Nepi Rockcastle is in negotiations to acquire Magnolia Park, a shopping centre located in Wroclaw, Poland from Union Investment Real Estate. The property features 100,000 sqm GLA. The potential acquisition remains subject to the execution of formal written agreements, which is expected to occur in the coming weeks.

Romanian developer Iulius is investing €40 million in the expansion of Iulius Mall Suceava that will increase the leasable area of the project to 60,000 sqm.

The development group Crestyl is returning the Baroque Savarin Palace in the centre of Prague to the cultural map of the metropolis. The most valuable historical spaces of the newly renovated listed building by Kilian Ignác Dientzenhofer are opening doors for exhibitions instead of the casino.

In recent days, Newgate Investment (NGI) has finalized the acquisition of a ready-made retail park in Zgorzelec with a gross leasable area of 5,488 sq m (GLA). The seller was Smart Park Poland - an investor and developer of retail parks. The price has not been disclosed. Financing for the transaction was provided by mLeasing.

Romania’s retail stock expanded by around 106,000 sqm during H1 2026, with another 205,000 sqm under development that could help the country reach the 5 million sqm milestone at the end of 2026, according to a Colliers report. 

JTH Group has opened the new Kaufland store and the adjacent Retail Park in Lovosice in North-west Bohemia. This project has been developed on an area of approximately 40,000 sqm on a former agricultural field.

NEPI Rockcastle has recorded a 13.5% gain in net operating income to €274 million during H1 2024 versus the same period of last year, while on a like-for-like basis it saw a 10% gain.

Year-on-year inflation in Slovakia has been around 2% since March, a CBRE report on retail figures has revealed. Year-on-year prices have been higher in 11 out of 12 expenditure groups of households. 

The Ukrainian retail market is showing resilience despite objective negative factors (unstable consumer demand, declining purchasing power) and is gradually approaching 2021 levels. In the first half of 2024, the market saw both negative and positive trends. Among the first, CBRE Ukraine analysts mention a drop in the consumer confidence index. According to a study by Info Sapiens, as of the end of June 2024, this indicator in Ukraine decreased by 8 points, reaching 64.5. Iryna Nastych summarised the situation in an article prepared by the Ukrainian Real Estate Club for Property Forum.

Mitiska REIM has rolled out a joint venture (JV) with Park Lane Developments for the development of retail parks in Bulgaria.