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What is BCSC?
BCSC embraces the retail property industry in all shopping formats (high street, shopping centre, retail parks) and all locations (in town, edge of town, out of town). Relevant to public sector and private sector (retail and property) members, it combines a valuable internal forum with an authoritative and collective voice on behalf of its members.
Our purpose is to foster a professional, socially responsible and progressive retail property industry and thereby enhance our members’ commercial advantage.
Since its formation, BCSC has built up a thriving membership, representative of virtually every aspect of retail property activity.
BCSC is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and is managed by a Chief Executive and a Board, represented by owners, developers, managers, retailers and consultants.
Membership is open to corporate bodies and their employees, retailers, shopping centre managers, public sector managers, investors, and individuals and organisations supporting BCSC’s objectives.
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- to engage with government and other agencies and professional bodies on pertinent issues
- to lead members in engaging in a social responsibility agenda
- to keep members informed and enable the exchange of knowledge, ideas and best practice
- to promote research and provide learning, in conjunction with the BCSC Educational Trust
- to ensure inclusive representation within our membership
- to hold successful events and facilitate business-to-business networking
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BCSC has steadily developed a wide range of activities as membership has grown:
Annual Dinner: Held at the beginning of December, this marks the start of the seasonal celebrations for the property industry and includes the presentation of the BCSC Gold Awards.
Awards programme: BCSC promotes a series of awards to recognise achievements:
- BCSC Gold Awards (formerly known as Shopping Centre Awards)
These awards honour the work of the developers, owners and designers of the year’s best new and refurbished or extended shopping centres. A Gold Award may be awarded to any submitted project that demonstrates innovation and excellence, regardless of size or category. A Special Award is also given to the project considered the best of all those submitted and the one that is deemed to have moved the industry forward the most during the year.
- BCSC Town Centre Environment Awards
First presented in 1991, the Town Centre Environment Awards are open to all local authorities or town centre management initiatives, and recognise town centres that have significantly improved their environments for both visitors and shoppers.
- BCSC Purple Apple Marketing Awards
Awarded for the first time in 1993, this award acknowledges initiative, imagination and inspiration in shopping centre marketing. There are a number of categories and recognition is given to advertising and promotions which produce retail sales, enhance customer loyalty and increase customer and community awareness while representing the best use of marketing budgets.
BCSC Diploma in Shopping Centre Management: An Advisory Board, set up in conjunction with The College of Estate Management, Reading, oversees the progress and development of a two-year diploma course increasingly recognised as providing formal qualifications for shopping centre managers. Nearly 500 shopping centre managers have successfully completed the course, with some 40 new students entering the diploma course each year.
BCSC Educational Trust: The BCSC Educational Trust has funds available to support worthwhile education and research projects relating to the planning, ownership, occupation management and use of retail property.
BCSC Scotland: BCSC recognizes the distinctive role played on our members’ behalf by BCSC Scotland representatives relative to the Scottish Executive. BCSC Scotland also works within BCSC to ensure a successful series of events north of the border.
Committees and task forces: Members are able to contribute to a number of committees which keep under review particular issues of interest to the retail property industry. Task forces are also formed from time to time in conjunction with other interested parties to focus on topical issues.
Conference and Showcase: Held in the autumn of each year, the event provides an occasion for all those involved in retail property to meet and enjoy an informative programme of presentations, workshops, exhibitions and related activities.
Luncheon meetings: A continuing programme of well-supported luncheon meetings offers our members the opportunity to listen to prominent speakers addressing relevant topics in an informal environment promoting lively business exchanges.
Publications: BCSC produces a variety of publications including periodic guidance notes and occasional papers.
Public policy: BCSC makes representation on matters of public policy relevant to our members’ interests and also promotes BCSC’s work through appropriate media as part of an ongoing public relations strategy.
Research: Research is undertaken in areas of interest to our broad-based membership, with the results disseminated through publications and seminars.
Retail Marketing Group: Through this group BCSC promotes good practice in retail marketing through seminars, training events and the Purple Apple Awards
Shopping Centre Management Conference: Held in the spring of each year in association with The College of Estate Management, this annual conference provides a superb forum for the exchange of ideas and is becoming an increasingly important event for all those engaged in the management of shopping centres.
Seminars: Specialist meetings on topical subjects are arranged periodically to help members keep on top of a range of issues. BCSC also holds an Annual Lecture on a topic of particularly broad appeal each spring.
Study tours: BCSC study tours offer members regular opportunities to examine what is going on in the industry through comprehensive visits to new and established retail-led developments in the UK and overseas.
Website: Our website provides members with online access to all our published material, events, activities, information and news.
For further information about BCSC or how to join please contact the BCSC Secretariat on 020 7222 1122 info@bcsc.org.uk
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