The International Council of Shopping Centers,

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ICSC, is the global

trade association A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade association partic ...

of what it calls the "Marketplaces Industry" (i.e., shopping centers,

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s, and all other

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real estate). Founded in 1957, it features more than 70,000 members in over 100 countries, 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. In July 2021, ICSC rebranded itself in terms of its initials alone, and adopted the tagline "Innovating Commerce Serving Communities".

Worldwide Relationships

ICSC maintains mutually beneficial relationships with national shopping center councils throughout the world. 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 Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

* 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)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Innovating Commerce Serving Communities Retail trade associations Organizations established in 1957

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Organizations based in New York City