Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Romania’s new retail supply surpasses 2024 total after strong first nine months

The volume of new retail projects completed in Romania during the first nine months of 2025 has already exceeded the total recorded for the entire previous year, according to data from Cushman & Wakefield Echinox’s ‘Romania Retail Marketbeat Q3 2025’ report. According to the real estate consultancy company, 2025 is shaping up to be the second most prolific year over the past decade in terms of new retail space deliveries.

Between January and September, developers delivered 186,000 sqm of new retail space, compared with 180,000 sqm throughout all of 2024. Another 30,000 sqm are expected to be completed by year-end, bringing the total new supply for 2025 to roughly 217,000 sqm.