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CEE region Two-thirds of CEE retail stock is over 15 years old
Around 20 mln sqm of modern retail stock across Central and Eastern Europe is more than 15 years old, pointing to a growing cycle of refurbishment, repositioning and selective redevelopment, according to Colliers’ latest 'ExCEEding Borders Retail 2026' report.
Retail & leisure
Poland DJI to open first store in Kraków
DJI, a global manufacturer of drones, action cameras and content-creation equipment, will open its first store in Kraków on September 26. The store will be located in Bonarka Shopping Centre, with the opening marked by special promotions, competitions and appearances by online creators.
Retail & leisure
Poland Castorama Studio Projektowe opens in Galeria Świdnicka
Castorama Studio Projektowe has opened at Galeria Świdnicka, expanding the centre’s offer with interior design services. Customers can receive free support from professional designers in planning kitchens, bathrooms, wardrobes and other spaces.
Retail & leisure
Poland Retail parks strengthen their position in Poland
Retail parks are strengthening their position as one of the key segments of Poland’s retail property market. Their share of new supply continues to grow, with developers pursuing projects in both major cities and smaller towns. At the same time, the format is moving beyond its traditional focus on discount stores and convenience retail. According to the 'Retail parks uncovered' investment report prepared by Avison Young in cooperation with CMS, Newgate Investment and PROH, Poland currently has 3.8 mln sqm of retail park space, accounting for 25 pct of the country’s modern retail stock. A further 746,000 sqm across 88 projects is under construction.
Retail & leisure
Poland Nhood launches eLeaseLoop in Poland
Nhood has launched eLeaseLoop in Poland, a platform designed to streamline the short-term leasing of retail space. As of 21 September, the service is available at 16 shopping centres managed by Nhood.
Retail & leisure
Poland Xtreme Fitness to Open at Gemini Park Tarnów
Gemini Park Tarnów is adding a new fitness and leisure offering to its tenant mix. Xtreme Fitness Gyms, Poland’s largest fitness club chain, will open a new 1,400 sq m club at the shopping centre in December 2026.
Retail & leisure
Poland 4,750 sqm modernised at Galeria Jurajska
Tenants at Galeria Jurajska in Częstochowa have modernised a total of 4,750 sqm of space since the start of 2026. Zara, Apart, Pitbull, Itaka and Wyjątkowy Prezent are among the brands that have completed upgrades.
Retail & leisure
Poland Karuzela Ełk expands with HalfPrice
Karuzela Ełk has signed a lease with HalfPrice, which will occupy a new 2,200 sqm standalone building. Construction is already underway.
Retail & leisure
Poland M1 Poznań sees over 3,200 sqm of leasing activity
More than 3,200 sqm of space at M1 Poznań has been newly leased or expanded. In recent months, the shopping centre has welcomed 8a.pl and CCC, while New Yorker has expanded its store.
Retail & leisure
Lithuania NEPI Rockcastle Sells Ozas for EUR 200 mln
NEPI Rockcastle is exiting the Baltics with the EUR 200 mln sale of its Ozas shopping centre in Vilnius to Prosperus Retail Property Fund.
Retail & leisure
Poland White Star Real Estate expands role at Forum Gliwice
White Star Real Estate is expanding its work with Deka Immobilien and taking over full management of Forum Gliwice. The company has so far been responsible for the centre’s commercialisation and, from September 2026, will also handle property management, marketing and project management.
Retail & leisure
Poland Peserico opens store in Dom Mody Klif in Warsaw
Italian fashion brand Peserico is opening a store in Dom Mody Klif in Warsaw. It will be the brand’s only single-brand store in the city, with women’s and men’s collections.
Retail & leisure
Poland Bricomarché opens new store in Ozorków
Today, September 16, Bricomarché opened a new store in Ozorków at ul. Konstytucji 3 Maja 17B. The store has 1,800 sqm of retail space and offers 34,000 products across garden, home décor, DIY and building supplies. It also includes a 1,300 sqm outdoor garden area.
Retail & leisure
Poland Lidl joins Refield and RGL retail park in Środa Wielkopolska
Refield and RGL have signed leases totalling 3,500 sqm for space in a planned retail park in Środa Wielkopolska, with Lidl joining the project as its anchor grocery tenant. The park will have around 18,000 sqm of retail space, with the investors targeting 80 pct occupancy by the end of 2026.
Retail & leisure
Poland Retailers rethink the role of technology
Consumers are increasingly tired of technology overload and excessive personalisation, while physical stores can benefit from offering something the digital world cannot: the freedom to discover products, interact with them and take a break from screens. This is according to the latest JLL survey of more than 1,100 consumers.
Retail & leisure
Poland Retail parks become local hubs
Retail parks are increasingly becoming local hubs for everyday needs, particularly in smaller towns. According to a study by Cushman & Wakefield Poland, 76 pct of people in Poland under the age of 40 visit a retail park at least once a week to shop. Among people aged over 40, the figure is 59 pct.
Retail & leisure
Poland M Core acquires Galeria Chełm
LCP Poland, part of M Core, has completed the acquisition of Galeria Chełm from Equilis and Acteeum. The value of the transaction was not disclosed. The acquisition expands LCP Poland’s portfolio by more than 17,000 sqm of retail space and 55 tenants.
Retail & leisure
Poland Pasaż Łańcucki 90 pct commercialised
Refield is developing Pasaż Łańcucki, an 11,200 sqm retail park in Łańcut, southeastern Poland. The project is being developed on a 3.5 ha site located on Przemysłowa Street, adjacent to Provincial Road No. 877. The development is being delivered on behalf of local investor Bispol Invest, with the opening scheduled for September 2027.
Retail & leisure
Poland Medicine Opens Expanded Store in Galeria Pomorska
The Polish fashion brand Medicine has opened an expanded and refurbished store at Galeria Pomorska in Bydgoszcz. The 590 sqm store has been redesigned in line with Medicine’s current concept and features an expanded range of collections.
Retail & leisure
Poland CeX opens store in Wola Park
British used-electronics retailer CeX has opened its first store at Wola Park shopping centre in Warsaw. The 170 sqm store is located on the first floor, next to RTV Euro AGD.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Praga to tower up over Warsaw
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division bet ...
ULI releases New Urban Poland report
Plans created for Airport City around CPK
Construction
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
BERGER Bau Polska will modernise the Kredka and Ołówek student residences owned by the University of Wrocław under a contract worth PLN 41.44 mln gros ...
Dekpol Budownictwo strengthens its position in the public-sector construction market
Topping-out ceremony held at new primary school in Biedrusko
Coronavirus
Vaccination centre provided by Globalworth
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Employers in no rush to return to workplaces
Catella sees hope and chances for real estate after Covid-19
Corporate social responsibility
Not only for horses
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
Panattoni sticks to the fairway
Colliers ends operations in Russia, Belarus
Data centres
Data centres could supply more heat to Polish cities
Poland’s growing data centre market could create a significant new source of waste heat for heating networks. According to analysis by the Polish Data ...
AI and cloud demand drives growth in European data centre market
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
E-commerce
This is the end
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 ...
Wildberries now growing in Ukraine
Wildberries growing in April
ESG
A green office is more than a certificate
More than 97 pct of newly developed office space in Poland is environmentally certified. Certification has therefore become standard, while the buildi ...
Wrocław Fashion Outlet cuts energy usage by 14 pct
PAD RES to construct three solar farms
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Eurobuild FM
The power of community
We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
EurobuildCEE
The October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
In this issue, hot off the press in time for Expo Real in Munich, the cover story is an interview with Ugo Giordano and Katarzyna Rzetecka, who are le ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
This sporting real estate life
Events
Will Poland dominate the AI market?
How will AI change the real estate business? Where are the best data centre sites in Poland? Will Europe be able to feed data centres the energy they ...
Get yourself connected with us at Expo Real!
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
Exclusive
Leading the renaissance of local investors
One of the more interesting Polish property investors to emerge on the local scene in recent years is Syrena Real Estate. This year, it added the Rena ...
The man from NASA
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Eye to eye
Eye to eye… with Władysław Grochowski
After a long break, we invite you to hot episode of the "Eye to eye" podcast! Today we talk with Władysław Grochowski, the head and founder of Arche.
Eye to eye… with Paweł Sapek
Eye to eye with… Daniel Bienias
For Ukraine
Nansen Refugee Award goes to Poland!
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 ...
Build Europe supports refugees and appeals to European Commission
Former Russian building to house Ukrainian refugees
Green projects
EIB grants CTP solar-powered €200m loan
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 ...
Cromwell granted €66m green loan for Janki
Pad Res to build 2 PV farms in Pomerania
Hotels
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
Green House Development has launched pre-sales for Building C, the final phase of its Wave Świnoujście Thermal & SPA development. The building will fe ...
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
Poland’s Retail Park Market Drives Growth in Portfolio Transactions
Poland’s increasingly mature retail park market is creating opportunities for portfolio transactions, allowing investors to expand their presence more ...
Commercial property investment hits EUR 680 mln
WING and Griffin seek to take Echo Investment private
Land acquisitions
Panattoni enlarges its Swedish portfolio
Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg, Sweden. The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility.
CTP purchases land in Kragujevac
CTP secures major brownfield site
Material partner
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures. Traditional infrastructure ...
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Excellent Fern at Off Piotrkowska
Office & mixed-use development
Capgemini doubles office space at Business Garden Warsaw
Capgemini will double its office space at Business Garden Warsaw, taking a total of 3,400 sqm at Vastint’s office campus on Żwirki i Wigury Street. Th ...
Warsaw office vacancy rate falls to 7.9 pct
Syrena Real Estate to modernise Warsaw office building
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
Poland’s housing market stabilises
Residential developers sold 12,500 homes across Poland’s seven largest housing markets in the third quarter of 2026, up 5.7 pct from the previous quar ...
Archicom launches sales for fifth phase of Modern Mokotów in Warsaw
Warsaw’s Kamionek district attracts new residential investment
Retail & leisure
BIG Konstantynów to open expanded retail park on 29 October
BIG Konstantynów will open a new section of its retail park on 29 October 2026, adding around 13,500 sqm of retail space. Following the expansion, the ...
LPP Group to bring four fashion brands to RIVUS
Aurum Optics opens its 27th store in Poland at Manufaktura
Technology
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Skanska has implemented a digital access control system at Studio A, an office building in Warsaw. The solution uses the company’s proprietary StudioA ...
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Singu takes over QRmaint
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni Park Bytom fully leased ahead of completion
Panattoni Park Bytom has been fully leased before construction is complete, with packaging supplier Grembox taking more than 33,000 sqm at the develop ...
