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CONTENTS

APRIL 2023
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24 SPECIAL FEATURES 18 EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS

A multi-award-winning global fashion and lifestyle
conglomerate based in Dubai, UAE, Apparel Group today
has operations across the GCC.

20 LIVE A LIFE OF LUXURY
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Cover Story 18 Aranyani invites customers to experience the soul of nature
and was inspired from the Vedic era of Bharat, whose rich
Situated near Marble Arch in London, Frameless heritage represents the co-existence of luxury and art.
presents award-winning galleries and showcases some
of the world’s greatest works of art, presented on a 22 SIMPLICITY & EXCLUSIVITY
scale and in ways never seen before. The mission of Etincelle Collection is to show guests a new
way of life in the mountains through their premium resorts
that offer a guarantee of snow and entertainment.
Editor’s
Foreword 26 EMBODYING CONTEMPORARY LIFESTYLE
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20 continues to grow globally and today represents one of the
Founded in Hong Kong in 1981, Giordano International
Another month has flown by in the RLI office as we bring world’s leading international retailers.
you our April issue. This one has a raft of news, views and
interviews you won’t want to miss, along with Special Features 28 GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN
on International Outlets and Part One of our AR & VR special, The founders of BrewDog have started a revolution that
plus a Voyager on the emergence of Africa as a major player has continued to the present day, as the brand continues to
in the retail property market, you have plenty to keep you shake up the industry.
occupied until our May issue lands in a few weeks.
Till next time… 38 SPECIAL FEATURE - INTERNATIONAL OUTLETS
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22 The outlet sector has come into its own in recent years and
James Quinn, Editor Continuing to Evolve

Publisher’s has come out the other side of the pandemic in a strong
position after demonstrating tremendous resilience. Here,
Comment RLI take a closer look at some stand-out schemes.
48 SPECIAL FEATURE - AR & VR - PART ONE
Welcome to a New Reality
I am finally back on English soil after a whirlwind few weeks
of travel to the Middle East, it’s always great to catch up with Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) are
friends and industry colleagues and I am looking forward not new concepts in the modern world, however the
to following up on conversations and collaborations as we application of these concepts in the realm of retail deserves
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plan ahead for our dedicated MENA events in Riyadh later
this year. Meanwhile April may be known as the month of 26 closer inspection.
showers here in the UK, but RLI are here to make your
month big, bright and sunshine-filled with our latest issue. 50 VOYAGER - AFRICA
This month’s Cover Story immerses us into a world of Art
by redefining experiential, Richard Relton, CEO of Frameless An Emerging Powerhouse
takes us on a journey through this stunning 30,000sq ft venue The retail property sector in Africa has seen a flurry of
which features award-winning galleries and showcases some
of the world’s greatest works of art. activity in recent years and moving forward this looks set to
Lead interviews this month include multi-award-winning continue. Here, RLI showcases a selection of retail schemes
global fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate, Apparel Group, REGULARS across the continent.
based in Dubai, UAE. With 2025+ retail stores and 80+ brands
across all platforms we take a look at how the company has
evolved to become a world-class leader. Our next lead takes 04 32
us to a ‘Life of Luxury’, with Aranyani, an exquisite handbag RLI MEETS - DREW GREEN LEISURE INSIGHT - SAM MARTIN
brand which infuses rich heritage with art; we take a look at
how the soul of nature has inspired this luxury brand. We also
feature Global Apparel brand Giordano as Giordano Middle 06 UK NEWS 33 FIT-OUT GALLERY
East celebrates 30 years of operations, with 275 stores now
across the region. Our final retail lead this month takes us
on a beer revolution with the innovative brand BrewDog 08 INTERNATIONAL NEWS 34 DESIGN GALLERY
and an insight into how they continue to drive growth and
innovation. Simplicity & Exclusivity is the mission of our hotel
lead this month, as the Etincelle Collection shows guests a 10 AMERICAS NEWS 36 INTERNATIONAL OUTLETS - EXPERT OPINION
new way of life in the mountains.
This year’s Global RLI Awards nominations are now in the
hands of our esteemed panel of Judges and the shortlist will 12 54
be in next month’s issue so stay tuned. MIDDLE EAST NEWS EVENT PREVIEW - MAPIC ITALY
RLI would like to wish all our friends and colleagues around
the world a blessed month of peace, health and prosperity.
Wishing you sunshine and good times as Easter approaches, 14 ASIA NEWS 56 EVENT REVIEW - MIPIM
I hope it’s an eggstra bright and happy one with lots of fun!
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Jayne Rafter, Publisher RETAIL INSIGHT - JORGE BEROIZ EVENTS PAGE

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