Local developer Global Vision is taking its first step into the Romanian retail market with the development of Oradea Retail Plaza, a commercial project valued at €10 million. 

Romania's retail market recorded over 162,000 sqm of new projects completed nationwide during H1 2025. 

MPC Properties has sold CBRE Immo Outlet Center in Belgrade to PFT Celanova for an undisclosed sum.

Romanian public investment fund Lion Capital is the main buyer of a new bond issuance of PK Development Holding, a company controlled by Prime Kapital, which is guaranteed by a mortgage in the recently opened Mall Moldova.  

M Core is expanding its Romanian portfolio with a new retail development located in Bucharest.

Mitiska REIM has announced the acquisition of OC Cassovia, a grocery-anchored retail centre located in Košice, Slovakia's second-largest city with renovation of the centre to follow soon.

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.