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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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Sephora stores go increasingly digital
UNITED STATES Cosmetics retailer Sephora is set to introduce a range of digital in-store solutions across its US locations, including a countrywide beacon deployment and an augmented reality app functionality.
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Skanska to improve indoor mobile coverage
WORLD Development and construction company Skanska is set to test and build indoor mobile infrastructure for both 3G and LTE, exploring different use cases, from consumer mobile voice and data to new Internet of Things applications, across different types of buildings.
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Google to build “adaptable” greenhouse-like headquarters
UNITED STATES Technology giant Google is set to radically redevelop its four Mountain View office sites. The company has just submitted its bold plans which assume the creation of “lightweight block-like structures which can be moved around easily” with large canopies covering each site and “controlling the climate inside yet letting in light and air” to the Mountain View City Council.
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Carrefour trials smartwatch shopping lists
FRANCE Supermarket chain Carrefour is testing its mobile app's new functionality which will allow customers to effortlessly transfer their shopping lists and loyalty cards from smartphone to smartwatch and shop in-store only with the wearable device.
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DHL tests hands-free warehouse order-picking
NETHERLANDS Logistics giant DHL has carried out a pilot project testing smart glasses and augmented reality in a warehouse in the Netherlands. The trial showed that the augmented reality-enabled warehouse picking solution increased the efficiency of the picking process by 25 pct.
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3D modelling in augmented reality becomes real
UNITED KINGDOM London-based startup Gravity has developed a set of tools that allow for sketching in the immersive augmented reality.
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Inditex continues to implement its garment-tracking system
WORLD Spanish retail giant Inditex continues to roll out a RFID-supported inventory monitoring tool across its Zara stores worldwide. By 2016, the fashion retailer aims to deploy the solution in all Zara stores (1,985 outlets as of October 31st, 2014) and implement it across the rest of its brands thereafter.
Algorithmic fitting tool to help fashion retailers
UNITED STATES The US technology startup Fashion Metric has developed a SaaS solution that precisely calculates a customer's full set of body measurements in seconds for ordering custom-made clothing or selecting the best ready-to-wear size online.
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Smartwatch-supported groceries underway
UNITED KINGDOM Organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market has teamed up with the multinational technology provider Rehabstudio to develop a shopping system that allows for doing highly-personalized in-store groceries with a help of wearables such as smartwatches.
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OK Glass, shop at Tesco
UNITED KINGDOM Tesco’s in-house technology hub has developed and launched a shopping app that allows Google Glass users to browse products, view nutritional information, and scan product’s barcodes to add items to their shopping basket hands-free.
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Neiman Marcus develops shoppable in-store tables
UNITED STATES The US high-end department store chain Neiman Marcus has deployed interactive in-store tables that allow customers to browse and filter the retailer’s inventory available in-store and online, as well as to create wish lists and email links with reference for immediate purchase or for later review.
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DIY retailer tests robotic sales assistants
UNITED STATES Home improvement retailer Orchard Supply Hardware, which is owned by the US-based DIY retail giant Lowe’s, has introduced in-store mobile robots to help customers shop quicker and navigate stores more efficiently.
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Gap teams up with Zalando to enlarge digital presence
WORLD US-based fashion retailer Gap has joined forced with the pan-European e-commerce platform Zalando to gain better access to the European markets.
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Rope-free elevators to revolutionize construction industry?
WORLD German steel supplier ThyssenKrupp has developed a rope-free elevator system. The company used linear motors in elevator cabins and horizontal shaft-changing cabin systems to transform conventional elevator transportation model into metro-like system.
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Mobile app helps hotel guests to read goodnight stories from far, far away
WORLD Marriott-operated hotel chain Residence Inn has teamed up with education media publisher Cricket Media to help business travelers stay connected with their children.
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Spanish hotel chain tests 3D holographic videoconferences
EUROPE Spanish hotelier NH Hotel Group has launched an innovative videoconferencing system that enables 3D holographic projections and real-time collaborative communication solutions.
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Amazon deploys army of high-speed mobile warehouse robots
UNITED STATES With the pre-Christmas season in full swing, Amazon has come up with yet another idea on how to speed up and save on the fulfillment process. The US giant rolled out a fleet of 15,000 robots that will replace human “pickers” across its ten newly-opened high-tech US distribution hubs.
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Marriott installs wireless chargers in hotel lobbies
UNITED STATES Marriott has rolled out a network of lobby wireless charging stations at some of its US hotels to help guests endure battery lives of their mobile devices without using power cords.
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Skanska tests 3D concrete printing
UNITED KINGDOM Swedish construction and development giant Skanska has teamed up with a British university to develop the use of 3D printing in the construction industry. The partnership aims to develop the world’s first commercial concrete printing robot that would revolutionize the construction process and supply chain.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Need for clarity introducing reforms
Polish cities and investors are preparing for the biggest change in spatial planning in two decades. By mid-2026, all municipalities must adopt genera ...
Competition to modernise former Soviet block announced
MoMA wins architectural grand prix
Construction
Construction industry waiting to boom
According to the report 'Polish Construction Companies 2025' prepared by Deloitte, the construction industry continues to play a major role in Poland’ ...
Warsaw returns another building to its prime
2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies
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
Light On takes Platinum
The LightOn office project, under construction on ul. Prosta in Warsaw, has been awarded WiredScore Platinum certification. The building received 98 p ...
Budapest One ranked Outstanding
Prologis contracts Engie Zielona Energia as electricity provider
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 December issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The December 2025 edition of EurobuildCEE magazine has now been published! And, as usual, it's filled with some fabulous interviews, market analysis, ...
The latest issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The October issue is now out!
Events
Jazz for the New Year
We are delighted to announce that we are the media patron of The Jazz Stars New Year’s Concert, an exceptional event bringing together outstanding int ...
The ageing population discussed at the Accessibility Forum
Fly to see FC Barcelona live after the Eurobuild Gala
Exclusive
More than just opening doors
In our latest exclusive interview, Eurobuild speaks to Maciej Grabowski, the founder of Blue Bolt, which provides a mobile access platform for buildin ...
More than machines
The voice of the younger generation
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
New look for Novotel Praha Wenceslas Square
The comprehensive renovation of the Novotel Praha Wenceslas Square has been completed. The work included 146 guestrooms, the lobby, the fitness centre ...
Tourism set to boom around the Med
Novotel comes to Croatia
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
Toruń Miasto station restored
The Polish State Railways (PKP) has completed a comprehensive renovation of Toruń Miasto station at a cost of over PLN 25.5 mln gross.
Pleszew station renovated
Baltic Towers sets up in Gdańsk
Interior design
Plan B completes fit out for the Association of Polish Cities
Plan B Group has just completed the fit-out for the new 500 sqm headquarters of the Association of Polish Cities (Związek Miast Polskich) in the Globi ...
Plan B completes Tetos fit-out
JLL redesigns its Warsaw branch
Investment & finance
DL Invests purchases two-building complex
DL Invest Group has purchased a logistics park from Elhurt Plus. The 20,000 sqm park comprises two buildings and is now to be renamed DL Invest Park K ...
Rysy Properties buys Panattoni Park Ruda Śląska IV
Panattoni Park Warsaw North II sold
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
Construction at the edge of the world
The implementation team for the next stage of the construction of the new main building of the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station has reached K ...
BNM Landlord Representation – the numbers tell the story
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
Office & mixed-use development
No more office space in AFI Bohema
The office section of the AFI Home Metro Szwedzka complex in Warsaw, in the city's Praga-Północ district, is fully leased with the signing of Enel-Med ...
Squarepoint signs lease for space in Skyliner II
Płock to gain a new centre
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
The growing pains of PRS
The Polish institutional rental sector is one of the fastest-growing segments of the housing market, according to the latest report from Savills and C ...
Warsaw's Wola now the most exclusive district
Syrena Invest acquires more land for residential project
Retail & leisure
Trei opens in Grudziądz
Trei Real Estate has opened its third retail park in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region in Grudziądz, with the first two being in Inowrocław and Solec Kuj ...
Worldbox enters FunShop Park Vaslui
M Park Raciborz now open
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
Ambro enters CeMat'70
Ambro Express has joined the tenants of the CeMat'70 complex on ul. Wólczyńska in Warsaw's Bielany district. The nationwide courier will occupy over 1 ...
