International Council of Shopping Centers

ICSC
ICSC \| Innovating Commerce Serving Communities
Abbreviation	ICSC
Formation	1957
Type	Trade Association
Headquarters	1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 U.S.
Website	www.icsc.com

The International Council of Shopping Centers, doing business as (ICSC), is the is the member organization for the advancement of the "Marketplaces Industry" (i.e., shopping centers, shopping malls, and all other retail real estate).

History

The organization was founded in 1957^[1], it serves more than 50,000 members in United States and Canada including shopping center owners, developers, managers, marketing specialists, investors, retailers and brokers, as well as academics and public officials. As the global industry trade association, ICSC links with more than 25 national and regional shopping center councils throughout the world.^[2]

In July 2021, ICSC rebranded itself in terms of its initials alone, and adopted the tagline "Innovating Commerce Serving Communities".^[3]^[4]

Leadership

In September 2015, ICSC announced that Tom McGee^[5], former vice chairman at Deloitte LLP^[6], the world’s largest professional services organization, would serve as its new president and CEO.^[5] McGee was only the fourth person to head ICSC in its 65-year history. He succeeded retired President and CEO Michael P. Kercheval.^[7]^[5]^[8]

Events

The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) hosts events throughout the year, for professionals in the retail real estate industry. These events range from large-scale conferences like ICSC@Las Vegas^[9] and ICSC New York.^[10] In 2023, ICSC Las Vegas had more than 25,000 attendees, 1,000 retailers.^{[citation needed]}

Worldwide Relationships

ICSC maintains mutually beneficial relationships with national shopping center councils throughout the world.^[11] The national and regional councils are:

Argentine Chamber of Shopping Centers (CASC)
Colombian Shopping Centers Association (ACECOLOMBIA)
Asociacion de Centros Comerciales de Medellin (ASOCENTROS)
Shopping Centre Council of Australia
Austrian Council of Shopping Centers
Belgian Luxembourg Council of Shopping Centers
Brazilian Shopping Centers Association (ABRASCE)

Chilean Chamber of Shopping Centers (CChCC)
Dutch Council of Shopping Centers
French Council of Shopping Centers (CNCC)
German Council of Shopping Centers e.V.
Hungarian Council of Shopping Centers
Italian Council of Shopping Centers
Japan Council of Shopping Centers
Middle East Council of Shopping Centres
Mall China Information Center
New Zealand Council of Shopping Centres
Nordic Council of Shopping Centers
Peruvian Shopping and Entertainment Centers Association (ACCEP)
Polish Council of Shopping Centers
Portuguese Association of Shopping Centres
Revo (formerly British Council of Shopping Centres or BCSC)
Russian Council of Shopping Centres
South African Council of Shopping Centres
Spanish Association of Shopping Centers (AECC)
Swiss Council of Shopping Centers (SCSC)
Taiwan Council of Shopping Centers
Turkish Federation of Shopping Centers & Retailers (TAMPF)
Venezuelan Chamber of Shopping Centers (CAVECECO)

Classification of shopping centers

The ICSC publishes a standardized classification of shopping centers based on size and characteristics: see Shopping center#Types.

References

^ Mueller, Kristin. "Gen Z Shoppers Transforming Holiday Retail: The Rise Of In-Store Experience". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
^ "About ICSC". Retrieved 11 November 2022.
^ Thomas, Lauren (19 July 2021). "Retail real estate trade group grapples with post-pandemic landscape, changes name". CNBC. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ Mueller, Kristin. "Gen Z Shoppers Transforming Holiday Retail: The Rise Of In-Store Experience". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Secret Art of Selecting Sites for Shops and Drive-Thrus". Bloomberg.com. 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
^ CNBC.com, Jennifer Leigh Parker, |Writer (2011-10-05). "Between Wall Street and Main Street: Your Guide to the Middle Market". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "ICSC Leadership". www.icsc.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
^ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2023/06/gen-z-shoppers-are-concerned-about-the-economy.html. Retrieved 2024-08-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "ICSC LAS VEGAS, Commercial Real Estate's Largest Gathering, Returns in 2024". Yahoo Finance. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
^ "ICSC New York Deal Making - International Council of Shopping Centers | Events in America".
^ "Affiliates Directory". March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-03-05.