Real estate | 17 September, 2025 at 12:38 PM
M Core starts retail park development in Galați
M Core has started development of M Park Galați, the city's first retail park, on a 100,000 sqm plot acquired in December 2024.
M Core has started development of M Park Galați, the city's first retail park, on a 100,000 sqm plot acquired in December 2024.
Froo Romania Retail, part of Zabka Group, has opened a new Froo store in the America House office building in Bucharest's Piata Victoriei area. The lease transaction was brokered by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
PPC Energie, the electricity supplier with approximately three million customers, has announced its expansion into the retail sector, becoming the first energy company to...
Romanian developer Iulius has begun the first phase of a major modernisation project for the Palas mixed-use complex in Iași.
DIY retailer Leroy Merlin has announced an investment budget of €27.9 million for 2025, representing an increase of nearly 50% compared to 2024.
Agora Mall Arad reopened its doors following an extensive renovation and repositioning process, with strategic consultancy provided by the retail team at Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
DIY retailer Hornbach will inaugurate its tenth local store on September 3. The new location, the fourth in Bucharest, represents an investment of more than €48 million.
The industrial developer WDP has signed an agreement with Action, the international non-food discount chain, for the development of a new distribution centre.
Property developer Prime Kapital has secured an €85.5 million refinancing facility from Erste Group for Argeș Mall, which opened in April 2024.
Starting August 1, Romania's new fiscal package increased the standard VAT rate from 19% to 21%. It also merged the 5% and 9% reduced rates into a single 11% rate.
Oasis Retail Development & Consulting has announced the completion of the third development phase of Prima Shopping Center, the largest retail park in the central-west region of Romania, which now covers 60,000 sqm.
The wholesale trade sector experienced an overall decline in H1 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
Primark, the international fashion retailer, will open its fourth local store on September 9, located in CPI Romania's VIVO! Cluj-Napoca project.
Nepi Rockcastle, Europe's third-largest listed retail real estate company by portfolio value, reported a 12.1% year-on-year increase in net operating income (NOI) in the first half of 2025, reaching €307 million. The company's investment property portfolio exceeded €8 billion for the first time in its history, supported by acquisitions completed in 2024 and active asset management. Vacancy remained low at 1.6%.
Erste Group Bank AG has provided a €85.5 million refinancing facility for Argeş Mall in Piteşti, developed by Prime Kapital.
M Core has received approval for the Zonal Urban Plan (PUZ) for a new retail project in Lugoj.
Companies have contracted office spaces for over 7,000 new employees in the first half of 2025, with new demand totaling 64,300 sqm on the Bucharest market, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Romania's real estate market has seen sustained demand for office, retail, and industrial spaces with over 150,000 sqm of the total real estate stock occupied during H1 2025, finds a new report by CBRE Romania.
F64, the local retailer specialized in the photo and video equipment market, is expanding its partnership with VTEX to launch a new marketplace and cross-border sales operations.
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.
LONGi Solar Technology has announced a significant strategic partnership with Enexus, an investor-focused EPC company.
Vastint Romania has joined a wider initiative for the revitalisation of the Dâmbovița River, its banks, and surrounding areas.
DRUID AI, the developer of an enterprise AI platform, has secured a $31 million Series C financing round to propel the global expansion of its agentic platform.
Florina Moisei has been named as the new Country Manager for its local branch, Revolut Bank UAB Vilnius Sucursala București.
Romania recorded the highest annual inflation rate in the EU in August 2025 at 8.5%, according to the latest data from Eurostat.