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Romanian malls get familiar with beacons
ROMANIA Bucharest’s AFI Palace Cotroceni shopping mall is implementing a network of beacons in order to allow its tenants to better reach their clients.
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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.
Conferences
Schedule 2026
12th Commercial Real Estate Investment Conference
25th Eurobuild Golf Tournament
2st EurobuildCEE Summer Tennis Tournament
3rd EurobuildCEE Running Tournament
The 22nd CEE Warehouse & Logistics Conference
Data Center – Real Estate, Technology, Investments
32nd Polish Commercial Real Estate Market Conference
The 16th Central & Eastern Europe EurobuildCEE Awards 2026
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Architecture and urban planning
Dance centre opens in Warsaw
The Dance and Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Warsaw's Powiśle district.
Public consultations held for Park Wilanów
Need for clarity introducing reforms
Construction
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first sta ...
Construction industry waiting to boom
Warsaw returns another building to its prime
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
Retro Office now accessible
The Retro Office House office building in Wrocław, owned by Globalworth, has received a Building Without Barriers certificate from the Integracja Foun ...
Platinum for Premium Point and Plaza
PPA for Signum Work Station
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 latest issue of Eurobuild has hit the shelves!
The latest issue of Eurobuild CEE magazine is now out, in print, web and flipbook versions! And it contains the usual mix of hot news, analysis, trend ...
The December issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The latest issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
Events
The night is worth billions
Why nighttime is no longer just a time for entertainment but is becoming part of urban, investment, and climate policy was discussed during the ULI Po ...
Register now for bieg na szczyt
MIPIM finalists announced
Exclusive
Our plans are ambitious
Recently, Martin Ohly was appointed to the newly created position of head of Germany at 7R, so what better opportunity could there be to find out abou ...
Our plans are ambitious
From Tallinn to Dubrovnik
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
Lithuanians construct hotel in Gdańsk
Construction work on a hotel has been launched in the Wrzeszcz district of Gdańsk. Lithuanian 1 Asset Management is the investor and the developer is ...
ibis Styles open in Tbilisi
Mercure opens in Bucharest
Human resources
Change at the top for ULI Europe
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has appointed Simon Durkin as Chief Executive Officer Europe, ULI, succeeding Lisette van Doorn, commencing early March ...
ULI announces new chairs
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Infrastructure
Intercor to build Piaski-Dorohucza
Intercor has obtained a permit for a road project for the Piaski-Dorohucza section of the S12 expressway. The design-build contract, worth PLN 357 mln ...
Połaniec 2 substation under construction
Budimex builds more roads
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
Park Center portfolio disposal completed
Revetas Capital, acting on behalf of Magyar Posta Takarék Real Estate Investment Fund, has announced the finalisation of the sale of the Park Center H ...
Fidurock buys two Prague townhouses
Family Office Noack consolidates ownership of Zeitgeist
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
Il Tramonto 2.0 opens in West Gate
The Il Tramonto 2.0 restaurant has opened in the West Gate office building, part of the Globalworth portfolio. This is the brand's second Wrocław loca ...
No new office space
Ford stays in Diuna
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
Oleśnica railway station restored
The reconstruction of the historic Oleśnica railway station, dating back to 1868, is nearing completion. A dedicated passenger area has been created, ...
Warsaw Uni building underway
MHP awarded with ULI prize
Residential
Antczak given the go-ahead for Twarda 7
A modern residential and commercial building will be built at ul. Twarda 7 in Warsaw. The Antczak Group has been granted a building permit for the pro ...
IMV to manage Słowackiego
Strabag to build for Alesonor
Retail & leisure
Pasaż Dominikański to open soon
Pasaż Dominikański in Tarnobrzeg has been granted an occupancy permit and is scheduled to open in mid-March.
Lee Cooper expands in Designer Outlet Gdańsk
Worldbox enters Focus Mall
Technology
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
Velis has a new name
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Warehouse & industrial
Sportano increases lease size with Panattoni and Accolade
Panattoni and Accolade have signed a new agreement with Sportano, one of the fastest growing Polish e-commerce platforms in the sports segment. The ag ...
