DIY retailer Leroy Merlin has leased two retail spaces in Bucharest with a combined area of 21,000 sqm from the Supernova Group, in a deal brokered by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
The retail market in Romania is set to expand by more than 500,000 sqm in the next four years, with 10 of the projects in the pipeline each having more than 10,000 sqm, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Around 100,000 sqm of new retail spaces should be completed during 2022 in Romania, of which more than 80% are located in retail parks, according to a report by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Around 120,000 sqm in new and extensions of existing retail projects are under development in Romania with delivery estimated by the end of 2022, according to a report by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
JD Group-owned brands JD Sports and Sizeer are strengthening their presence in EPP-managed shopping centres. The group's latest agreements and extensions covered a total of nearly 1.7 thousand sqm - in Kalisz's Galeria Amber, Kielce's Galeria Echo and Szczecin's Galaxy.
Poznan's Galeria Panorama, which the Balmain Group is commercialising, has expanded its portfolio with the addition of an Action brand store, a Dutch non-food discount chain. The Action store has taken over 1,000 sqm of space.
BWF Poland, a manufacturer of textile filter materials and plastic products, has leased 2,400 sqm of warehouse and office space at the Silesian Logistics Centre BIK Sosnowiec III (southern Poland).
New appointments
Marcin Janik has taken up the position of head of the southern Poland region at CBRE. He will be responsible for Silesia, Małopolska and the previously serviced Wrocław.
GTC Group has appointed Miklos Egri as Chief Operating Officer. The new manager will be responsible for the company's day-to-day operational and administrative management in the Central and Eastern European markets.
Paulina Petynka has joined the team of Yareal Polska, taking on the position of Leasing Director. She has more than 20 years of professional experience.
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