Global apparel retailer Uniqlo announced plans to open its first-ever permanent store in Poland. The new store, Uniqlo Arkadia, will be located at Westfield Arkadia shopping centre in Warsaw, and will greet its first customers in fall 2024.

The execution of the extension of the Galeria Teplice shopping centre in northwestern Bohemia is planned for the third quarter of 2024. The project investor is the company Dandreet, and the general designer is Obermeyer Helika.

Indotek Group has completed a large-scale revamping of its Plaza M retail project in Târgu Mureș. The company has invested €16 million in the renovation of the shopping complex prevously branded as Promenada Mall.

Real estate developer Prime Kapital has opened Argeș Mall, a new shopping centre spanning 77,000 sqm in Pitești.

Over 16,400 sqm GLA currently supplies the Białystok market with the Wysocki Retail Park, which was created on the basis of the former Outlet Białystok project. The owner, Newgate Investment, planned and implemented the processes of reconstruction and recommercialization of the former outlet with an original GLA of 13,336 sqm. As a result of the changes introduced, the area of the facility increased by over 3,000 sqm and the NOI level increased by approximately 70%. Redevelopment projects initiated by Newgate Investment began in 2021. The final stage is currently underway. Newgate Investment manages a real estate portfolio consisting of 30 commercial facilities with a total lettable area exceeding 126,000 sqm. The rental level of the property is close to 100%.

EPP is taking over the management of nine M1 shopping centres and three Power Parks from Metro Properties Polska. Some of Metro Properties Polska's employees, including local property management teams will join EPP. The company plans to develop the properties through leasing activities and space rearrangements and upgrades.

Prague is the only city in the CEE region to boast a prime high street, a shopping street with only the most prestigious global brands, according to Colliers. This location is Pařížská (Paris) Street, where currently 46 out of 48 available retail units are occupied.

Mitiska REIM has announced the opening of a new food-anchored retail park in the Polish city of Świebodzin. Developed in partnership with Karuzela Holding, this is the tenth project undertaken by Mitiska REIM and Karuzela over the past five years, with five more developments planned to open over the next two years.

A new shopping centre called OCKE is to be developed in Košice, reports DennikE.sk. Provided that the permitting process and following construction are successful, it is going to be the second-largest shopping centre in the Eastern Slovakia metropolis.

Reconstruction of the mixed-use commercial centre Černý Most in Prague 14 is beginning in April this year. The project from the Unibail-Rodamco portfolio is bringing 32 new shops and restaurants and 3 new cinemas.