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Romania More luxury from Bucharest
Europe’s luxury retail market is going through a period of recalibration, marked by moderate sales growth but continued strong interest from brands in expanding their brick-and-mortar stores. Bucharest is emerging as a key luxury retail destination in Central and Eastern Europe, supported by rising purchasing power, growing tourism - with over one million foreign visitors spending at least one night in the city in 2025 - and the consolidation of prime high street and premium retail locations, according to an analysis by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Retail & leisure
Poland Mr. DIY opens in Galeria Północna
Malaysian DIY chain Mr. DIY has opened a 1,000 sqm store on the first floor of the Galeria Północna shopping centre in Warsaw. This is one of the brand's largest stores in Poland.
Retail & leisure
Poland Storage enters Blue City
A self-storage facility has opened in Warsaw's Blue City shopping centre, operated by Schowek24.
Retail & leisure
Poland Pekao finances Europa Centralna transformation
Mitiska REIM has secured EUR 44 mln in development and investment financing from Bank Pekao SA for the refurbishment of Europa Centralna convenience centre, the largest retail redevelopment project currently underway in Poland.
Retail & leisure
Poland XIMI-V starts from Blue City
The XIMI-V brand is building a brick-and-mortar chain of lifestyle stores, which are to open in Warsaw. The first is already operating in Warsaw's Blue City shopping centre, while another Warsaw opening is also to take place soon.
Retail & leisure
Poland Shopping centres adapt to the times
Shopping centre owners are focusing on modernising existing facilities, optimising space, and expanding their offerings through retail entertainment to meet changing customer expectations, according to the '2026 Poland Real Estate Market Outlook' report by CBRE.
Retail & leisure
Poland Hdrèy enters Bonarka
Cosmetics store Hdrèy has opened in the Bonarka Shopping Centre over an area of 115 sqm. This is the company's first brick-and-mortar location in Kraków and the broader Małopolska region.
Retail & leisure
Poland Nhood Services kicks of Góraszka Project
Nhood Services Poland, responsible for development oversight of the Góraszka Project, is beginning the construction of underground sections and connections.
Retail & leisure
Poland MMG to build Krosno retail park
Master Management Group is launching MMG Centers Krosno park, which will comprise around 26,000 sqm gla with parking for over 1,000 vehicles. Additionally, Agata is to build a 5,000 sqm standalone furniture showroom within the complex.
Retail & leisure
Poland More travelling in Pogoria
Travel agent Join UP! Polska has opened in the Pogoria Shopping Centre in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
Retail & leisure
Poland Bytom comes to Bonarka
Bytom has opened a new 150 sqm clothing store in Krakow's Bonarka shopping centre with an interior based on modern aesthetics and the thoughtful presentation of the clothing.
Retail & leisure
Poland Three more tenants for Oto Park Siemianowice Śląskie
The Oto Park Siemianowice Śląskie will house a number of stores previously absent from the town, including Douglas, Pan Materac, and Agata Home.
Retail & leisure
Big Park Dzierżoniów to open Q2 2026
Work is underway on the development of the BIG Dzierżoniów project, currently under construction in the town centre on ul. Batalionów Chłopskich.
Retail & leisure
Poland Retail sector remains strong and stable
The total stock of modern retail space in Poland reached 14.2 mln sqm gla by the end of 2025, with a density of 380 sqm per thousand people, according to the Polish Council of Shopping Centres latest report titled 'Retail Market in Poland – H2 2025'.
Retail & leisure
EMEA region Retail improves across the region
The outlook for the region’s retail landscape is improving as consumer confidence, spending, and investor sentiment continue to stabilise after several years of economic variability, according to the findings of ‘EMEA Retail Snapshot – March 2026’ published by Colliers.
Retail & leisure
Poland Zdrofit continues to grow
The Zdrofit fitness club chain has opened two new clubs in Warsaw. Benefit Systems currently operates 294 clubs across Poland, with a total of over 420,000 sqm of training space.
Retail & leisure
Poland Cinema City to open in Tarnów retail park
A Cinema City cinema will open in a shopping complex being developed by Redkom Development on ul. Lwowska. It is to be one of the first cinemas in a retail park in Poland.
Retail & leisure
Poland More stores in Środa Wielkopolska
Martes Sport, Rossmann, Big Star, X-Fitness, and X-Kids have all leased stores in a retail park in Środa Wielkopolska, under joint development by Refield and RG Leasing. Altogether, they account for 3,000 sqm of space leased.
Retail & leisure
Europe Retail investment picking up
Retail investment activity reached its highest quarterly level of 2025 across most European markets surveyed in Q4, with total commercial real estate volumes reaching EUR 23.8 bln in the UK, EUR 8.8 bln in Germany, EUR 5.0 bln in France and EUR 4.9 bln in Spain, according to the ‘Focus Estate Fund Quarterly Litmus Paper, Q4 2025’.
Retail & leisure
Poland OTO Park Dęblin opens
The OTO Park Dęblin retail complex has opened in Dęblin – the eighth operational retail park developed by Falcon Investment Management under this brand. The facility is fully leased.
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
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massi ...
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
Poland heading for a two-tier market
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
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Data centres spread out across the region
Poland to be the new data hub
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
Punkt goes Platinum
The Punkt office building in Gdańsk has been awarded LEED v4 Platinum certification. This is the first Torus Group development certified under this ve ...
Outstanding for Prologis
Silesia City Center now Excellent
Eurobuild Awards
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was pre ...
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Call for nominations and jury members!
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 June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of EurobuildCEE magazine has now hit the shelves! And one of its recurring themes is how best to operate in an increasingly mature and ...
This sporting real estate life
The May issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
More than 70 representatives of the Polish logistics real estate market participated in the third edition of EQT on the Move: Ride the Lakes. The even ...
Let's play volleyball again
August 7th – mark the date
Exclusive
The Bridge to future expansion – Kestutis Sasnauskas of Eastnine
Eastnine has just followed up its EUR 280 mln acquisition of the Warsaw Unit at the end of 2024 with the equally sensational EUR 300 mln transaction f ...
A most understanding partner – Philipp Schomberg of Kingstone RE
Quality investment – Sofia Granlund, the CEO of Stena Real Estate
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
Pbb refinances Radisson Blu Bucharest
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (Pbb) has provided EUR 123 mln in investment financing to funds managed by Cerberus Capital Management and Revetas Capital for ...
Griffin and Primestar join forces
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
Mielec station to be rebuilt
Polish State Railways (PKP) has awarded a tender to build a new railway station in Mielec. The contract has already been signed and work will start th ...
Warsaw maps out noise pollution
Pekabex to build Malbork shelter
Interior design
New food hall in Poznań
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
New look for Otis offices
Investment & finance
Goodbye Tesco?
According to reports by the Financial Times, Tesco is looking for ways to sell off its remaining European businesses.
AFI completes Mas retail park purchase
Alstom leases 31,000 sqm
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
CA Immo signs lease for 1,500 sqm
CA Immo has signed a long-term lease for a total of around 1,500 sqm in the Cielo at Kasernenstrasse 67 in Düsseldorf. The new tenant is Curacon.
Warsaw office stock above 6 mln sqm
Addleshaw Goddard stays on in Q22
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
Warszawa Wschodnia station to be modernised
Polish Railway Lines (PKP) has signed a contract with general contractor Torpol for the modernisation of Warszawa Wschodnia station (Warsaw East), wor ...
Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated
A new look for central Warsaw
Residential
Senate votes to standardise house price reporting
The Polish Senate has passed an amendment to the Act on the Protection of the Rights of Purchasers of Residential Units and Single-Family Homes and to ...
Develia to build Skorosze Vita
GN Group buiilds first student hall
Retail & leisure
Home & you reopens in Bonarka
The Bonarka shopping centre in Kraków has expanded its home furnishings offerings with a refreshed home&you store.
Newbie comes to Silesia City Center
Eobuwie strengthens partnership with Gemini Park
Technology
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
The Łukasiewicz Research Network - Automotive Industry Institute has completed a PLN 36 mln project, of which PLN 24.7 mln comes from the Regional Dev ...
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Warehouse & industrial
PFR finances 7R's first German project
The project includes the purchase and planned expansion of real estate in Berlin as part of the 7R City Park Berlin East development, with a total val ...
