London's New Bond Street has been crowned the world's most expensive retail destination for the first time, while Budapest's Fashion Street posted the biggest gain in CEE, according to Cushman & Wakefield's Main Streets Across The World report.

M Core has inaugurated M Park Orăștie, a retail park designed to strengthen the group's presence in regional markets and expand its national portfolio of convenience-led retail assets. Located on a 23,000 sqm land plot, the project delivers a built area of approximately 5,500 sqm.

AFI has secured a €537 million refinancing package for three projects in its portfolio: AFI Cotroceni, AFI Brașov, and AFI Ploiești. This represents the largest real estate refinancing transaction in Romania, reinforcing AFI's commitment to the growth and development of its projects in the country.

The active entertainment component within shopping malls in Romania was valued at €28-30 million in 2024, excluding competitive socialising venues such as bowling and billiards, which are also growing rapidly. This represents almost three times the market size compared to 2019, finds a study by Nhood Romnaia.

Shopper Park Plus Nyrt has successfully closed its Secondary Public Offering on the Budapest Stock Exchange, raising more than €100 million in what marks the largest IPO/SPO the exchange has witnessed in 28 years. The transaction was oversubscribed due to strong investor demand.

Crestpoint Project Partners has launched a new project management and advisory platform to support developers, investors and construction companies across the real estate sector.

With the arrival of Black Week and its climax on Black Friday on 28 November, Czech retail enters its most intense period of the year. The week of discounts seamlessly transitions into Advent shopping, which traditionally brings the highest weekend footfall and sales of the year. CBRE, the global leader in commercial real estate services that manages dozens of shopping and retail centres across the Czech Republic and authors the regular Shopping Centre Index, confirms that the combination of November promotions and the pre-Christmas season fundamentally shapes the performance of brick-and-mortar retail and its connection with online channels.

W. P. Carey has completed an €88 million sale-leaseback transaction for six food production facilities across the UK, Czech Republic, and Slovakia. The portfolio comprises approximately 121,000 sqm and is leased to Valeo Foods Group under triple-net lease agreements.

Aria Shopping Center, a new retail concept in Bucharest's District 6, has launched its pre-leasing phase with a target of 90% occupancy before opening. The center will bring significant commercial activity to the Valea Cascadelor area.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (pbb) has provided a €78 million investment facility to AB Tewox, managed by Lords LB Asset Management. The loan will refinance six retail parks and fund the acquisition of two new retail parks across multiple Polish locations.