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Beacons installed in NoVa Park
POLAND A network of beacons has been deployed in the NoVa Park shopping centre in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
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Apple Pay crosses the Pond
UNITED KINGDOM Apple is set to kick off its contactless and online payment system Apple Pay in the UK this month. It is the first European country to offer the solution which allows customers to pay for goods in-store and online with just their Apple mobile or wearable devices.
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IHG catches up with technology
WORLD InterContinental Hotels Group is trialling and selectively rolling out a number of digital technology solutions for guest, including a mobile room key, beacons and the new Apple Watch app functionalities.
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IKEA trials smaller, ecommerce-enabled store format
UNITED KINGDOM Swedish furniture retailer IKEA is testing a new smaller store concept, called "Order and Collection point", across selected British local markets in an effort to expand the reach of its online and physical stores.
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‘Commute and collect’ locations on the rise
UNITED KINGDOM British rail infrastructure operator Network Rail, which runs a network of 34 manned parcel collection and return points for passengers at its mainline stations, called Doddle, is joining forces with DPD, which plots the launch of its own and nationwide parcel shop network.
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Japanese giant invests in omni-channel customer service
WORLD Japanese-based retail group Fast Retailing, which owns such brands as Uniqlo, GU, Theory, Comptoir des Cotonniers and Princesse, has partnered up with Accenture to fully digitalize customer services across its sales channels.
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300 beacons in Manufaktura
POLAND Three hundred beacons have been installed in the Manufaktura shopping centre in Łódź.
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Samsung aims to seduce retailers with gesture-reading displays
WORLD Samsung Display, a manufacturer of OLED and LCD displays, has introduced mirror and transparent OLED display panels that recognize facial expressions and hand gestures.
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Westfield mall opens up to retail-tech tenants
UNITED STATES Shopping centre developer Westfield has officially opened Bespoke, the co-working, event and technology showcase space designed to foster a retail-tech community and support retail innovation at Westfield San Francisco Centre. The new concept aims to provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs and retailers to research, collaborate, trial and debut work all within the shopping mall.
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Tesco experiments with real-time mobile couponing
UNITED KINGDOM Tesco is trialing a mobile couponing solution that is aimed at increasing footfall in the grocer’s new store format in London.
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Uber to shake up the world of traditional courier services?
UNITED STATES The app-based ride-sharing service provider Uber is reportedly planning to start a same-day online parcel delivery program that has already lured some well-known retail players.
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Tommy Hilfiger invests in multi-channel sales tools
THE NETHERLANDS US clothing manufacturer and retailer Tommy Hilfiger has opened its digital showroom in Amsterdam to offer a more engaging and seamless buying experience for clients. The interactive signage system used in the store combines collection information, sales tools and brand content in one touchscreen interface.
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Westfield immerses customers in virtual reality
UNITED KINGDOM Global shopping centre developer Westfield has teamed up with the London-based technology studio Inition to offer clients a digital pop-up experience at two Westfield London shopping malls.
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Marriott launches ‘Siri for travellers'
WORLD Marriott guests will be able to instantly connect with any of the hotel chain’s 500 properties worldwide anytime via live chat on their mobile devices and ask anything they want before, during and after their stays.
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Amazon and DHL test car trunk deliveries
GERMANY DHL Parcel, Amazon and Audi are starting country-wide trials of their joint car trunk delivery system in Germany. The new service, which has been developed and tested by the companies for the past several months, aims to allow car owners to use their cars as mobile delivery addresses for parcel shipments.
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Hines invests in ridesharing service
POLAND Tenants of the New City office complex in Warsaw are now able to use a Polish carpooling system for corporate users, Singu CarPooling.
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Amazon to let home devices place online orders on their own
UNITED STATES Online retailer Amazon has developed a solution that allows any connected home device to autonomously re-order products from Amazon when supplies are running low.
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Starwood gears up for Apple Watch era
WORLD Starwood has developed a smartwatch app for users of Apple Watch that is set to allow its users to unlock the hotel room door from the Apple Watch device, with no room key required.
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Accor enters the world of wearables
WORLD French hotelier Accor is set to roll out a smartwatch app for users of the newly-launched Apple Watch by the end of April.
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C&W-supported start-up to transform traditional stores?
UNITED KINGDOM A British technology company has come up with a new retail concept that could change shopping as we know it. The Wilde Rooms platform allows consumers to select items they like online and try them on in a high-end fitting room without buying.
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Architecture and urban planning
MoMA wins architectural grand prix
The 11th Architectural Awards of the Mayor of Warsaw [11. edycji Nagrody Architektonicznej Prezydenta m.st. Warszawy] were held on June 3rd, at Teatr ...
Poznań with a green Aura
Dutch-Czech team wins Dejvice contest
Construction
2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies
According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030”, the total revenues of the 300 leading construction gro ...
Strabag to build The Arc
Digitalisation to the rescue
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
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
Logicor opens Serenity Park in Mysłowice
Logicor has officially opened the first public park in the grounds of a logistics centre in Poland. Logicor’s Serenity Park in Mysłowice comprises 4 h ...
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
Outstanding awarded to CTP
Eurobuild Awards
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Who won this year's 14th edition of the Eurobuild Awards? The jury and guests gathered at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw chose this year's ...
Call for nominations and jury members!
Let's live this again!
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 October issue is now out!
In the latest issue of the magazine, we take a closer look at retail parks, data centres and the PBSA market. We also ask whether, after a slowdown, i ...
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
Events
Last day to register
For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
PBSA enters the mainstream
Let's look into the future!
Exclusive
The voice of the younger generation
In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed a ...
EGLS enters the scene
The cost of going green
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
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Leading aparthotel operator Staycity Group and international investment firm Solida Capital has announced a strategic partnership for the development ...
Romanian hotels grow
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Nepi Rockcastle launches solar farm
Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has opened Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western Romania.
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Interior design
JLL redesigns its Warsaw branch
JLL has completed the modernisation of its offices in the Warsaw Spire building. The theme behind the design was ‘ReThink. ReUse. ReSpire’, emphasisin ...
Grainy effect for Viterra
Mercedes-Benz stylish Prague office
Investment & finance
Libero sold in biggest deal of the year!
Echo Investment has finalised the EUR 103 mln sale of the Libero Katowice shopping centre in Katowice to Estonian real estate investor Summus Capital. ...
LCP buys park in Strzyżów
BPI takes on Moniuszki 1A
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
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Office investment set to reach 1.4 bln
Investment in the office market is accelerating with EUR 474 mln in deals signed over Q3, according to the latest figures from Cushman & Wakefield. Th ...
Warta chooses Grundmanna Office Park
Supply gap grows larger
Property and Facility Management
Balmain takes on Adventum
The Balmain Group has taken over the management of a portfolio of four warehouses owned by Adventum International. The properties, totalling around 18 ...
Savills to manage for Yareal
Studio B under new management
Public buildings
Warsaw Uni building underway
The University of Warsaw has signed a contract with the general contractor for a project at ul. Bednarska 2/4. The new building will house the faculti ...
MHP awarded with ULI prize
Museum of Modern Art opens
Residential
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
StudentSpace, the student housing platform created by Signal Capital Partners, Griffin Capital Partners, and Echo Investment, has begun construction o ...
No drop in price from price transparency act
Kraków PRS continues to grow
Retail & leisure
Another Smart Park to come to Wrocław
RGL, the developer behind the Smart Park brand, has started work on another centre. Its latest retail park will be in Wrocław on ul. Kamiennogórska in ...
Explosive growth of retail space in Romania
Grand Department Store in Pardubice reopens
Technology
Velis has a new name
Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both re ...
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum
Warehouse & industrial
Jet teams up with Panattoni in Rzeszów
Jet Industrial Lease, a real estate fund owned by the Czech investment firm Jet Investment, has begun construction on a modern industrial complex in R ...
