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Shopping centre footfall down on Black Friday

The number of Black Friday shoppers heading to shopping centres and retail parks across the UK fell by 4 percent on last year, according to data released by the British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) and retail intelligence company FootFall. Visitor numbers before 7am showed an increase on last year, with the exception of midnight to 2am,...

Business

Property industry latest to urge for rates reform

Two leading property industry trade bodies, the British Property Federation (BPF) and British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) are following in the footsteps of the Confederation of British Industry and urging the government to significantly overhaul the current business rates system. In a joint statement, the two organisations state how “...

People

BCSC appoints new chief executive

The British Council of Shopping Centres, the voice of the retail property industry, has appointed John Coyne as its new chief executive. Coyne, currently interim managing director of Improving Health Limited a GP Federation in London, replaces Michael Green, who left in October 2014 after 11 years to join charity Retail Trust as development...