Romania's retail market has consolidated its position as a strategic hub for international brands, attracting over 40 new retailers between 2020 and 2025, according to an analysis by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. 

Square 7, part of M Core, is developing M Park Titan, a new proximity retail project that is slated to open in December 2025.

Square 7, part of M Core, is expanding its retail footprint in Romania with the development of M Park Orăștie.

Malaysian home and DIY discount retailer MR.DIY is continuing its expansion in Poland, with four new stores opening this summer in Warsaw: Galeria Wileńska, CH Blue City, CH Zielony Targówek and Galeria Młociny. The company has also announced plans to use Poland as a logistics hub for further expansion across Central Europe.

Scallier has secured exclusive rights to commercialise five new retail parks in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Ruda Śląska, Zabrze, and Darłowo. Construction is scheduled to begin between late 2025 and early 2026, with openings planned for the first half of 2027. The projects will offer a combined leasable area of over 40,000 sqm.

Alpha Bank Group has provided a €175 million financing to the British M Core for the acquisition of several shopping centres in Romania. 

PKB Inwest Budowa is moving forward with the construction and leasing of a new retail park in Zawiercie, Silesia. The project, covering 16,000 sqm, is set for completion by the end of Q1 2026. Located on Wojska Polskiego Street, the development aims to serve residents of Zawiercie and surrounding towns, with a total catchment area of approximately 250,000 people within a 30-minute drive.

Construction has started on Andersa Retail Park in Gliwice, located at the intersection of Andersa and Okulickiego streets. The two-storey retail park will offer over 4,900 sqm of space and is already mostly leased. Confirmed tenants include Sinsay, Żabka, Rossmann, Fabryka Formy, and Kaufland as the grocery anchor. The complex will also feature a fitness club operated by a nationwide chain. Customers will have access to a shared parking lot with 278 spaces, and the surrounding area is further supported by nearby Lidl and Biedronka stores.

Redkom Development is commercialising a new retail park in Białystok. The scheme will provide approximately 14,000 sqm of leasable area and host around 25 retail and service units. A key anchor tenant will be Biedronka, whose 1,200 sqm supermarket is expected to attract strong daily footfall.

The historic market hall (Hala Targowa) in Gdańsk, built at the end of the 19th century, is undergoing a major revitalisation led by Apsys, a company known for transforming historic urban spaces into vibrant, multifunctional destinations. The €32 million (PLN 141 million) investment aims to turn the hall into a dynamic culinary and cultural hub, seamlessly blending modern functions with respect for its historical fabric.