Retail &amp; leisure

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

Colosseum Mall in Bucharest has announced the signing of a lease agreement with Hype by Kiddo for the opening of large entertainment centre. The centre will have an area of approx. 2,500 sqm, and the tenant's investment will amount to EUR 1.5 mln.

Poland First Polish M Park opens – in Świdnik

06 April 2023

UK-based M Core, through its subsidiary LCP Properties, is to develop Świdnik M Park in an investment of EUR 10 mln. The 7,700 sqm retail park is the group’s largest development so far in Poland and the first under the M Park brand.

Romania Mitiska opens on the banks of the Danube

03 April 2023

Mitiska REIM has announced the opening of a new retail park development in the city of Giurgiu, located in southern Romania.

Poland Two new Vendo Parks

31 March 2023

Trei Real Estate has just opened another two retail parks of its Vendo Park brand in Poland. The properties are located in Zambrów and in Kraków. The two retail parks have a combined lettable area of around 11,000 sqm, and the investment volume adds up to circa EUR 16.4 mln.

Poland Glinianka is filling up

24 March 2023

Jysk, which took up around 1,300 sqm, and Piekarnia Cukiernia Grzybki bakery (around 170 sqm) are new tenants at the Glinianka retail park. The park is being built in the village of Łubna, near Warsaw, and will provide the Mazovian market with around 10,000 sqm of leasable space.

Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

POLAND Carrefour takes over in Plac Unii

08 March 2023

A 3,000 sqm Carrefour supermarket is to open in thee Plac Unii office and retail complex in Warsaw, where it will replace Supersam, which operated in the complex until the end of 2022.

Poland Turawa Park ready for extension

24 February 2023

Focus Estate Fund will soon start work on the extension of the Turawa Park shopping centre in Opole. The end of the redevelopment is scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year.

POLAND Forum Gdańsk has new manager

27 January 2023

In January 2023, Sierra Balmain commenced cooperation in the field of lease management and the provision of financial and corporate accounting services for the Forum Gdańsk shopping centre, owned by NEPI Rockcastle.

POLAND Dawna Fabryka to replace former factory

26 January 2023

The Dawna Fabryka retail park is to be built on the site of the former ZREMB Foundry near the centre of Jelenia Góra in southwestern Poland.

Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

POLAND Focus turns to Ferio Legnica

19 January 2023

Focus Estate Fund has acquired the 13,200 sqm Ferio Legnica shopping centre in southwest Poland from Raiffeisen Bank International for an undisclosed sum.

Romania Strong retail in Romania

18 January 2023

Cushman & Wakefield Echinox has presented its report on Romanian retail market. The development activity in the retail sector remains animated, with over 230,000 sqm planned to be delivered in 2023, which is the highest level of the last six years.

LITHUANIA Baltic Horizon sells Europa parking

02 January 2023

BH Europa UAB, an SPV of Baltic Horizon real estate fund, has completed the sale of its share in the car park building of the Europa shopping centre in Vilnius to the UAB Prime Location Property Fund.

Romania Work shopping balance

27 December 2022

Nooka Space has launched a smart flex office service within Nepi Rockcastle shopping malls across Romania. Each office booth, whether indoor or outdoor, offers a high level of privacy and the optimal conditions to work, by creating an island of silence in an open or crowded area. The structure of the booth offers a high level of safety, shielding users from the outside conditions.

Poland Frogs on the motorway

22 December 2022

Drivers travelling along the A2 motorway can now do their fast shopping in two Żabka shops located in travel service areas, the so-called MOPs. The format of the shops has been adapted to the needs of travellers, who can enjoy an extended offer of hot snacks, coffee and sandwiches and salads.

Poland Nepi Rockcastle buys Forum Gdańsk for EUR 250 mln

20 December 2022

Nepi Rockcastle has acquired Forum Gdańsk shopping centre from Blackstone for EUR 250 mln. The acquisition represents one of the biggest single-asset shopping centre transactions by value in Europe and the largest in the CEE region in 2022.

POLAND 32-up for Trei in Mielec

16 December 2022