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Poland Polish retail still booming
Over the next three years, retail sales in Poland will grow at nearly 3 pct annually. The supply of retail space is growing, especially in retail parks in small towns, attracting interest from both developers and investment funds, according to the "Retail Insights" report prepared by JLL.
Retail & leisure
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 off 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’.
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 to build archive for Adam Mickiewicz University
Budimex has signed a contract with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań to design and build a new university archive. The contract is worth more than ...
Budimex to rebuild the I/43 Road
Budimex to complete Bydgoszcz hospital expansion
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
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
Hillwood Polska has revised plans for its planned data centre campus in Reguły, in the Michałowice municipality. Following feedback from local residen ...
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
Data centres spread out across the region
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
Signum Work Station earns WELL Health-Safety Rating
Signum Work Station, an office building on Domaniewska Street in Warsaw, has received the WELL Health-Safety Rating from the International WELL Buildi ...
EPP meets 2030 emissions reduction targets ahead of schedule
PAD RES launches 24 MW solar farms in Koszalin district
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
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
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Let's play volleyball again
Exclusive
The man from NASA
Czechia stands out as the CEE country with the largest volume of domestic capital invested across the region itself. Now, NASA Capital has entered Pol ...
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
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
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Accor has signed a franchise agreement for the Tribe Kraków Airport hotel. Located next to the airport terminal, the 170-room property is scheduled to ...
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
Panattoni sells 150,000 sqm logistics park near Poznań
Panattoni has completed the sale of Panattoni Park Poznań A2, a 150,000 sqm logistics complex in Robakowo, near Poznań. The property is fully leased t ...
Vilea joins Christie’s luxury property network
PGIM sells data centre development
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
BNP Paribas expands in Avatar
BNP Paribas’ lease has renewed its lease for space in the Avatar office building in Kraków and signed a further lease for additional space. The group ...
Full façade closure for second stage of H2Offices
Łódź City Council to move to University Business Park
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
Rutkowski Group buys site for 39 apartments in Warsaw
Rutkowski Group has acquired a site in Warsaw’s Białołęka district, where it plans to build 39 apartments. Located at the junction of ul Daniszewska a ...
Warsaw residential yields reach up to 6 pct
Liberty Tower apartments sell for more than PLN 85,000 per sqm
Retail & leisure
DJI to open first store in Kraków
DJI, a global manufacturer of drones, action cameras and content-creation equipment, will open its first store in Kraków on September 26. The store wi ...
Castorama Studio Projektowe opens in Galeria Świdnicka
Retail parks strengthen their position in Poland
Technology
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Logicor is set to complete the rollout of smart metering across all 18 of its logistics parks in Poland by the end of 2026, giving tenants real-time v ...
Singu takes over QRmaint
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Warehouse & industrial
Phoenix Pharma stays with Segro
Phoenix Pharma Polska has renewed its lease at Segro Logistics Park Warsaw, Pruszków, where it occupies 8,635 sqm of warehouse space and around 700 sq ...
