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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.

OTHER INSIGHTS

Romanian Retail Marketbeat Q1 2026

A single retail project was completed in Q1 in Romania, namely M Park Titan in Bucharest, an 8,500 sq. m GLA retail park developed by M Core. However, the new supply is expected to pick up on the shor...

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Bucharest Office Market Q1 2026

The Q1 2026 total office take – up in Bucharest was of only 49,100 sq. m, the lowest level since Q1 2021, marking a 4% y-o-y decrease. However, the net take – up had an 83% share in the to...

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Romanian Industrial Marketbeat Q1 2026

At the end of the Q1, the total stock of industrial & logistics spaces in Romania surpassed the 8 million sq. m threshold. Developers completed approximately 115,000 sq. m of new projects across t...

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