Romania is CEE’s second-largest modern retail market but still has lowest density - report

Romania has the second-largest modern retail stock in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) after Poland, yet remains the region’s least dense market per capita, according to a Cushman & Wakefield Echinox report published for Q4 2025. Developers are continuing to expand, with projects totaling more than 750,000 sqm planned or under construction through 2029.

If completed, the pipeline would lift Romania’s retail stock above 5.6 million sqm from the current 4.8 million sqm.