega Café (70 sqm).

Popping up in Manufaktura

Aneta Cichla

POLAND The Bizuu brand has opened a pop-up store in the Manufaktura shopping centre in Łódź. The shop will operate until the end of 2016, although an extension of the lease is possible.

Dekada lays out plans for the year