News
How shopping places are helping to shape and connect people, communities and businesses
-
NewsRegistration is now open for the European Shopping Places Summit 2026 — discover the Programme!
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the second edition of the European Shopping Places Summit, which will take place on Tuesday, 26 May 2026 in Milan. The Programme is now available and will bring together leading voices from across the retail real estate sector and beyond for an afternoon of discussion on some of the key issues shaping the future of shopping places in Europe. This year’s Summit will cover {...}
Read more -
NewsECSP – Active Assailant Guide
The ECSP Risk & Resilience Workgroup is helping shape the future of safe and resilient retail assets across Europe. Commercial retail spaces face an increasingly complex risk landscape. In this context, the ECSP Risk & Resilience Workgroup supports the industry in strengthening preparedness and reinforcing its duty of care. To support these efforts, ECSP has released a practical Best Practice Guide on how {...}
Read more -
NewsECSP in ACROSS Magazine. Explaining retail realities to Brussels
ECSP continues its quarterly column in ACROSS Magazine, one of Europe’s leading publications for the retail real estate sector. Through this column, ECSP shares insights from Brussels and highlights key policy debates affecting retail places across Europe. In his latest column, ECSP Secretary General Julien Bouyeron explains the operational realities faced by retail destinations to EU policymakers. Drawing on discussions held during the {...}
Read more
MISSION
Giving a voice to the retail real estate in Europe
The European Council of Shopping Places (ECSP) is the only organisation in Europe exclusively dedicated to the retail real estate sector. Based in Brussels, we are the voice of an industry that is both vital to Europe’s economy and deeply affected by EU regulation.
Our mission is clear: To represent and defend the interests of the retail real estate sector in Brussels, ensuring that EU legislation supports the future of the places where Europe shops.
Members
Partners
Contact
European Council of Shopping Places
54 avenue Louise
1050, Brussels
Belgium
EU Transparency Register:
409012439947-78
Julien Bouyeron
Secretary General
Chams El Ghouate
Executive Assistant
Joanna Fisher
Chairwoman