Report: Over half of Romania’s modern retail stock is more than 15 years old
With well-located development land becoming scarcer, investors are increasingly modernising existing shopping centres rather than building new ones, Colliers said.
Irina Marica · Journalist
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Approximately 53% of Romania’s modern retail stock is more than 15 years old, with the share reaching 59% in Bucharest, according to a new Colliers report. The aging stock is shifting investment toward refurbishment, efficiency improvements, and the repositioning of existing properties.
The report, ExCEEding Borders Retail 2026: Maintaining Retail Excellence and Restoring Potential, covers shopping centres and other modern retail properties larger than 5,000 sqm in nine Central and Eastern European and Baltic markets. Its data reflect the market at the end of the first half of 2026.
