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EVENT PREVIEW | GLOBAL RLI AWARDS
THE GLOBAL EVENT PREVIEW | GL OB AL RLI A W ARDS

Simply the Best

The eighteenth edition of the Global RLI Awards will take place next month
on the 15 June at Pan Pacific London, where it will play host to concepts and
companies from all around the world on an evening where the very best in retail
and leisure will be celebrated for their outstanding achievements in an ever-
evolving industry.
he world has undergone visionary and innovative retail and leisure concepts from across the globe.
Tmany significant changes As the event returns to its iconic home, it will continue to strive for
in the past few years and the excellence in an industry where the boundaries are always being pushed
retail and leisure sectors have and now, more than ever, it is essential that we continue to collaborate
seen wholesale alterations and recognise achievements and ground-breaking projects around the
across the board. However, world. We will once again recognise innovation and dynamism in an
this has not stopped the inspiring industry that continues to adapt and evolve according to fast-
industry from reinventing itself changing market environments. The event will pay homage to the best
and continuing to innovate of the best in retail, leisure and entertainment and play host to global
at a time when customer’s CEOs, Managing Directors and industry experts from around the world
wants and needs change more on a night like no other in the industry calendar.
frequently than ever. This year’s venue is the graceful Pan Pacific London, which fuses
The eighteenth edition of the together meaningful design, boundary-pushing wellbeing and a myriad
Global RLI Awards will take of dining and drinking destinations. It is located in Bishopsgate in the
place in London, one of the heart of the City of London, in London’s premium Square Mile moments
world’s retail hotspots on 15 from Liverpool Street Station. It is on the doorstep of world-renowned
June and the event will continue to wow and delight as RLI pays tribute locations, yet also home to its own inner world, a luxuriant haven with
to the cream of the crop in retail and leisure after being held in London, signature restaurant Straits Kitchen showcasing Singaporean-style dining,
Dubai, Los Angeles and more recently Riyadh in previous years. Ginger Lily, a lively cocktail bar and The Orchid Lounge, a timeless
Last year’s awards ceremony took place in the GCC as the area elegant living room serving Kopi Tiam, their bespoke Singaporean-
continues to boost its drive to become a global capital of future economy. inspired afternoon tea.
Held on 2 November 2022 at the British Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Taking place at the Pan Pacific London, the evening will commence
Arabia, Retail and Leisure International’s seventeenth Global RLI Awards with the annual networking reception, where guests can relax and enjoy
provided a memorable evening that recognised and celebrated the most the opportunity to catch up with friends, colleagues and associates in