Capital Shopping Centres Group PLC (CSC) is the leading specialist developer, owner and manager of pre-eminent UK regional shopping centres.

At 31 December 2010 CSC owned 13 regional shopping centres amounting to 14.1 million sq. ft. of retail space and valued at £5.1 billion. On 28 January 2011, CSC acquired The Trafford Centre, Manchester, increasing its portfolio to 14 centres, including 10 of the top 25 UK centres, representing 16.0 million sq. ft. of retail space with a valuation of £6.7 billion.

CSC’s assets now comprise five major out-of-town centres including four of the UK’s top six – The Trafford Centre, Manchester; Lakeside, Thurrock; Metrocentre, Gateshead; Braehead, Glasgow and The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol – and nine in-town centres including centres in prime destinations such as Cardiff, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich and Nottingham.

With a dedicated and skilled management team, CSC aims to be the landlord of choice for retailers, to provide compelling destinations for shoppers and to offer clarity and transparency to investors. CSC is a responsible and environmentally conscious participant in the communities where it invests. CSC focuses on the creation of long term and sustainable growth in net rental income with a view to generating superior returns to shareholders through dividend growth and capital appreciation.

CSC was formerly known as Liberty International PLC. Its name was changed in May 2010 upon demerger of its central London activities into a newly listed company, Capital & Counties Properties PLC (Capco).