Retail &amp; leisure

Romania Leroy Merlin to expand in Bucharest

12 March 2024

Opr./edited by JC

Leroy Merlin leased two retail spaces in Bucharest with a combined area of 21,000 sqm from the Supernova Group.

Romania A shift towards bigger cities

22 January 2024

According to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, the development activity in the Romanian retail market remains animated. Close to 215,000 sqm of retail spaces were delivered in 2023, the highest level during the last seven years.

Poland Retail continues to recover

12 January 2024

Cushman & Wakefield has summarized the situation on the Polish retail market in 2023, which saw heightened development activity, with about 450,000 sqm of new retail space delivered. The Polish retail sector continued to recover, as confirmed by the number of debuts. Meanwhile, the slower price growth bolstered consumer sentiment, leading to higher retail turnover levels.

Czech Republic Record number of new brands

03 January 2024

39 new brands entered the Czech retail market last year, a record number achieved in the past ten years, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s monitoring. Some of the most notable brands include Victoria's Secret, Popeyes, Signorvino, Rossopomodoro and Zadig & Voltaire.

CEE Pařížská is the most expensive

24 November 2023

In this year's 33rd edition of the Cushman & Wakefield Main Streets Across the World ranking, the Czech Pařížská street has been ranked 11th in Europe and the first in the CEE region. The survey compares nearly 50 countries around the world by the level of retail rents on the most expensive shopping street in each country.

Romania For the sixth time in Romania

20 November 2023

Scallier has opened another retail park in Romania. The 8,500 sqm development was built in Mosnita, a town on the outskirts of Timisoara. The facility is almost fully leased.

Poland Karuzela spins into Biała Podlaska

24 October 2023

Mitiska REIM and Karuzela Holding have opened their ninth Karuzela retail park in Poland – in the eastern city of Biała Podlaska.

ROMANIA Cosmic expansion for Opus

23 October 2023

Opus Land Development has opened the extension of Cosmopolis Plaza in Ștefăneștii de Jos on the northern outskirts of Bucharest.

ROMANIA Wittchen opens 1st Romanian store

13 October 2023

Polish fashion brand Wittchen has opened its first Romanian store in the ParkLake shopping centre in Bucharest.

Romania Largest CEE retail complex opens in Craiova

05 October 2023

NEPI Rockcastle’s Promenada Craiova shopping complex in central southern Romania has been officially opened. The EUR 136 mln project is the largest retail development by size and investment value to open in the CEE region in 2023, according to CBRE.

POLAND Popeyes pops into Złote Tarasy

25 September 2023

The first Popeyes restaurant in Warsaw has opened in Złote Tarasy. The Louisiana-based fast food chain is the seventh new tenant of the shopping centre this year.

Poland Street in the passage

13 September 2023

Street Restaurant has opened in the Lixa office complex. The restaurant occupies approx. 470 sqm on the ground floor of the Lixa C building, facing the pedestrian walkway between ul. Kasprzaka and Giełdowa.

Poland Answear.com debuts in Warsaw

11 September 2023

The owners of Answear.com and the Capital Park Group have signed a contract to lease space in the Norblin Factory complex in Warsaw. In the developer's flagship investment, the first stationary store of the digital platform will be established.

Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

CZECH REPUBLIC Biggest buy for Fidurock

07 August 2023

Czech-Dutch investor Fidurock has acquired Retail Park Trutnov in the Hradec Králové region from Czech Fund, which is managed by Brno-based Investiční skupina DRFG.

Czech Republic 13 new brands and more to come

30 June 2023

Opr./edited by JC

According to Cushman & Wakefield, 13 new brands have arrived on the Czech retail market in the first six months of this year. Most of them are in the fashion segment and culinary concepts.

Croatia Big make-over for One Split

27 June 2023

Opr./edited by JC

CC Real, the international investment and asset management company, has commenced its extensive EUR 20 mln refurbishment of City Center one Split, due for completion by the end of Q2 2024.

Czech Republic CBRE on the state of Czech retail

01 June 2023

The rapid rise in prices (inflation increased by 15.1 pct y-o-y) and energy expenses have been met by a further decline in already weakened customer confidence. How did this affect shopping centres in the Czech Republic?

ROMANIA Carrefour adds Cora Romania to portfolio

10 May 2023

French grocery operator Carrefour has signed an agreement with Belgian retail group Louis Delhaize for the acquisition of its activities in Romania, which includes ten Cora hypermarkets and eight Cora Urban stores, as well as an e-commerce platform, logistics and central services.

Czech Republic G City buys final 25% of Arkády Pankrác

28 April 2023

Opr./edited by MR

G City Europe has completed the acquisition of the remaining 25 pct stake it did not previously own in the Arkády Pankrác shopping centre in Prague 4 (Nusle) for EUR 60.5 mln.

Romania Multiple attractions in Colosseum Mall

28 April 2023