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Accor works on “technologically-connected” hotels
WORLD Samsung is set to equip AccorHotels’ properties across 92 countries with its Smart hospitality technology solutions.
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Shelf-scanning robots to help retailers grow profit
WORLD San Francisco-based company Simbe Robotics has developed an autonomous mobile robot that checks and analyses product availability in-store.
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Self-driving robots, cars to deliver online orders soon?
UNITED KINGDOM So you thought drone deliveries will be the biggest retail logistics game changer? Chances are earthbound robots and driverless cars will bring even more disruption to the industry.
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Neiman Marcus introduces visual search engine
UNITED STATES Sometimes words are just not enough for online shoppers. The US upmarket department store chain Neiman Marcus has launched Snap. Find. Shop., a new mobile app feature that enables customers to perform the image-based-only search and make an immediate purchase.
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ThyssenKrupp uses IoT to preempt elevator breakdowns
WORLD German elevator manufacturer ThyssenKrupp has joined forces with Microsoft to develop a predictive elevator maintenance service that calculates the remaining lifetime of key systems and components in real-time to prevent breakdowns.
Few intelligent houses in Lithuania
LITHUANIA Residential developers active in Lithuania are mainly focusing on lowering costs and are not interested in the construction of intelligent houses, according to a study by Inreal.
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Amazon’s mobile bots expand to Poland
POLAND Amazon has introduced its Kiva mobile robots to its Polish warehouses. Amazon Wrocław distribution centre is the company’s first European location to get the high speed wheeled autonomous robots.
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These goggles are made for shopping
WORLD Fashion retailer Tommy Hilfiger has decided to bring 360 degree 3D virtual reality technology to its selected stores and retail partners globally.
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Digital hotel concierge in action
POLAND Best Western Plus Q Hotel in Kraków has decided to implement the in-room guest servicing system iLumio.
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Amazon introduces crowd-sourced delivery service
UNITED STATES Amazon is hiring local private drivers for delivering express orders, which are set to reach the customer within an hour after they have been placed.
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A truly desktop computer
WORLD Switzerland-based company Remago has developed a meeting room table with built-in computers that allows users to work collaboratively.
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Social commerce is here
WORLD As it becomes easier to buy goods directly from social media sites, a new form of shopping is being born. Online and mobile payment services provider Stripe has launched Relay, a set of APIs (application programming interfaces) that allows retailers to embed a buy button next to their products in a range of mobile apps, including Twitter.
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Parcel lockers taken to another level
ESTONIA Estonia-based parcel locker manufacturer Cleveron has developed an automated parcel terminal that uses 3D lift to pick and deliver parcels to a delivery spot, accommodating three times more parcels per sqm than traditional parcel lockers.
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Marriott brings virtual reality to guests
WORLD Marriott is testing VRoom, a new hotel service that allows guests to order a Samsung Gear virtual reality kit for in-room use.
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Mennica Legacy Tower as seen through goggles
POLAND Mennica Legacy Tower, the Warsaw office project currently being developed by a company established by the Polish Mint (Mennica Polska) and Golub GetHouse, will soon be able to present itself to tenants from a different perspective. From October the project will be available for viewing on a mobile application using virtual reality, among others.
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Why smart retailing matters
WORLD While currently eight out of ten customers globally use a computer, smartphone, tablet or in-store technology in shopping, it’s not shipping policies or pricing that frustrates the ‘omni-shoppers’ the most, but inventory, which is more important (73 pct) than information security (59 pct), according to the latest survey by Mastercard.
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Google to revive public phones
UNITED STATES Sidewalk Labs, a newly-launched Google-owned urban technology company, is co-creating a network of up to 10,000 Wi-Fi booths that will replace old New York City payphones providing free public gigabit Internet, free nationwide phone and video calls as well as access to information and municipal services instead.
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Tesco’s online sales improve
POLAND “The value of the average order of Tesco’s Polish online stores is a few per cent higher every year and 4–5 times higher on average compared to the average basket value in a traditional store,” reports the British grocery chain.
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Meet Crowne Plaza's robotic butler, Dash
WORLD Crowne Plaza, an InterContinental Hotels Group chain, is trialling an autonomous delivery bot at its 300-guest room San Jose-Silicon Valley hotel.
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LOT to spice up courier market?
POLAND Polska Grupa Pocztowa is to use the LOT Polish Airlines airplanes and a chain of parcel lockers at all domestic airports and at some of the largest airports in the European Union to deliver parcels in a new, reportedly quicker way. Called PostInAir, the airmail service is to be launched within the next weeks.
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
Polish construction sector faces growing labour shortage
Poland’s construction sector is facing increasing labour shortages, with the industry short of around 150,000 workers. Turnover among engineers has re ...
Carbon Counts in Construction
Polish construction sector under pressure
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
EPP meets 2030 emissions reduction targets ahead of schedule
EPP has already met the emissions reduction targets it set for 2030 under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which helps companies set emiss ...
PAD RES launches 24 MW solar farms in Koszalin district
The Grand Pardubice 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
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
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
Bob W has signed a long-term deal to operate a new aparthotel at Krulli Kvartal, part of the 10.2 ha regeneration of the historic Krulli industrial qu ...
Prague moves into top 10 for hotel investment
Mövenpick opens first Croatian hotel on Adriatic coast
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
Nusco secures EUR 21.4 mln financing from Exim Banca Românească
Romanian developer Nusco has signed a EUR 21.4 mln financing agreement with Exim Banca Românească.
CEECAT Capital raises EUR 135m at first close of third fund
Poland attracts EUR 3.06 bln in commercial real estate investment in H1
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
Port Polska to reshape Łódź
Port Polska and the expansion of high-speed rail could reshape Łódź’s office market over the longer term, bringing the city closer to Warsaw economica ...
Takeda moves Warsaw office to Studio A
The Shire extends lease at Korona in Kraków
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
RealCo sells out Wrocław project
RealCo has sold all 133 apartments at its Apartamenty przy Parku Szczytnickim project in Wrocław. The apartments are spread across 10 buildings. The d ...
Apartment sales launched for Sosnowa Vita
Matexi sells 75 pct of Sady Żoliborz apartments
Retail & leisure
Pasaż Łańcucki 90 pct commercialised
Refield is developing Pasaż Łańcucki, an 11,200 sqm retail park in Łańcut, southeastern Poland. The project is being developed on a 3.5 ha site locate ...
Medicine Opens Expanded Store in Galeria Pomorska
CeX opens store in Wola Park
Technology
Singu takes over QRmaint
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
Warehouse vacancy falls to three-year low
The vacancy rate in Poland’s warehouse market fell to 6.6 pct at the end of June, its lowest level in three years. At the same time, gross take-up ros ...
