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APRIL 2022
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Semir Group is a multi-brand garment company focused
on casual wear and childrenswear that operates two major
labels, Semir and balabala.
STYLE AND TRUTH
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16 Believing fashion is temporary but style is permanent, John
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Robinson Founded Jigsaw in 1970 to sell stylish clothes in
Cover Story inspiring surroundings at affordable prices.
Based in the United States and with an international
network spread across the globe, CKE Restaurants 20 MAKING TRAVEL POSSIBLE
Holdings is reinventing the wheel for quick service Founded in June 2018, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has
restaurants with its new restaurant prototype. grown to become the world’s largest hotel franchising
company by number of properties.

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Editor’s 24 EXQUISITE INDULGENCE
Created in 1958, the Guylian brand makes great tasting
Foreword 18 chocolates that are unique and delicious with only the finest
Belgian chocolate.
26 MAKING A DIFFERENCE
We all say it all the time, but genuinely this year is flying by as
we bring you the RLI April issue. This edition includes a wide- A.S. Watson Group is the world’s largest international
selection of lead interviews with unique brands from across health and beauty retailer and each year over 5.5 billion
the world, a special one-off feature on Retail’s Unmissable customers shop with their 12 brands in store and online.
Top Ten, a Special Feature on International Outlets and a
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Voyager that highlights the growing retail landscape of Africa. 28 SPECIAL FEATURE: RETAIL’S UNMISSABLE TOP
With all this and more, there is plenty to keep you up-to- TEN
date with everything retail and leisure related over the next 20 A New Retail Landscape...
few weeks. Matthew Brown, Retail Futurist and Owner and Founder
of Echochamber zones in on the ten unmissable global
Till next time… retail stores that be found across the world in 2022.
James Quinn, Editor
38 SPECIAL FEATURE: INTERNATIONAL OUTLETS
Looking to the Future
The outlet model has maintained its appeal during
Publisher’s unprecedented times, here, RLI provides an overview of
24 the industry.
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Comment the sector before experts in the field offer their views on

I am finally back on English soil following a whirlwind 50 VOYAGER - AFRICA
three week trip to Dubai, Cannes and Riyadh as industry Retail’s Next Frontier
events are firmly put back on the calendar. I had some Emerging technologies, a booming population, and rapidly
great meetings surrounding our events in Riyadh later developing economies are changing the retail landscape of
this year with some exciting announcements to be made Africa. Here, RLI takes a look at a continent on the rise and
soon. On this note we have also extended the Global RLI Regulars how it can become a new epicentre of retail.
Awards Nomination Deadline to the 5 May, so ensure you
make the most of the next few weeks in finalising those 04 RLI MEETS - JAN BØGH 34 RETAIL INSIGHT - FARAH THALJI

Award-winning presentations. In this month’s Cover Story
we take a look at Next Generation Dining featuring CKE
Restaurants Holdings as they reinvent the wheel for quick 06 UK NEWS 35 DESIGN WEB GALLERY

service restaurants with a new innovative prototype, set
to become a global benchmark. This year marks the third 08 36
Ramadan since the coronavirus pandemic began back in 2020 INTERNATIONAL NEWS LEISURE INSIGHT - TOM LIONETTI-MAGUIRE
and as the holy month begins, RLI would like to wish all our
friends and colleagues around the world a blessed month of 10 AMERICAS NEWS 37 FIT-OUT WEB GALLERY
peace, health and prosperity. Wishing you sunshine and good
times as Easter approaches, I hope it’s an eggstra bright and
happy one with lots of fun! 12 MIDDLE EAST NEWS 54 EVENT PREVIEW - MAPIC ITALY

14 ASIA NEWS 56 EVENT REVIEW - MIPIM
Until next month…
Jayne Rafter, Publisher
32 MARK FAITHFULL - FOLLOWING THE MONEY 58 EVENTS PAGE

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