Wednesday, 2 September 2026
A new retail park is planned for the Kochłowice district of Ruda Śląska, with developer Merkury preparing a 6,580 sqm scheme scheduled to open in spring 2028.
Scallier has started leasing the project, which will be developed on a site of more than one hectare on Józefa Piłsudskiego Street. The property will provide approximately 6,580 sqm of leasable retail and service space together with parking for 111 vehicles.
The location combines a substantial residential catchment with access to the Upper Silesian road network. The site is surrounded by both houses and larger residential estates and is positioned close to the A4 motorway.
The Drogowa Trasa Średnicowa is approximately 2 km from the development, providing connections across the Upper Silesian-Zagłębie metropolitan area, including towards Katowice, Chorzów, Zabrze and Gliwice. Józefa Piłsudskiego Street itself provides an important local connection through this part of Ruda Śląska.
The development is being positioned primarily around everyday shopping and services for the surrounding population. Its proximity to major transport routes could also broaden the potential customer base beyond residents living immediately around the property. The planned layout will allow retail units to be adjusted to accommodate different occupier sizes and requirements.
Kochłowice has around 30,000 inhabitants, compared with approximately 126,000 across Ruda Śląska. Located in the southern part of the city, the district sits close to Katowice, Chorzów and Mikołów, placing the project within one of Poland’s most densely interconnected urban areas.
The development comes amid continued investor and developer interest in Polish retail parks. Scallier points to stronger investment activity in the broader retail property market during the first six months of 2026 and continued demand from retailers for accessible and cost-efficient locations.
The Kochłowice project also reflects the evolution of the retail park model in Poland. While the sector initially expanded strongly in smaller regional cities, new developments are increasingly targeting established districts within larger metropolitan areas, where developers can combine concentrated residential demand with strong transport accessibility.
For Ruda Śląska, the planned 2028 opening will introduce another modern retail destination into an already highly urbanised part of Upper Silesia. Its eventual performance will depend on the tenant line-up secured during the leasing process and its ability to capture regular spending from the surrounding residential population as competition between convenience-led retail formats continues to increase.
