Retail &amp; leisure

POLAND Office of Competition and Consumer Protection [UOKiK] has ruled that the Real hypermarket chain has abused its market position to squeeze its suppliers by delaying payment for goods beyond the deadlines laid down by law.

Ingka opens EUR 7.5 mln entertainment zone

RUSSIA Ingka Centers, the manager of the IKEA brand, has opened a 1.35 ha outdoor entertainment area in front of its Mega Ekaterinburg mall in central Russia.

Renovation work begins on Ogrody

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POLAND Tétris, as the general contractor, has begun renovation work on the Ogrody shopping centre in Elbląg, which includes the restaurant area and relaxation zones.

Vendo Park to be built in Bolesławiec

POLAND Trei Real Estate is planning to build a Vendo Park retail park in Bolesławiec to the west of Wrocław.

Lowest retail supply in 20 years

POLAND For the last five years, the growth of new leasable space in Poland has been significantly slowing down, and the expected volume of new supply this year, slightly over 400,000 sqm, will be at its lowest level for the last 20 years, says BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland.

New Yorker stays in Madison

POLAND New Yorker has extended its lease for its 1,100 sqm clothing store in Madison shopping mall in Gdańsk.

Silesia City on the sunny side

POLAND Solar panels have been installed in the Silesia City Center. This is the first such installation in a shopping centre in the region.

Capitol comes to Požega

CROATIA The Požega Shopping Capitol mall is to open in the east of the country in October 2019. The grocery anchor is to be Spar, while other tenants in the 4,000 sqm building will include Pepco, TEDi, Tutto Bene, Bipa and Intersport.

Wrocław mall to open in 2020

POLAND Mallson Polska is to be responsible for the commercial concept and the commercialisation of the Centrum Stabłowicka retail centre, which is to be built on ul. Stabłowicka in the north-western part of Wrocław by an undisclosed investor.

Tesco to shrink

31 July 2019

POLAND Tesco has announced it will re-focus its business in Poland on its best performing smaller store formats and sell eight of its largest hypermarkets.

Intermarché and Bricomarché see turnovers rise

31 July 2019

POLAND The Mousquetaires Group ended the first six months of 2019 with a turnover of over PLN 3.72 bln up by 5 pct y-o-y.

Three stores open in Capitol Park Križevci

30 July 2019

CROATIA The first stage of the Capitol Park Križevci retail park has opened. The first stage comprises Spar, Kik and Green.

Acteeum to build Koszalin Power Center

29 July 2019

POLAND Acteeum Group and Leroy Merlin are to jointly develop the Koszalin Power Center in north-western Poland.

Under a palm in Mszczonów

26 July 2019

POLAND Global City Holdings has begun the planting of palm trees in the Suntago Water World aqua park in Wręcz village near Mszczonów, south-west of Warsaw.

Contractor and new brands for Wiślanka

26 July 2019

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POLAND Strabag has been chosen as the general contractor of the Wiślanka shopping centre in Żory in Silesia.. New tenants have also been secured for the centre.

Fast food with a click

26 July 2019

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POLAND Polish food courier franchise Stava has launched franchises in Kielce, Lublin, Bielsko-Biała, Toruń and Kraków in Q2 and Q3 this year with branches to open soon in Poznań, Częstochowa, Gdańsk and Olsztyn.

Retail consumption grows across the EU

25 July 2019

EUROPE Retail turnover is to increase by 2 pct in nominal terms in the 27 countries of the European Union this year, forecasts GFK. The largest increases are forecast in Romania and Lithuania.

Primark comes to Młociny

25 July 2019

POLAND Primark has signed a lease to open a store in the Galeria Młociny mall, in Warsaw, which is jointly owned by EPP (with a 70 pct stake) and Echo Investment.

Weekday to debut in Kazimierz

25 July 2019

POLAND Clothing store Weekday is to open its first Polish store in November in the Galeria Kazimierz mall in Kraków.