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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.
Technology
Home automation attracts resi developers
POLAND As developers increasingly implement smart home management systems in their project, an Israeli-based company has come up with a multifaceted app-supported platform that has already lured such residential development companies as Robyg, Ronson, Okam, DOR and Mill-Yon.
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New Look mobile orders up 97 pct
WORLD In the first quarter of its 2015/2016 fiscal year, the UK-based fashion retail group New Look has seen a 97 pct y-o-y boost in the number of online orders placed on mobile devices.
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Silesia City Center tests out beacons
POLAND The Silesia City Center shopping centre is Katowice is introducing beacons and has seen the opening of a new outlet.
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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.
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
Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall
Mirbud has signed a contract with Warsaw University of Technology to build a sports and events hall next to the Syrenka Stadium in Warsaw. The design- ...
Budimex to build archive for Adam Mickiewicz University
Budimex to rebuild the I/43 Road
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
BRE launches BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out V7
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has launched the seventh version of its BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out Commercial standard (BREEAM RFO V7) ...
Ocean Winds starts BC-Wind service base in Władysławowo
Signum Work Station earns WELL Health-Safety Rating
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
Skanska to sell second stage of H2Offices in Budapest to ERSTE fund
Skanska has agreed to sell the second stage of its H₂Offices complex in Budapest to the ERSTE Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund, represented by E ...
AYA Properties Fund and Curtis Group acquire Chmielna 13A
Hillwood sells four logistics properties for EUR 150 mln
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
Prime space comes harder to find
Price is no longer the only issue in Warsaw office negotiations. Finding the right space is becoming a challenge in its own right, with vacancy in the ...
BNP Paribas expands in Avatar
Full façade closure for second stage of H2Offices
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
Nova Wola Park receives occupancy permit
The first stage of Nova Wola Park in Nowa Wola near Warsaw has received its occupancy permit. CK Development has started handing over apartments and k ...
Sandberg Capital enters Prague residential market
Archicom signs PLN 87 mln contract for Poznań housing project
Retail & leisure
Primark to open first store in Podlaskie
Primark is preparing to open a store in G City Biała in Białystok. The nearly 3,500 sqm store will be the retailer’s first in the Podlaskie region.
HDREY opens first Katowice store
Two-thirds of CEE retail stock is over 15 years old
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
Hippocampus signs for 16,700 sqm at CTPark Solingen
CTP has signed a lease with third-party logistics (3PL) provider Hippocampus GmbH for around 16,700 sqm at CTPark Solingen in Germany. The deal covers ...
