Retail &amp; leisure

Inditex to occupy over 6,000 sqm in Łacina

03 April 2014

POLAND Spanish clothing group Inditex is to open stores for all seven of its brands in the Łacina shopping centre, which is being developed in Poznań.

Global shopping centre development rises to 39 mln sqm

03 April 2014

WORLD A total of 39 mln sqm of shopping centre space is currently under construction across the world’s major cities, representing a 3 mln sqm increase on 2013, according to figures from CBRE.

Galeria Siedlce now open

Ewa Andrzejewska

POLAND Local developer, Przedsiębiorstwo Budowlane Konstanty Strus, has opened the Galeria Siedlce shopping centre 27 months after having received the building permit.

First DomExpo is open

POLAND The DomExpo exhibition centre for the construction and interior design sectors has been opened in Opole.

Leroy Merlin in Płock welcomes first customers

POLAND A 15,000 sqm Leroy Merlin DIY store in Płock, which was built as part of the Graniczna shopping centre, has been opened after an eight-month construction period.

Neonet in Galeria Rumia

POLAND Neonet is to open a 540 sqm electronics store in the Galeria Rumia shopping centre in Rumia in June.

New Era in Radomsko

31 March 2014

POLAND The Era Park Handlowy retail park has opened near the bus and railway stations at the junction of ul. Sierakowskiego and ul. Warszyca in Radomsko.

CityFit invests PLN 100 mln in fitness clubs

31 March 2014

POLAND CityFit is planning to open 50 fitness clubs across Poland. The first club locations are in Rzeszów, Wałbrzych and Warsaw.

WORLD After the first quarter of the 2013/2014 financial year, (which began on December 1st, 2013) Swedish clothing company H&M recorded a 12 pct increase in sales in local currencies (including VAT)compared to the same period of the previous financial year.

Vesna in Moscow almost fully commercialised

31 March 2014

RUSSIA The commercialisation of the Vesna shopping centre project in the Moscow’s Altufyevsky district has exceeded 94 pct.

Decathlon Easy chooses new location

28 March 2014

POLAND The Decathlon Easy sports shop (formerly known as Decathlon XS) has leased a 1,100 sqm store in the Retail Park Bielsko project in Bielsko-Biała , which is being developed by Biuro Inwestycji Kapitałowych.

Forum Lviv to open in Q1 2015

26 March 2014

UKRAINE Multi Development Ukraine is planning to open the Forum Lviv shopping centre in the first quarter next year.

Budhouse asks tenants not to panic

26 March 2014

UKRAINE Kyiv-based developer Budhouse Group has issued a statement in which it encourages tenants to jointly look for best solutions regarding the complex market situation in the country.

Work soon to begin on Aviv Park Zvezdara

26 March 2014

SERBIA Israeli developer Aviv Arlon is to begin work on its Aviv Park Zvezdara retail park project in Belgrade over the next couple of months, reports local media.

Centro selects locations with care

POLAND The Centro footwear chain is planning to open ten stores in Poland this year.

Factory Warszawa Ursus to grow by 6,000 sqm

POLAND Neinver Polska is to extend the Factory Warszawa Ursus outlet centre, with the work to begin at the beginning of April.

Shopping City in Galați refinanced

ROMANIA Garanti Bank has loaned New Europe Property Investments EUR 20 mln to partially refinance Shopping City in Galați.

Immochan Ukraine implores tenants to find compromise

UKRAINE Immochan Ukraine has issued a statement on the turmoil in the Ukraine, which is apparently encouraging tenants to seek out compromise deals on their leasing terms.

New tenant and slight delay for Goplana

24 March 2014

POLAND A Martes Sport store is to open in the Galeria Goplana shopping centre. “Martes Sport is a brand that has so far not been present in Leszno.