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There are now over one hundred retail centres in Poland and now they have their own lobbying organization. "It's about time they pulled together," say its founders The Polish Council of Shopping Centres was only founded a few weeks ago but voices were first raised about establishing such a body as early as last year. The representatives of Polish firms with some involvement in retail centres, met at the Mapic and Mipim conventions in Cannes and observed that these organizations were increasingly being formed in an number of countries. Last year a council was set up in Russia and this year it was time for the Poles. "I think it's about time such a body existed. After all we have over 100 shopping centres in Poland," says Piotr Szafarz of CSM Cameron McKenna, a member of the PCSC's auditing board. "Although the impetus to form the council was mutual, Stephen Pragnell of Apsys Polska deserves a special mention, as he put in a lot of time and effort to lay the groundwork