Monday, 24 August 2026
BIG Poland is moving into a new phase of expansion as it combines acquisitions of established retail properties with the construction of new schemes in regional cities, increasing the scale and geographical reach of its Polish platform.
The company currently owns 13 retail parks with almost 258,000 sqm of combined GLA, following its entry into the Polish market in 2022. Its portfolio extends across Andrychów, Lubin, Łubna, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Ostróda, Włocławek, Myszków, Olsztyn, Suwałki, Koszalin, Dzierżoniów, Grodzisk Mazowiecki and Kielce. BIG Kielce strengthens its position following successful rebranding.docx Independent market reporting confirms the 13-asset portfolio and approximately 258,000 sqm of space.
The Kielce property is one of the latest additions. BIG Poland acquired the former Power Park Kielce in April and has now brought the property under its own brand. The asset on Radomska Street provides nearly 37,000 sqm of GLA and represents the company’s first investment in the Świętokrzyskie region. BIG Kielce strengthens its position following successful rebranding.docx
The property has an established large-format tenant base that includes Auchan, OBI, MediaMarkt, Decathlon, Jula, JYSK, TEDi, VIVE Profit and Abra, together with more than 1,000 surface parking spaces. BIG Kielce strengthens its position following successful rebranding.docx
Rather than treating the Kielce acquisition as an isolated transaction, BIG is using it as part of a wider strategy of increasing its presence outside Poland’s largest metropolitan markets. The company is simultaneously progressing four new retail developments in Piła, Olkusz, Konstantynów Łódzki and Bolesławiec, with construction underway and openings planned during the fourth quarter of 2026.
Piła represents a significant part of this pipeline. The project, being developed jointly by BIG Poland and Acteeum Group, is planned to provide around 38,000 sqm of GLA. Leasing had already exceeded 90% earlier this year, with operators including Agata, Media Expert, JYSK, Deichmann, Martes Sport and Super-Pharm among the brands committed to the scheme. More recent agreements have added Ochnik, Pepco, Xtreme Fitness and Xtreme Kids ahead of the planned Q4 opening.
Another project is taking shape in Konstantynów Łódzki, where BIG and Acteeum are developing a regional complex of approximately 21,000 sqm GLA. Leasing is close to completion and the opening is scheduled for October. The scheme will combine conventional retail with restaurants, fitness, medical services and other facilities, broadening the property’s role beyond straightforward comparison shopping.
The four developments will considerably broaden BIG’s footprint once completed. They also demonstrate a shift towards combining acquisitions of operating properties with purpose-built projects rather than relying on a single route to portfolio growth.
The strategy reflects the continued development of Poland’s regional retail park sector. Investors and developers have increasingly targeted formats serving everyday shopping and service requirements in smaller and medium-sized cities, where schemes can draw customers from both the immediate urban population and surrounding areas.
BIG’s existing portfolio illustrates that approach. Many of its assets are outside Warsaw and Poland’s other largest urban markets, giving the company exposure to regional locations ranging from Suwałki in the north-east to Dzierżoniów in Lower Silesia.
The company is also investing in properties already within its network. At BIG Ostróda, plans announced earlier this year involve approximately 4,000 sqm of additional retail space, alongside a new standalone restaurant.
Kielce fits into the other side of the strategy. Instead of constructing a new retail park, BIG acquired an operating property with an existing tenant base and has subsequently incorporated it into its wider platform. The new branding was introduced in August following the April acquisition, with the company reporting almost 10,000 visitors during the launch event on 22 August. BIG Kielce strengthens its position following successful rebranding.docx
The expansion is taking place against a stronger investment backdrop for Polish retail property. Sector transaction volumes exceeded EUR 1 billion during the first half of 2026, already surpassing the total recorded during 2025, while retail represented approximately one-third of Polish commercial real estate investment activity.
BIG Poland’s development programme therefore comes as capital is again becoming more active in the sector, while retail parks continue to attract investors looking beyond traditional enclosed shopping centres.
With 13 operating properties, extensions within the existing portfolio and four new regional projects progressing towards completion, the company’s Polish business is becoming substantially larger than when it entered the market four years ago.
The next stage will be determined by the delivery and leasing performance of the new developments. Piła, Olkusz, Konstantynów Łódzki and Bolesławiec will extend the portfolio into additional regional markets and increase the proportion of assets developed specifically for the BIG platform.
For Poland’s retail property sector, the expansion also underlines the continuing appeal of regional retail parks. Rather than growth being concentrated solely in the country’s biggest cities, investment is increasingly reaching locations where developers see opportunities to combine large catchment areas, everyday retail, services and accessible formats in markets with more limited modern retail supply.
