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ICSC RETAIL FORWARD 2026 Giveaway Official Rules

No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Entry into this giveaway constitutes your acceptance of these official rules. Void where prohibited by law or regulation.

SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Giveaway is the International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc., d/b/a ICSC (“ICSC”), 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor, NY, NY 10020 (a “Sponsor”).

GIVEAWAY PERIOD:  The Giveaway commences at 12:01 A.M. Eastern Time (“ET”) on July 16, 2026, and ends at 11:59 P.M. ET on November 10, 2026 (“Giveaway Period”). Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for this Giveaway.

HOW TO ENTER: Enter by doing one of the following: 

  • Register for one of the following events (each an “Eligible Retail Forward Event”):

ICSC RETAIL FORWARD COLORADO

ICSC RETAIL FORWARD DETROIT

ICSC RETAIL FORWARD SEATTLE

ICSC RETAIL FORWARD COLUMBUS

ICSC RETAIL FORWARD PHILADELPHIA

ICSC RETAIL FORWARD DALLAS 

ICSC RETAIL FORWARD WEST FLORIDA; or


•    Fill out the entry form: ICSC RETAIL FORWARD Giveaway Entry Form

** All registrations for an Eligible Retail Forward Event will be considered entries for the Giveaway. There is a limit of one (1) entry per person regardless of the method of entry. Individuals who register for an Eligible Retail Forward Event and fill out the entry form will receive only one (1) total entry. Individuals who register for multiple Eligible Retail Forward Events will receive only one (1) total entry for the first Eligible Retail Forward Event that is registered for. 

ELIGIBILITY: The Giveaway is open to legal U.S. Residents currently residing in the 50 United States, including the District of Columbia, (“Eligibility Area”), who are 18 or older as of the date of entry. Open to active ICSC Members only. ICSC Student Members are excluded from participation. Only One (1) Winner per Eligible Retail Forward Event. Previous ICSC Giveaway or Contest Winners are prohibited from winning more than once in a 6-month period. Employees, officers, directors and representatives of ICSC, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, children, step-parents, step-siblings and step-children, regardless of where they live) and same household members of each such employee, officer, director or representative (whether or not related) are not eligible to participate in the Giveaway. Sponsor reserves the right to verify the eligibility of Winners. 

RANDOM DRAWING/ODDS: One (1) Prize Winner will be selected from all eligible entries received for each Eligible Retail Forward Event in a random drawing at the end of each Eligible Retail Forward Event. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received for each drawing. The potential Winners will be notified via email within twenty-four (24) hours of each drawing. If a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, Sponsor is unable to contact a potential Winner within a reasonable time period or a potential Winner is not in compliance with these rules, prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, an alternate Winner selected. 

PRIZES: One (1) Prize Winner from each Eligible Retail Forward Event will be randomly selected to win: a future ICSC event credit of $500 USD. The Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of each Prize is $500 USD. The total ARV of all Prizes is $3,500 USD. Prizes are non-transferable and no substitutions are allowed. Winners will be required to respond to prize notification via email within twenty-four (24) hours of notification. In the case of unavailability of a prize, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Sponsor will contact each Winner by email within twenty-four (24) hours of each drawing. If a potential Winner fails to respond in time or is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the prize to an alternate Winner.

PUBLICITY: By participating in the Giveaway and accepting the prize, each Winner grants permission to Sponsor to use Winner’s name (both individual name and employer/company name), voice, likeness, and statements for publicity purposes without further compensation, consideration or consent, except where prohibited by law. Each Winner further hereby consents to the photographing and videographing of Winner and/or the recording of Winner’s voice by Sponsor and winner hereby grants to Sponsor, together with Sponsor’s legal representatives and assigns, the perpetual, irrevocable and unrestricted royalty-free right to use, reproduce and publish such photographs, videos or recordings, for marketing or publicity or Sponsor in any manner and medium worldwide without further compensation, consideration or consent, except where prohibited by law. 
 
GENERAL CONDITIONS: By entering this Giveaway, each participant accepts and agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsors. This Giveaway is governed by the laws of the United States. IF, FOR ANY REASON, THE GIVEAWAY IS NOT CAPABLE OF RUNNING AS PLANNED, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION TO CANCEL,  TERMINATE, MODIFY OR SUSPEND THE GIVEAWAY AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE OR  OBLIGATION. SPONSOR SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INCORRECT OR INACCURATE INFORMATION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY TECHNICAL OR HUMAN ERROR WHICH MAY OCCUR IN THE PROCESSING OF SUBMISSIONS IN THE GIVEAWAY. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be attempting to tamper with or undermine the entry process or the legitimate operation of the Giveaway or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person. The ICSC Membership Terms and Conditions, available at https://www.icsc.com/terms-and-conditions#membership and the ICSC Event Registration Terms and Conditions available at https://www.icsc.com/terms-and-conditions#eventregistrants are hereby incorporated by reference into these Official Rules. 
 
RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: By participating in the Giveaway, participants agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, and all officers, directors, employees, and agents (the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Giveaway or receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Giveaway; (b) errors on Sponsor’s website; (c) lost, delayed, postage-due, misdirected or undeliverable communications; or (d) errors in the administration of the Giveaway or the processing of entries. Participants agree that Sponsor, its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, retailers, distributors, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers, and those acting pursuant to its authority: (1) except where prohibited by law, shall have the right and permission to print, publish, broadcast, and use worldwide in any media now known or hereafter developed, including but not limited to the world wide web, at any time or times, the Winner's name (both individual name and employer/company name), portrait, picture, voice, likeness and biographical information for advertising, trade, and promotional purposes (including the announcement of his or her name on television or radio broadcast) without further consideration, compensation, permission, or notification, and (2) that the aforementioned parties and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents and their advertising and promotional agencies, and legal counsel shall have no liability whatsoever for, and will be held harmless by participants, against any liability for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind to participants or any other person or entity, including personal injury or death to Winner or any other person or damage to personal or real property, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the prize, entry, or participation in this promotion or in any promotion-related activity, or any claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy or merchandise delivery. Participant further agrees that, in any cause of action, Sponsors’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Giveaway, if any, and in no event shall the Sponsor be liable for attorney’s fees. Without limiting the foregoing, everything regarding this Giveaway, including the web site and any prize, is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Some jurisdictions may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages or exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above limitations or exclusions may not apply. Check local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions. 

PRIVACY: Information collected from participants is subject to the Sponsor’s privacy policies, which can be found at https://www.icsc.com/privacy-policy. Sponsor and Sponsors’ agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives or service providers may use participants’ and/or referrals’ personal information submitted with entry for purposes of prize fulfillment and/or for future marketing by Sponsors, such as to notify them of a product or promotion that Sponsors thinks may be of interest.

WINNER’S LIST: To obtain a list of Prize Winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by November 30, 2026 to: ICSC, Attn: Marketing, ICSC Retail Forward 2026 Giveaway – Winner’s List, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor, New York, NY 10020.