BIG Poland has completed the rebranding of the former Grodzisk Sfera Park and officially opened BIG Grodzisk Mazowiecki, its second retail park in the Mazowieckie voivodeship. The property, located at Żyrardowska 14 close to the centre of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, offers approximately 11,000 sqm of GLA across 19 stores and service outlets. Tenants include Biedronka, Sinsay, New Yorker, JYSK, RTV Euro AGD, Rossmann, Pepco, Dealz, KiK, TEDi, Martes Sport, Maxi Zoo, Woolworth, Świat Książki and Kodano Optyk, as well as food and beverage operators. The fully leased park provides 350 parking spaces and benefits from access to the A2 motorway and the DK50 national road.

CPI Romania is bringing international fashion retailers Primark, Peek&Cloppenburg and Reserved to Sun Plaza in Bucharest, as part of a major refurbishment of the shopping centre. The move is backed by a €100 million club-deal financing secured by CPI Property Group from OTP Bank and ING Bank Romania.

BIG Poland has officially rebranded the former Power Park Kielce as BIG Kielce, marking a new chapter for the retail park following its acquisition earlier this year. The opening celebration took place on 22 August at the site on Radomska Street, with a programme of free events for residents of Kielce and the surrounding region.

NEPI Rockcastle, Europe's third-largest listed retail real estate company by portfolio value, reported net operating income of €318 million for the first half of 2026, a 3.8% year-on-year increase. The result was driven by rental indexation, active leasing and tighter cost control, with a recovery rate of 96%. Like-for-like tenant sales rose 2.7%, supported by a 3.3% increase in average spend per visit. Occupancy stood at 98.2%, and a €126 million valuation uplift brought the total portfolio value to €8.4 billion.

Slovakia's retail market added approximately 12,000 sqm of new leasable space in the second quarter of 2026, according to an analysis by CBRE Slovakia. Footfall at shopping centres managed by the company grew 3% year-on-year, while tenant turnover remained stable. Prime yields held steady at 6.50% for shopping centres and 6.75% for retail parks.

Hala Targowa in Gdańsk has reopened after 18 months of renovation carried out by Apsys Polska, attracting 25,700 visitors on its first day of operation. The revitalisation, the most extensive in the building's 130-year history, cost 141 million złoty and was conducted under the supervision of the regional heritage conservation authority.

Redkom Development is preparing to begin construction of a retail park in Kalisz, on Aleja Wojska Polskiego. The project involves a comprehensive redevelopment of the former Tesco hypermarket site, a well-known shopping destination in this part of the city.

BIG Poland has acquired Grodzisk Sfera Park, an 11,000 sqm GLA retail park in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, located approximately 30 km west of Warsaw. The property becomes the company's 13th retail park in Poland and its second in the Mazowieckie voivodeship, alongside BIG Łubna. The acquisition brings BIG Poland's total portfolio to nearly 258,000 sqm GLA. Rebranding and reopening under the BIG brand are planned for late summer.

CPI Europe AG has agreed to accept an invitation from its majority shareholder, CPI Property Group S.A. (CPIPG), to explore the possibility of combining CPIPG's retail assets with those controlled by CPI Europe, including assets held through S IMMO AG.

Europe's outlet centre market is holding steady even as broader brick-and-mortar retail faces pressure from shop closures and weak consumer spending. According to research by Wiesbaden-based consultancy ecostra, the majority of outlet centres across the continent report rising footfall and turnover, with significant vacancy rates largely absent. The pipeline of new projects has, however, thinned considerably.