BCSC (British Council of Shopping Centres)
What is BCSC?
BCSC is the voice of the retail property industry, promoting retail-led regeneration and growth by producing top-level research and guidance, recognising achievement through awards, offering educational opportunities, facilitating dialogue with communities and the public sector and providing an extensive range of events and networking opportunities throughout the year.
The UK’s retail destinations are at the heart of local economies:
- Investment within UK shopping centres has more than doubled since 2000
- Town centre developments have seen the most marked growth in the last two years over out-of-town schemes
- 500,000m² of retail floorspace will be built in 2008 with a further 486,000m² in the pipeline each year between 2009-2012
- 7.6 million people are currently employed in the UK retail property industry, an increase of 37% since 1995
- Retail-led employment within the UK set to grow by 3% over the next decade
- Overseas investors have increased the value of their property purchases in the UK from £5bn to £20bn since 2000
Resources, dialogue and networking to support the public sector
BCSC engages with the public sector by contributing to public consultations, running targeted seminars and events, producing guidance and publishing research on all aspects of the retail environment.
BCSC is committed to facilitating strong relationships among its members, local authorities, and public partners; partnerships that are vital to bring about economically prosperous and sustainable communities. Our regional groups, seminars, conferences, networking events and education initiatives create opportunities for dialogue between BCSC members and local authority representatives.
Reach the decision makers who can promote retail-led regeneration in your constituency
CREATE
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF BCSC: BCSC CONFERENCE & SHOWCASE
ACC, LIVERPOOL. MON 10-WED 12 NOV 2008
For the first time, public sector organisations are invited to be part of a dedicated exhibition space at the BCSC annual conference – a widely-anticipated annual event where over 3,000 developers, retailers, consultants and planners will be looking to network with you.
This is a unique opportunity to feature your town centre developments and an exciting platform to discuss retail-led regeneration plans with stakeholders, and experts from across the retail property industry.
There is only a minimal charge for public sector organisations to exhibit!
To find out more about exhibiting at CREATE, please contact the BCSC Events team at scarlett.hancock@bcsc.org.uk
Spread your message to an audience that counts, with options available for our website, email bulletins and publications including The House Magazine.
