Key figures for Q2 2026
- Shopping center footfall (CBRE-managed): up 3% year on year, tenant sales stable
- Prime rent, shopping centers: €78/m²/month, up 11% year on year
- Prime rent, retail parks: €16/m²/month, stable
- Prime yield: shopping centers 6.50%, retail parks 6.75%, unchanged
- New space in Q2: roughly 12,000 m² (3 retail parks)
- Pipeline through year-end: roughly 56,000 m² across 10 projects
Shoppers are returning, sales are still catching up
Good news for anyone in retail: people are coming back to the stores. Footfall in centers managed by CBRE Slovakia rose 3% year on year. Tenant sales are keeping pace more slowly for now, a sign that consumers are spending more cautiously.
Matúš Furman Head of Retail Sector
"As inflation eases, real household incomes are gradually improving and creating better conditions for sales growth. For tenants, the message is clear: demand has room to keep growing."
The best locations already come at a price
Quality space is proving its worth. Prime rent in shopping centers jumped 11% year on year to €78/m²/month, while retail parks held steady at €16/m²/month. For investors, the market remains reassuring: prime yield is unchanged at 6.50% for shopping centers and 6.75% for retail parks.
New supply is heading to retail parks and to the west
The second quarter added three new retail parks totaling roughly 12,000 m²: OPC Stropkov (4,600 m²), OC Klokan Chorvátsky Grob II (4,100 m²), and OC Point Detva (3,000 m²). Total retail park space in Slovakia has thus reached roughly 900,000 m².
By year-end, a further 56,000 m² will be added across 10 projects, with retail parks continuing to dominate construction. The largest concentration is in western Slovakia (Kolárovo, Nitra, Vráble, Galanta, Skalica), with further projects underway in Námestovo, Žilina, Svidník, and Prešov. That's where the most opportunities will be in the coming months.
What this means for you
- Demand is returning. Shoppers are visiting centers more, and as inflation eases, sales have room to catch up.
- Quality comes at a price. Rents in top locations are rising, so it pays to secure good space early.
- Expanding? Watch the west. Most new supply is coming from retail parks in western Slovakia.
Planning to open or relocate a store? We'll advise you on where and on what terms to expand, based on the latest data. Get in touch with our Retail team.
