Czech retail continued its modest growth trajectory in 2025, with regional shopping centres recording a 1.2% increase in footfall and 2.1% growth in turnover, according to CBRE's Shopping Centre Index. The vacancy rate dropped to a historic low of 2.8%, while average rents increased by 2.3%.

Retail parks in the Czech Republic are expanding at their fastest pace in 15 years, with 82,400 sqm of new and expanded space delivered in 2025. The segment now accounts for nearly one-third of all modern retail space in the country, according to a Cushman & Wakefield report.

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.

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.

Traditional shopping centres and retail parks continue to attract visitors and remain popular destinations for shopping, socialising and entertainment. They are valued for their modern facilities, strong offerings and appealing promotions. But do customers prefer retail parks for grocery shopping? Where do they tend to purchase clothing or cosmetics? What is the demographic profile of shoppers? To answer these and many other questions, global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has conducted a survey, the findings of which are presented in its latest report. Cushman & Wakefield notes that despite evolving shopping trends, both retail formats continue to hold strong appeal. 

Aleksandra Mazzini, COO of Sierra Balmain Asset Management, talked to Property Forum about the current popularity of retail parks, the ongoing transformation of the retail sector and the point, where ESG and AI meet together.

The Office for the Protection of Economic Competition (ÚOHS) has authorized the Czech real estate fund Trigea from the Partners group to buy the owner of the Prague shopping centre Arkády Pankrác, e15.cz reports.

Developer UDI Group will launch a residential development in Prague directly opposite the Lužiny metro station. With an investment of more than CZK 1.3 billion (€52.6 million), two apartment buildings will be built here to complement the shopping centre, in line with the original plan from the 1980s. 

Prague's Arkády Pankrác shopping centre is changing hands. The Czech real estate fund Trigea is buying it from the Israeli company G City for €265 million, according to information from Trinity Bank, newstream.cz reports.

Hungarian real estate developer and investor Indotek Group has acquired two shopping centres, one located in Valencia and the other in Barcelona, from Socimi Merlin Properties. The amount of the transaction has not been disclosed, Forbes reports.