Hungary’s retail sector is drawing renewed attention from international foodservice operators, with several global fast food chains preparing to enter or return to the market.

Following a rebound in H1 2025, with transaction volume exceeding €500 million, investment activity in Slovakia is projected to maintain positive momentum for the remainder of 2025, potentially reaching €1 billion, according to the latest Cushman & Wakefield report.

The industrial developer WDP has signed an agreement with Action, the international non-food discount chain, for the development of a new distribution centre.

Stage Capital has sold Galeria Nad Jeziorem, a 21,000 sqm shopping centre in Konin, to Saller Group. Avison Young advised the seller as exclusive sales agent, with Wolf Theiss acting as legal counsel.

A new retail park, Ławica Shopping Park, has opened in Poznań next to the city’s airport on Bukowska Street. The development offers around 7,000 sqm of rental space, almost fully leased before its launch.

Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) signed 48 lease agreements in Poland in the first half of 2025, covering more than 211,000 sqm. Lease extensions accounted for 68.5% of the space, tenant expansions for 28.8% and new leases for 2.7%. Following these transactions, the company’s Polish portfolio reached an occupancy rate of 96%.

ETC Swarzędz, a shopping centre owned by Capital Park Group, has reached 97% occupancy, making it one of the best-leased retail properties in the Wielkopolska region. The high level of commercialisation reflects the centre’s stable position in the local market and its appeal to both tenants and customers.

The mixed-use Ganz House is growing on a triangular plot of land in the immediate vicinity of the Eurovea shopping centre and the Slovak National Theatre. The developer JTRE has just completed the load-bearing structure of the building.

Property developer Prime Kapital has secured an €85.5 million refinancing facility from Erste Group for Argeș Mall, which opened in April 2024.

Real estate owner GTC has secured a refinancing loan of up to €84 million from J&T Banka for Galeria Północna, one of its landmark retail assets in Warsaw. The five-year facility will strengthen the company’s liquidity and support the acquisition of the remaining stake in its German residential portfolio, the company announced on LinkedIn.