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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.
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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.
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 wins foundational contract for CPK
Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massi ...
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
Poland heading for a two-tier market
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
Punkt goes Platinum
The Punkt office building in Gdańsk has been awarded LEED v4 Platinum certification. This is the first Torus Group development certified under this ve ...
Outstanding for Prologis
Silesia City Center 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
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
More than 70 representatives of the Polish logistics real estate market participated in the third edition of EQT on the Move: Ride the Lakes. The even ...
Let's play volleyball again
August 7th – mark the date
Exclusive
The Bridge to future expansion – Kestutis Sasnauskas of Eastnine
Eastnine has just followed up its EUR 280 mln acquisition of the Warsaw Unit at the end of 2024 with the equally sensational EUR 300 mln transaction f ...
A most understanding partner – Philipp Schomberg of Kingstone RE
Quality investment – Sofia Granlund, the CEO of Stena Real Estate
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
Pbb refinances Radisson Blu Bucharest
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (Pbb) has provided EUR 123 mln in investment financing to funds managed by Cerberus Capital Management and Revetas Capital for ...
Griffin and Primestar join forces
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
Two fire stations for CPK airport
Port Polska has obtained construction permits for two airport fire and rescue service watchtowers. The new facilities will ensure the safety of the fu ...
Strabag to build for Wrocław Airport
Mielec station to be rebuilt
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
Invesco sells Riverview to Amundi
Invesco Real Estate has sold the Riverview office building in Prague’s Smíchov district to Amundi Real Estate Fund KB 4 (REF4).
Goodbye Tesco?
AFI completes Mas retail park purchase
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
Voxel leases office space at DL Piano in Katowice
DL Invest Group has signed Voxel as a new tenant at its DL Piano mixed-use development in Katowice. The company has leased more than 1,000 sqm of offi ...
Warsaw office market picks up pace as vacancy falls to 8.5 pct.
Enea to occupy 11,700 sqm in Business Garden Poznań
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
Warszawa Wschodnia station to be modernised
Polish Railway Lines (PKP) has signed a contract with general contractor Torpol for the modernisation of Warszawa Wschodnia station (Warsaw East), wor ...
Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated
A new look for central Warsaw
Residential
Senate votes to standardise house price reporting
The Polish Senate has passed an amendment to the Act on the Protection of the Rights of Purchasers of Residential Units and Single-Family Homes and to ...
Develia to build Skorosze Vita
GN Group buiilds first student hall
Retail & leisure
Nhood to provide specialty leasing for Focus centres
Nhood has been commissioned to provide “specialty leasing services” for ten Polish shopping centres owned by Focus Estate Fund. The one-year agreement ...
Home & you reopens in Bonarka
Newbie comes to Silesia City Center
Technology
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
The Łukasiewicz Research Network - Automotive Industry Institute has completed a PLN 36 mln project, of which PLN 24.7 mln comes from the Regional Dev ...
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Warehouse & industrial
Milkrite InterPuls expands in Segro Centre Wrocław, Avicenny
Milkrite InterPuls has signed a pre-let agreement to expand its operations at Segro Centre Wrocław, Avicenny by more than 3,700 sqm.
