Mitiska REIM, the specialist investor in European convenience real estate, has sold Retail Park Strakonická in České Budějovice to Fio Real Estate Fund for €22.2 million.

Granit Asset Management has acquired a portfolio of 12 retail parks with a combined leasable area of 45,000 sqm from international investment firm Revetas Capital.

Prague is emerging as a key driver of Europe's retail recovery in 2025, according to Savills Research European Retail Market. The Czech Republic ranks among Europe's top-performing economies, with real retail sales expected to grow by 4.1% this year, outpacing Germany (2.7%), France (2.3%) and the United Kingdom (0.8%).

OPC Real Estate has opened OC Point Žiar nad Hronom, its fourth retail park in the past month and one of the larger projects in its portfolio. The development marks the company's final project opening of this year.

UDI Group has obtained a building permit for the Shopping Park Líbeznice project, with construction planned to begin in Q1 2026, with completion expected in the third quarter of the same year. All retail spaces in the future facility are already leased.

Global Vision Investment Fund (GVIF) has signed a €4.5 million refinancing agreement with Raiffeisen Bank Romania for its retail project in Oradea. The development is anchored by Atac by Auchan under a long-term lease agreement and has earmarked landbank for a planned retail gallery.

Romania's modern retail market continues expanding, surpassing 5 million sqm of leasable retail space in 2025, according to Colliers data. The approximately 190,000 sqm delivered this year consolidated a stock heavily concentrated in Bucharest and five other counties, which together account for almost half of the total. However, Romania remains below regional peers in retail space per capita, indicating potential for further development.

Generali Investments, in partnership with Peakside Capital, has closed the Generali Adriatic Value Fund I (Generali AVF I) following the sale of the Arkadia shopping centre in Domžale. The fund has completed its investment cycle, including the distribution of proceeds to investors and the commencement of its formal closure.

Blue Assets, the property manager of the largest commercial premises portfolio in the Czech Republic, is expanding into retail property management. The company will take over management of retail parks owned by the Fidurock real estate investment group.

EPP, Poland's largest shopping centre manager, has achieved its 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets ahead of schedule.