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Polish retail moves towards convenience
POLAND A total of 210,000 sqm in retail parks and stand-alone large stores were completed in Poland in 2019, according to JLL – up by 29 pct y-o-y.
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Vis à Vis with Lidl
POLAND A 2,000 sqm Lidl supermarket is to open in the Vis à Vis Łódź shopping arcade in H2.
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Medicine now available in Plaza
POLAND A 570 sqm Medicine clothes store has opened in the Plaza shopping centre in Poznań, which is owned by the Klépierre group.
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Konsimo to open in Gemini Park Bielsko-Biała
POLAND A Konsimo discount furniture and home furnishings store is to open in Gemini Park Bielsko-Biała.
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Taxing times for big retailers
POLAND A retail sales tax came into force from January 1st. The act introducing the tax was first passed in July 2016 but was suspended when the European Union investigated its legality.
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EDS Park Debrzno opens
POLAND EDS Retail Park and Higasa Properties have opened an EDS retail park in Debrzno on the southern border of the Pomeranian province.
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Estrada replaced by shopping
POLAND Panova has completed the construction of the Estrada retail park in Zielona Góra.
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Strong results for VRG
POLAND The consolidated sales revenues of VRG came to around PLN 156.3 mln in December around 5.6-pct higher than in December 2018.
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Franke comes to HomePark
POLAND Kitchen equipment retailer Franke has leased 292 sqm in HomePark Janki owned by Pradera European Retail Parks.
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Changes in Galeria Echo
POLAND Recently Pako Lorente has opened a 100 sqm store in the Galeria Echo shopping centre in Kielce owned by EPP.
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Vacancy down on Moscow high streets
RUSSIA The vacancy rate on Moscow’s main high streets fell to 9.5 pct in the fourth quarter of 2019. The vacancy rate on fanous Stoleshnikov Lane was down by 6.4 ppt q-o-q and 1.9 ppt y-o-y hitting a four year-low.
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Bowling in Metropolia
POLAND Centrum U7 has opened in the Galeria Metropolia mall in Gdańsk.
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Młociny is alive with the sound of Music
POLAND The Warsztatow Academia Musicalowa [Musical Workshop Academy] has leased over 1,100 sqm in the Galeria Młociny shopping centre where it will teach dance, singing and acting.
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Wildberries comes to Poland
POLAND Wildberries, the biggest online retailer in the Eurasian Economic Union (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan), has debuted in Poland.
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Saller set to extend Kutno retail park
POLAND Wrocław-based Saller Group has started the demolition and reconstruction of a building next to one of its retail parks in Kutno in central Poland.
Retail & leisure
Fifteenth Vendo Park
POLAND Trei Real Estate, part of German group Tengelmann, has opened its fifteenth Vendo retail park in Poland and the fifth in the Masovian province – in Kobyłka, on the north-eastern outskirts of Warsaw.
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EU retail consumption on the rise
EUROPE Seasonally adjusted retail consumption volume increased across the EU in November 2019 by 0.6 pct m-o-m and 1.9 pct y-o-y, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
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Tenant changes in Matarnia
POLAND Seven tenants started operating in Matarnia retail park in Gdańsk in December including Pepco, My Tiny Hobby, Uszyte, Vistula, Bytom and Deni Cler.
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Tenants flock to Wrocław Fashion Outlet
POLAND Le Creuset, Boss Outlet and Skechers opened stores in the Wrocław Fashion Outlet in Q4 2019. Additionally Asics and 4F increased the size of their units. Skechers, which opened a 200 sqm store in November, is an American footwear chain.
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Fikołki in Posnania
POLAND Sale Zabaw Fikołki will open a 757 sqm children’s playroom in the Posnania shopping centre in Poznań. T
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Architecture and urban planning
MoMA wins architectural grand prix
The 11th Architectural Awards of the Mayor of Warsaw [11. edycji Nagrody Architektonicznej Prezydenta m.st. Warszawy] were held on June 3rd, at Teatr ...
Poznań with a green Aura
Dutch-Czech team wins Dejvice contest
Construction
2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies
According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030”, the total revenues of the 300 leading construction gro ...
Strabag to build The Arc
Digitalisation to the rescue
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
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
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
The south tower of GTC's City Gate office complex in Bucharest has become the first building in Romania to be awarded LEED Gold v5 certification with ...
Outstanding awarded to CTP
Homepark goes Excellent
Eurobuild Awards
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Who won this year's 14th edition of the Eurobuild Awards? The jury and guests gathered at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw chose this year's ...
Call for nominations and jury members!
Let's live this again!
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 issue is now out!
In the latest issue of the magazine, we take a closer look at retail parks, data centres and the PBSA market. We also ask whether, after a slowdown, i ...
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
Events
Last day to register
For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
PBSA enters the mainstream
Let's look into the future!
Exclusive
The voice of the younger generation
In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed a ...
EGLS enters the scene
The cost of going green
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
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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
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Leading aparthotel operator Staycity Group and international investment firm Solida Capital has announced a strategic partnership for the development ...
Romanian hotels grow
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
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 ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Nepi Rockcastle launches solar farm
Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has opened Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western Romania.
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Interior design
JLL redesigns its Warsaw branch
JLL has completed the modernisation of its offices in the Warsaw Spire building. The theme behind the design was ‘ReThink. ReUse. ReSpire’, emphasisin ...
Grainy effect for Viterra
Mercedes-Benz stylish Prague office
Investment & finance
Now's the time to buy
The investment market in Poland for Q1-Q3 2025 reflects stable market conditions, with year-to-date volume aligning closely with the Q1-Q3 of 2024. By ...
Onde enters Romania
Croatia growing fast
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
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
High demand but low supply
The supply of modern office space in Poland's eight largest regional cities reached 6.73 mln sqm. Although the market is showing signs of stabilisatio ...
Construction underway on AFI Tower
AI park to be built in Heilbronn
Property and Facility Management
Balmain takes on Adventum
The Balmain Group has taken over the management of a portfolio of four warehouses owned by Adventum International. The properties, totalling around 18 ...
Savills to manage for Yareal
Studio B under new management
Public buildings
Warsaw Uni building underway
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 ...
MHP awarded with ULI prize
Museum of Modern Art opens
Residential
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
StudentSpace, the student housing platform created by Signal Capital Partners, Griffin Capital Partners, and Echo Investment, has begun construction o ...
No drop in price from price transparency act
Kraków PRS continues to grow
Retail & leisure
Grand Department Store in Pardubice reopens
PSN has completed the reconstruction of the Grand Department Store in Pardubice. The historic building has been transformed into a modern, mixed-use r ...
Consumer spending accelerates GDP growth
Osada to open in Łask
Technology
Velis has a new name
Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both re ...
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum
Warehouse & industrial
Industrial market booming
In Q3 2025, industrial construction volume in the Czech Republic reached a two-year high, and demand was significantly stronger than in the previous y ...
