Over 700,000 square meters of new retail space by 2030 in Romania

The retail market in Romania continues to develop at an accelerated pace, recording deliveries of over 162,000 sqm of new retail space in the first half of 2025 and reaching a total stock of 4.73 million sqm, according to data from real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

The main completed projects were Mall Moldova in Iaşi (125,700 square meters) and the expansion of Iulius Mall Suceava (16,500 square meters), consolidating the position of the eastern region on the map of modern shopping centers.

The pace of deliveries does not stop there - 700,000 sqm of retail space is under construction or planning and is due to be completed by the end of 2030. The Center-West region, which includes cities such as Cluj-Napoca and Reşiţa, will attract almost 60% of these deliveries. Among the most ambitious projects are Cluj Mall (130,000 sqm), developed by Prime Kapital – MAS Real Estate, and Rivus Cluj (120,000 sqm), a project developed by Iulius Group – Atterbury Europe. Reşiţa will also benefit from a 35,000 sqm project developed by Nhood.