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Global Cities Retail Guide 2025 – Romania

Romania is one of the most emerging and high performing retail markets in Europe, with a solid GDP growth and major retail sales increases during the last 10 years.

The first modern shopping centre outside Bucharest opened in 2000, in lasi, while the market really started to develop after the country joined the EU in 2007. As of the end of 2024, there are very few cities without modern retail schemes across the country.

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Romanian Investment Marketbeat H1 2026

The first half of 2026 recorded a total investment activity of €211.1 million, marking a 46% decrease compared with H1 2025. This volume was largely solely by the office (€138.1 million) and retail (€...

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Bucharest Office Marketbeat Q2 2026

A gross take – up of 60,400 sq. m was recorded in Bucharest in Q2 (vs. 49,100 sq. m in Q1), thus bringing the total H1 take – up to 109,500 sq. m, reflecting a 10% decrease when compared w...

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Romanian Retail Marketbeat Q2 2026

The development activity across the country was consistent in Q2, as 1 shopping center extension and 3 new retail parks were completed in Bacau, Cluj – Napoca and Drobeta Turnu – Severin, comprising o...

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