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Retailers expanding from digital to physical /// © Shutterstock AI

Digital-native meets brick and mortar

In October 2026, the Deutscher Handelsimmobilientag (German Retail Real Estate Day) shines the light on one of the most exciting movements in the retail industry: Berlin-based beauty e-retailer is expanding to brick and mortar. At the events “Fläche Reloaded” (Space Realoaded) section, BBE Handelsberatung’s Johannes Berentzen will highlight the new role of physical location for […]

Retail Park Podunajská Brána in Bratislava | © Dynamik Holding

Slovakia: Retail Park Expansion Continues as Prime Shopping Center Rents Rise

The second quarter of 2026 saw three Slovakian retail completions, delivering approximately 12,000 sq m of gross leasable area.

Slovakia’s retail real estate market remains characterized by strong demand for established shopping centers and continued expansion of the retail park segment. According to CBRE Slovakia’s latest Retail Figures Q2 2026, prime shopping center rents increased by 11% year-on-year to €78 per sqm per month, while prime retail park rents remained stable at €16 per […]

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Poland’s Retail Market Rebounds as Retail Parks Drive Growth

Retail parks drive new supply as retail sales and footfall continue to grow in Poland.

Poland’s retail real estate market recorded a strong increase in new supply during the second quarter of 2026, with 134,500 sqm of new retail space delivered. According to BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, retail parks remain the dominant development format, accounting for the largest share of both newly completed projects and schemes currently under construction. […]

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New M&S Food opens at Redevco’s Poole Retail Park

Redevco’s Poole Retail Park in Branksome has welcomed M&S Food after the iconic British retailer signed a 15-year lease for the former Homebase unit, comprising 44,690 sq ft, to take the park to 94% let.

The new fresh market-style foodhall offers the full range of M&S Food, and benefits from 199 car parking spaces, 58 cycle spaces and four electric vehicle charger points. Poole Retail Park is already home to a host of national retailers, including John Lewis, Next Home, Home Bargains and Decathlon. The park is ideally located with […]

Harvey Nichols luxury department store with Christmas decorations at night. It is located at the corner of Knightsbridge and Sloane Street Road, London, England | © Shutterstock

Frasers Group Acquires Harvey Nichols

Frasers Group has acquired British luxury department store chain Harvey Nichols, securing one of the UK’s most recognizable premium retail brands after the business entered administration.

by Frasers Group has acquired British luxury department store chain Harvey Nichols, securing one of the UK’s most recognizable premium retail brands after the business entered administration. The acquisition includes Harvey Nichols’ six UK stores, including its recently refurbished Knightsbridge flagship in London, as well as locations in Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, and Edinburgh. The […]

Great Yarmouth's North Quay development proposal by Rioja Estates and Willmott Dixon Developments | © Rioja Estates

Rioja Estates Submits Plans for £150 Million Quayside Regeneration Scheme

The proposed mixed-use development in Great Yarmouth combines outlet retail, leisure, hospitality, housing and public spaces in a bid to transform the town’s North Quay waterfront.

by Rioja Estates and Willmott Dixon Developments have submitted a planning application for Quayside, a £150 million mixed-use regeneration project that aims to transform Great Yarmouth’s North Quay into a new retail, leisure and tourism destination. The proposed development would bring together outlet retail, leisure, hospitality, residential uses and public realm improvements on a prominent […]

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NEPI Rockcastle Expands Beyond CEE with First Spanish Acquisition

The acquisition of MegaPark Barakaldo near Bilbao marks NEPI Rockcastle’s first investment outside Central and Eastern Europe and signals a new phase in the company’s growth strategy.

by NEPI Rockcastle has acquired MegaPark Barakaldo, one of northern Spain’s largest shopping and leisure destinations, for a net purchase price of €252 million. The transaction marks the company’s entry into the Spanish market and its first investment outside Central and Eastern Europe, where it has built the region’s largest retail real estate platform. The […]

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Appeninn Acquires Polish Retail Portfolio Worth Over €100 Million

Hungarian real estate investor Appeninn has completed the acquisition of Dekada’s Polish retail portfolio, adding 11 retail assets and more than 53,000 sq m of leasable space to its growing Central European platform.

by Appeninn announced the completion of the acquisition of Dekada SA’s retail portfolio in Poland, one of the largest retail real estate transactions in the country in recent years. The portfolio comprises seven retail parks and four shopping centers located across eleven Polish cities and has a reported value of more than €100 million. The […]

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URW and Ingka Centres launch Sustainable Retail Index Association

Industry-first association will develop a coalition of stakeholders to promote a recognized standard for engaging the commercial real estate sector in the sustainable transition of retail.

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) and Ingka Centres have announced the launch of the Sustainable Retail Index Association, an independent organization that will establish a recognized common standard for measuring and improving sustainability across retail real estate portfolios. The association will equip retail landlords with comprehensive insights on tenant sustainability performance to drive measurable progress. The SRI Association […]

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Sonae Sierra’s German Center Portfolio closes 2025 with great Results

The 19 centers managed by Sonae Sierra on behalf of third parties were approximately 95% let as of 31 December 2025. Over the course of the year, leasing activity totaled 360 new agreements and renewals, covering 108,400 sqm.

Footfall across the portfolio increased by 1% year-on-year, while tenant sales rose by more than 6%, indicating stable consumer demand despite a challenging retail environment. “The positive key figures show that we are managing a very high-performing and stable portfolio in Germany. We will continue to keep all centers on a successful trajectory in line […]

„NOC“ Nordoberpfalz Center in Weiden, Germany /// © IPH Gruppe

DEICHMANN joins NOC Nordoberpfalz Center in Weiden

The IPH Gruppe has secured DEICHMANN as a new tenant at the NOC Nordoberpfalz Center in Weiden, Germany.

Europe’s leading footwear retailer will take over around 550 square meters of ground-floor space, relocating from its previous high-street location in the pedestrian zone. The new store is scheduled to open in April 2026. The move forms part of a broader space optimization strategy and places DEICHMANN in direct proximity to established fashion and lifestyle […]

Ikea Blue Box in Klagenfurt, Austria and a portrait image of Sorin Scurtu /// © CC Real

CC Real brings external retailer into the IKEA Blue Box for the first time

With the planned modernization of the IKEA store in Klagenfurt, IKEA is implementing an internationally groundbreaking project: for the first time worldwide, an external retailer will be integrated directly into an IKEA furniture store.

This will be accompanied by an adaptation of the iconic ‘Blue Box’ and a new form of space utilization within a globally standardized retail concept. CC Real, an internationally operating investment and asset manager in the commercial real estate sector, played a leading advisory role in this extraordinary project with its leasing department from the […]

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Amazon announces major job cuts: 16,000 employees impacted

The global online retailer has decided on a massive organizational reduction, which impacts around 16,000 roles within the company.

In a statement posted on Amazon News – shared in an email with Amazon employees beforehand, Beth Galetti announced the massive reduction as part of the company’s efforts “to strengthen our organization by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy.” The major cut has been predicted earlier this month, as cited by Reuters. This layoff […]

A busy day at Victoria Centre in Nottingham, UK /// © Victoria Centre

H Samuel store to get major upsizing in Victoria Centre

Victoria Centre has announced a major upsizing of one of its brand partners, H Samuel. From 24th January, the national jeweller will more than triple its store size within the Victoria Centre.

The Victoria Centre location remains H Samuel’s only store in Nottingham, reinforcing the brand’s long-term commitment to the city and its retail community. The new location also introduces its latest concept, delivering a modern, experience-led environment designed to drive customer engagement and dwell time. The relocation forms part of a multi-million-pound store investment programme by […]

Left: Dr. Christoph Billwiller | Right: Thomas Kuhlmann /// © neuhaus fotografie for Sonae Sierra | © Hahn Gruppe

Hahn Group and Sonae Sierra launch Southern Europe Grocery Fund

The open-ended special AIF under KAGB will invest, with a target volume of around €600 million, in Southern European grocery stores in Portugal, Spain and Italy.

At the first closing, six institutional investors subscribed equity of approximately €150 million. The targeted total equity volume is around €300 million. The fund focuses on supermarkets, grocery stores and hypermarkets with long-term leases from leading food retailers. German professional investors gain access to high-quality, strategically located assets outside Germany. The partnership between Hahn Group […]

Gewerbepark Stadlau in Vienna, Austria /// © Union Investment

Union Investment completes €36 million Retail Park Purchase

Union Investment has acquired the Gewerbepark Stadlau in Vienna. Seller is the listed real estate company Nextensa from Brussels. The retail park is located in Donaustadt, Vienna’s 22nd district, and is therefore within one of the city’s busiest commercial areas. The purchase was made for an open-ended special real estate fund managed by Union Investment. The purchase price is around EUR 36 million.

After two years of restraint on the real estate investment markets, this is Union Investment’s second purchase within a short period of time. At the beginning of November 2025, the Hamburg-based asset and investment manager acquired a logistics property in France. Further acquisitions are planned for this year. “With this purchase, our retail real estate […]

Bahnhofsarkaden Leutkirch in Germany /// © CBRE

Acquisition by Redevco: 13,000 sqm Bahnhofsarkaden Leutkirch, Germany

Redevco is progressing as planned with the portfolio build-up of its recently launched Redevco European Retail Parks (RERP) Fund. The company has acquired Bahnhofsarkaden Leutkirch in southern Germany from Savills Investment Management (Savills IM).

The first German asset for RERP was built in 2007 and comprises a total rental area of 13,025 square meters, offering more than 300 parking spaces. With strong fundamentals, the property is currently 94% occupied, with long-term leases in place. The diverse tenant mix includes 14 companies, among them REWE, Lidl, AWG, dm, Woolworth, Action, […]

Gropius Passagen in Berlin, Germany /// © Holger Peters Fotografie

Gropius Passagen under New PR Leadership

Berlin’s largest shopping center adopts a new communications strategy.

Gropius Passagen, one of Germany’s largest and most prominent shopping centres, is entering a new phase of development. Following its strategic acquisition by Hayfin Capital Management LLP, supported by the renowned real estate investment manager Pradera in its role as asset manager, the centre’s communications activities are now also being repositioned for the future. With […]

Anna Wojciechowska, Senior Leasing Manager at Scallier /// © Scallier

Scallier to launch Debut of new Retail Park in Darłowo, Poland

The opening of the new retail park in Darłowo is planned for the 2027 summer holiday season. The investor behind the project is Medos, while Scallier is responsible for the commercialization process.

The development will be located in the Darłowo municipality, in the village of Rusko, directly next to national road DK37, which is the main access route to Darłowo and Darłówko. Its location along one of the region’s key transport arteries will ensure high visibility of the facility and convenient access for both local residents and […]

Facade of Meadowhall in Sheffield, UK /// © Meadowhall

MEADOWHALL WRAPS UP 300,000 SQ FT OF LEASING IN 2025

Meadowhall has announced the openings of MINISO and TK Maxx, as the destination concludes a strong year of leasing activity and retail performance. These additions follow several major openings in 2025, including Sephora, Superdrug, and Wingstop, which achieved its most successful launch of any location in the country.

Press release MINISO has opened a 1,759 sq ft store on Lower Level High Street, introducing its wide range of lifestyle, homeware, and technology products, alongside the brand’s well-loved character collections. Meanwhile, TK Maxx has extended into the adjacent unit, combining for 19,000 sq ft at Upper Level The Gallery, where it showcases its mix […]