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THE WORLD’S ONLY GLOBAL RETAIL AND LEISURE MAGAZINE

www.rli.uk.com DECEMBER 2024/JANUARY 2025 ISSUE 195
DOWNTOWN BURSA DECEMBER 2024/JANUARY 2025
A NEW VISION
SPECIAL FEATURES
18 THRIVING ON DIVERSITY
An experience-based retail brand that feeds on
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24 technology into its business model, taking responsibility
innovation, Boyner integrates customer happiness and
BOYNER KING LIVING OUTRIGGER RESORTS & HOTELS 195
Thriving Enriching the A Passion
on Diversity Lives of Customers for Discovery in social areas to beautify the lives it touches.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | BOODLES | IMMERSIVE ATTRACTIONS & EXPERIENCES | IT’SUGAR | MAPIC INSIGHT
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Cover Story 20 ENRICHING THE LIVES OF CUSTOMERS
DownTown Bursa is the epitome of modern 18 For the last 47 years, King Living has been at the
forefront of Australian furniture design, with innovation,
urban living, blending luxury, convenience and
innovation in the heart of the city of Bursa. Here, quality and comfort as its hallmarks. We met up with
we discuss this state-of-the-art development. CEO David Woollcott to learn more.
22 A PASSION FOR DISCOVERY
Born 77 years ago in Waikiki, OUTRIGGER Resorts
Editor’s & Hotels has evolved into a global leader in premier
Foreword beach resorts, offering guests immersive and authentic
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20 26 KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY
experiences.

We have somehow reached that time of year again; it is our Different from the beginning, the Boodles story began
much-anticipated MAPIC edition featuring leads, profiles, in 1798 and has since been steered by six generations of
news, views and reviews from events and companies all the same family for the past 226 years. Here we spend
around the world. As event season is in full effect, take a time with company Chairman Michael Wainwright.
moment on your travels to catch up on everything in the
worlds of retail and leisure… and everything in between
with our December/January edition. We look forward to 28 UNLEASH YOUR INNER CHILD
seeing you again in 2025.
Offering a humorous escape from everyday life ever
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Till next year… since it was founded in 2006 by Jeff Rubin, IT’SUGAR
James Quinn, Editor 22 has become one of the largest specialty candy
“retailtainers” in the world.
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Publisher’s ATTRACTIONS & EXPERIENCES
Comment In today’s world, businesses are striving to captivate and
engage customers in ever more unique and innovative
ways. With so much on offer, attaining customer
attention is harder than ever and so immersive offerings
As we wrap up 2024 and step into the promise of a are emerging as a key way of addressing this.
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New Year, this special December 2024/January 2025
issue of RLI marks the perfect moment to reflect on 26
the achievements, innovations and transformations that 56 VOYAGER - MAPIC INSIGHT
have defined 2024 - and to look ahead to the exciting Ahead of the MAPIC event in Cannes, France, RLI will
possibilities that 2025 holds… for one it will be RLI’s 20th
Anniversary Year. highlight a selection of under construction and recently
completed projects from around the globe, portraying
In our Cover Story this month, we shine the spotlight how next generation destinations are coming to the fore
on DownTown Bursa, a game-changing development
by Atiş Group. This visionary project is not just about REGULARS and enticing customers back time and again.
creating a destination, but a living, breathing urban hub
that seamlessly blends modernity with tradition, setting
the stage for the future of urban spaces across the globe.
04 RLI MEETS - MICHAËL AZOULAY 36 PROPERTY PROFILE - MCARTHUR
As we bid farewell to this year, we also explore some of RETAIL DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS
the most exciting trends shaping the future of retail and 06 UK NEWS
leisure. From the growing impact of AI in revolutionising 40 FOOD FOR THOUGHT -
customer experiences to the rise of Immersive Attractions 08 INTERNATIONAL NEWS JONATHAN DOUGHTY
and Experiences that transport visitors into entirely new
worlds, we’re witnessing the boundaries of creativity and 10 AMERICAS NEWS 42 LEISURE INSIGHT - TIM WILKS
technology being pushed to new heights.
12 MIDDLE EAST NEWS 43
Our Voyager this month is the MAPIC Insight, where the DESIGN GALLERY
latest in retail real estate converges with innovation from 14 ASIA NEWS 44
around the world. TECHNOLOGY INSIGHT - ASIF REHMANI
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Thank you for your continued support and as we turn FIT-OUT GALLERY
the page to 2025, we look forward to bringing you even RLI CONNECT GLOBAL FORUM
more inspiring stories, industry insights and the latest 46 RETAIL INSIGHT -
developments driving the future of retail and leisure. 30 DESIGN PROFILE - BENOY CHARLOTTE HARRINGTON
Wishing you a festive holiday season and a prosperous
New Year ahead. 32 MIXED-USE PROFILE - POTSDAMER PLATZ 48 SPECIAL FEATURE - AI
Multifunctional destinations provide more space for Jayne Rafter, Publisher 34 OUTLET PROFILE - NEINVER 70 EVENTS PAGE
diversity in life. We are sustainably shaping the future of
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