Shopping Center Facts and Stats
Shopping-center Sales
In 2011, sales at Canadian non-anchor tenant malls generated the highest annual growth ever at 6.1%--the largest since ICSC began recording this figure.
ICSC Research
Canada; North America
Shopping-Center Inventory
There are more than 5 million square meters of retail leasing space in Metro Manila’s shopping centers.
CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Philippines
Asia; Philippines
Shopping-Center Inventory
Overall, 524 shopping centers exist in Spain.
Asociacion Espanola de Centros Comerciales (AECC), or Spanish Council of Shopping Centers
Europe; Spain
Consumer Shopping Behavior
In 2010, females, who make up two thirds of all U.S. mall shoppers, spent nearly 10 more minutes in the mall per visit in 2010 than men.
ICSC RESEARCH
USA; North America
Consumer Shopping Behavior
ICSC RESEARCH
USA; North America
Shopping-Center Inventory
The Malaysian shopping-center industry comprises approximately 100 million square feet of net lettable area and a combined real-estate value of RM100 billion (US$33 billion).
PPK Malaysia
Asia; Malaysia
Shopping-center Social Media
Shopping centers in the U.S. increased their average number of social media mentions (across all social media formats) from 514 in holiday 2009 to 1,805 in holiday 2010
Alexander Babbage, Inc., based on U.S. shopping centers 300,000 square feet or larger
USA; North America
Shopping-center Inventory
There are approximately 109,500 shopping centers in the United States ranging in size from the small convenience centers to the large super-regional malls.
CoStar
USA; North America
Employment
In the United States, there are over 12 million shopping-center jobs, which account for 9.3% of the nation’s workforce.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and ICSC Research
USA; North America
Shopping-center Sales
Canadian shopping-center sales per capita reached $8,631 in 2011.
ICSC Research
Canada; North America
Shopping-center Inventory
In 2010, there were 2,677 shopping centers with gross leasable area above 40,000 square feet in Canada.
ICSC Research
Canada; North America
Shopping-center Inventory
U.S. convenience-oriented neighborhood centers--which average in size by approximately 71,900--account for the largest share of the industry by GLA (31.1%) with an aggregate center count of approximately 32,000 centers of that type.
CoStar and ICSC Research
USA; North America
Shopping-center Inventory
In the United States, malls account for 17.9% of all shopping-center space (gross leasable area).
CoStar and ICSC Research
USA; North America
Employment
Kohl's Department Stores marked its grand opening of 30 new stores on September 28, 2011, creating approximately 4,000 new jobs across 20 states.
Kohl's Press Release
USA; North America
Consumer Spending
Consumer spending accounts for approximately 70% of U.S. gross domestic product and is the primary driver of the country’s economic wellbeing.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
USA; North America
Shopping-center Sales
Sales productivity at Canadian malls hit an all-time high(C$602) in November 2011
ICSC Research
Canada; North America
Shopping-center Employment
In Canada, the shopping-center industry accounts for approximately 1.6 million jobs.
ICSC Research
Canada; North America
Shopping-center Retail Sales
U.S. shopping-center retail sales total more than $2.26 trillion, accounting for over half of all retail sales.
ICSC RESEARCH
USA; North America
Employment
For every 100 individuals directly employed at a U.S. regional shopping center, an additional 20 to 30 jobs are supported in the community due to multiplier effects.
ICSC Research
USA; North America
Shopping-center Retail Sales
In 2010, about 48% of all U.S. sales at regional and super-regional malls took place in apparel stores.
ICSC Research
USA; North America



