The European association for retail and mixed use destinations and their communities

The European Council of Shopping Places provides a European voice for an industry that designs, creates, funds, develops, builds and manages places anchored by retail across Europe

How shopping places are helping to shape and connect people, communities and businesses

News

The European Council of Shopping Places announces the election of Joanna Fisher as its new chair. Julien Bouyeron appointed as new Secretary General

The European Council of Shopping Places (ECSP), the voice for Europe’s retail property sector, today announces the election of Joanna Fisher as its new Chair. She replaces Peter Wilhelm, who is stepping down.Julien Bouyeron has also joined the Council as its new dedicated Secretary General. Joanna Fisher is currently the CEO of ECE Marketplaces, where she is responsible for the entire shopping center business in the ECE Group, one of

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The European Council Of Shopping Places announces winners of its 2023 Design & Development Awards

The European Council of Shopping Places (ECSP), the voice for Europe’s retail property sector, last night announced the winners of its inaugural Design & Development Awards. They recognise the best new shopping places built, extended or refurbished in Europe since 2018. Split into two different categories and based on their size, five winners and 5 commendations were announced, chosen from sixteen finalists. Each was assessed on its innovation, design, concept,

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ECSP Awards Conference – May 15th

Join us on May 15th in the beautiful city of Milan for the first-ever ECSP Awards Conference, hosted in collaboration with our members, the Italian Council of Shopping Centres and the German Council of Shopping Places. At the ECSP Awards Conference, you’ll get the chance to hear from industry experts on the most pressing issues of Europe’s retail property sector. From design and development to sustainability and technology, this event will cover it all. But that’s not all, attendees will also have the opportunity to attend the highly anticipated Gala Dinner, where the Awards will be announced.

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MISSION & VISION

The European Council of Shopping Places provides a European voice for an industry that designs, creates, funds, develops, builds and manages places anchored by retail across Europe.

Our members are a catalyst for sustainable urban regeneration and represent an important civic function in virtually every European community.

In recognizing the fundamental role of its members, ECSP aims to:

Membership

Are you involved in the industry that designs, creates, funds, develops, builds and manages places anchored by retail across Europe? Then you should join our community and gain exclusive access to the industry’s best practices, market insights, networking opportunities, working groups, events, awards, innovations, and much more! For membership queries, please contact us.

Membership Brochure

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members

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OUR WORK

ECSP will be at the heart of every issue affecting the sector, discussing key topics of greatest relevance and importance to our members & the industry, sharing knowledge and expertise with colleagues at a European level.

Working Groups

ECSP will establish a number of dedicated working groups.  Supported by the Secretariat, each group will develop and define clear objectives to promote and protect best practice within the sector and report directly to ECSP’s Executive Board & Members Assembly.

These will include:

Brussels Calling

Welcome to Brussels Calling, the European Council of Shopping Places (ECSP)’s bimonthly newsletter for the European retail property sector. Every two months we share the association’s latest news and views, relevant policy updates and a selection of upcoming events and interesting reads.

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Contact

For further information on the work that ECSP does and for all membership enquiries please contact:

Julien Bouyeron
Secretary General

Joanna Fisher
Chairman of the Board