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FEBRUARY 2022
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16 Special Features 18 PERFECT FOR EVERY PERSON

Handicraftsman of eyewear, NAU! was born from the
ancient art of Italian eyewear and has grown to be pioneers
in the industry.

20 MAKING THE INACCESSIBLE ACCESSIBLE
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Cover Story 18 Launched in January 2020, The Edit LDN is a global online
destination for limited sneakers and streetwear. RLI speaks
Wingstop began life in 1994 as a small buffalo-style with CEO Moses Rashid to learn more.
chicken wing restaurant in Garland, Texas that put
flavour first. In the 28 years since it has become a 22 CREATING SHARED VALUE
global favourite and continues to expand globally. Founded in Spain in 1978, NH Hotel Group has combined
organic growth with carefully-chosen acquisitions to
become one of the top 25 hotel chains in the world.
Editor’s 24
Foreword BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER
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20 franchises Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, two beloved regional
CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. owns, operates and
brands that are known for their innovative menu items.
Some people say that January can be the slowest month of
the year… well not in the RLI office, the month has flown by 26 GROWING STEP-BY-STEP
as we worked on finishing our February issue, the inaugural Established in 1965, Kenkoh is the original home of massage
edition of 2022! We have a fantastic first read of the year for footwear, designed in Japan to the ancient principles of
you with all the news, views and interviews you can imagine reflexology.
to get you back up to speed in the world of retail and leisure
after a well-earned Christmas break. 42
Till next time and our bumper MIPIM issue… SPECIAL FEATURE - ARCHITECTURAL &
FESTIVE LIGHTING
22 There seems to be a flicker of light at the end of the
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James Quinn, Editor Light at the End of the Tunnel
Publisher’s Covid-19 tunnel and the retail industry is lighting the way
forward through unique lighting installations.
Comment 50 SPECIAL FEATURE - GLOBAL SHOPFITTING &
DESIGN
Stores of the Future
New Year, New Hope, New Opportunities RLI takes a closer look at the sector of shopfitting & design
How is it February already? It’s almost two years since the as companies are ready to attract customers back to stores
first lockdowns happened; let’s hope that 2022 is the year of with highly evolved offerings.
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normalisation! Is it too late to wish you all a ‘Happy New Year’,
I don’t think it’s ever too late to wish good tidings and success 26 54 VOYAGER - ANTICIPATED PROJECT OPENINGS
for the year ahead, and as I write this millions of people have
started celebrating the beginning of the Lunar New Year – so The Dawn of a New Era
here’s to wishing you a powerful, vigorous, mighty and lucky Covid-19 still represents a pandemic on a global scale, but
year of the Tiger! Welcome to our first issue of 2022, a New nearly two years on from the initial beginnings of the virus
Year comes with new memories to be made and we look and a new variant, it appears people are ready to get back
forward to what the year ahead brings and to welcoming on track and this is represented in the number and scope of
you to our events in KSA in October, full details together Regulars new projects and developments coming to fruition this year.
with exciting announcements coming soon. Start preparing
those winning entries as the closing date for nominations for
this year’s prestigious Awards is 31 March. In this month’s 04 RLI MEETS - SABRINA FUNG 36 LEISURE INSIGHT - SAM MARTIN
Cover Story, we feature Wingstop, an American multinational
chain of nostalgic, aviation-themed restaurants specialising in 06 UK NEWS 38 TECHNOLOGY INSIGHT - ANDREW GORECKI
chicken wings. RLI speaks with Nicolas Boudet, President of
International at Wingstop to discuss the company’s ongoing 08 INTERNATIONAL NEWS 40 LIGHT & DESIGN PROFILE - MK ILLUMINATION
international expansion and what has fuelled this ambitious
and exponential growth to become a global favourite. We 10 AMERICAS NEWS 46 DESIGN WEB GALLERY
also take a look at Festive and Architectural lighting and one
company that continues to stay ahead of the curve is MK 12 MIDDLE EAST NEWS 48 FIT-OUT WEB GALLERY
Illumination who continue to harness the power of light,
design, storytelling and carefully-selected products to create 14 ASIA NEWS 60
lighting experiences that tap into people’s emotions. Thomas EVENT PREVIEW - THE RETAIL SUMMIT
Mark, President MK Illumination Global and Oktay Sureka, 28 62
Managing Director MK Illumination Türkiye give us an insight GLOBAL 2022 RETAIL FORECAST EVENT PREVIEW - MIPIM
into how they create True Light Experiences. 32 64
Enjoy the read! MARK FAITHFULL EVENT REVIEW - MAPIC
34 RETAIL INSIGHT - IAN JOHNSTON 66 EVENTS PAGE
Jayne Rafter, Publisher

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