Retail parks in the Czech Republic are rapidly expanding and already account for almost a third of all modern retail space. In 2025, 82,400 sqm of new and expanded retail parks were delivered to the market, and the pace of their expansion is accelerating. Overall, developers plan to deliver 19 retail parks to the market this year, offering around 90,000 sqm. This follows from data by Cushman & Wakefield.
Czech retail is undergoing a quiet but fundamental transformation. While large shopping destinations dominated only a few years ago, the centre of gravity of everyday shopping is shifting closer to where people live. In 2025, the retail park segment became one of the main drivers of this shift, and its importance in the market continues to grow.
By the end of 2025, the total area of retail parks in the Czech Republic reached nearly 1.4 million sqm, representing roughly one third of all modern retail space. During last year alone, around 82,400 sqm of retail parks were completed or expanded, the highest figure in the last fifteen years.
Jan Čížek, Partner and Head of Retail Warehousing, Cushman & Wakefield, commented: “Retail parks have been strengthening their position in the retail market for a long time, and customers have come to like them for quick and practical shopping. They are also an attractive product for developers and investors because over the past five years, they have proven resilient to market volatility, including major shocks such as COVID or high inflation in recent years. The construction of new parks will certainly continue for several more years.”
The largest project completed last year was the new RP Kozomín retail park, with a total lettable area of 14,700 sqm and 23 retail units. Another significant project was the newly built RP Neratovice-Byškovice, with an area of 8,100 sqm and 15 retail units. For both retail parks, the developer is planning future expansion. The third-largest project last year was the newly built OC Klokan Uničov retail park, with a total area of 6,900 sqm and 12 retail units.
The development of retail parks is not slowing down this year either. By the end of 2026, dozens of additional projects should be completed. These new parks build on the existing network and further strengthen the availability of retail services in the regions.
Largest retail parks completed in the Czech Republic in 2025
| Project Name |
Type |
Developer |
Size (sq m) |
| RP Kozomín |
New |
PORTIN |
14,700 |
| RP Neratovice-Byškovice |
New |
PORTIN |
8,100 |
| OC Klokan Uničov |
New |
KLM real estate |
6,900 |
| RP Litavka |
New |
PORTIN |
6,200 |
| RP Terezín |
New |
PORTIN |
5,300 |
Source: Cushman & Wakefield
Jan Čížek commented: “By far the most active player in new development is PORTIN, which is behind most of the new projects in 2026, and this will likely be similar in 2027. The main development focus is the expansion of dominant projects in their catchment areas, e.g., Aventin Jihlava, RP Kozomín or RP Zálabí Kolín, as well as densifying the map with smaller projects in towns of around 10,000 inhabitants. The typical size of projects in these towns is approximately 2,000 to 3,000 sqm.”
Growth in retail parks is particularly evident outside major cities. The highest number of projects currently under construction is in the Ústí nad Labem Region and the South Bohemian Region.
The highest concentration of projects has long been in the Central Bohemian Region, with more than fifty retail parks and a total area of approximately 190,000 sqm, while in terms of sq m per 1,000 inhabitants, the Olomouc Region leads. Strong activity is also seen in the Ústí nad Labem Region and the Moravian-Silesian Region, but new projects are being added in virtually all regions of the Czech Republic. For 2026, developers plan to complete 19 retail parks with a total area of over 88,000 sqm.
A specific feature of current development is its focus on smaller and mid-sized towns, often with populations in the low thousands to the lower tens of thousands. This is where retail parks respond to demand for fast, accessible and easy-to-navigate shopping without the need to travel to more distant centres.
The structure of retail parks has long been stabilising around everyday-needs retailers. The mix is dominated by grocery chains, drugstores, discount stores, pharmacies and home-improvement/homeware retailers. This reflects changing consumer behaviour, with customers emphasising saving time, easy orientation and accessibility by car or on foot.
Jan Čížek added: “Higher retail park saturation is typical for regions that do not contain many large cities above 50,000 inhabitants and at the same time are larger regions dominated by towns with 15,000 to 25,000 inhabitants. Examples include the Olomouc, South Bohemian and Karlovy Vary regions, as well as Vysočina. The greater distance to large cities with shopping centres motivates retailers to open new stores even in towns they might not consider around Prague or Brno.”
Among the largest owners of retail parks is Saller, which owns around 16% of the total retail park area in the Czech Republic; the second-largest owner is Intercora with a 13% share.
According to Cushman & Wakefield, retail parks thus confirm their role as one of the most stable and easiest-to-read segments of Czech retail, responding primarily to residents’ everyday needs and to long-term changes in shopping behaviour.
