Connecting people, policy and ideas to address retail’s most essential challenges and opportunities.

The RLC Global Forum tracks and unpacks the key drivers of change for global leaders with the power and influence to change the world, empowering leaders to create lasting impact.

RLC Global Forum

The RLC Global Forum marks the next
phase of the Retail Leaders Circle (RLC) decade-long mission to connect and
empower leaders within the retail sector.

Building on our strong foundation, the Forum extends our influence and reach, creating a more inclusive platform for driving collaboration, fostering growth, shaping policy, and developing partnerships among diverse stakeholders.

Our Approach

The RLC Global Forum creates the conditions and provides an innovative framework where thought leaders and visionaries, inspiring all participating parties, to introduce bold new ways shaping the future retail agenda.

Our forums do not only include urgent industry challenges in our programs, but also draw attention to issues that might not yet be on the top of the retail community’s agenda.

What is
RLC Global Forum?

What is RLC
Global Forum?

We are dedicated to facilitating discussions that lead to impactful, actionable outcomes, propelling the retail sector towards sustainable growth.

Trusted
Community

We cultivate a network where trust, respect, and shared ambition drive progress, embodying RLC’s vision of meaningful connections and partnership-building among diverse stakeholders.

Innovative
Framework

We provide a platform for the emergence of bold ideas, addressing urgent challenges and uncovering emerging opportunities, in line with RLC’s approach to fostering innovation through cooperation.

Cross-Industry
Collaboration

Reflecting the Forum’s commitment to multi-stakeholder engagement, we encourage collaboration across the entire retail value chain, bridging retail with diverse sectors and creating partnerships that drive collective industry impact.

Global Reach,
Local Impact

We combine international expertise with local knowledge, providing a platform that fosters globally informed, locally relevant action-oriented strategies.

Trusted
Community

We cultivate a network where trust, respect, and shared ambition drive progress, embodying RLC’s vision of meaningful connections and partnership-building among diverse stakeholders.

Innovative
Framework

We provide a platform for the emergence of bold ideas, addressing urgent challenges and uncovering emerging opportunities, much like RLC’s approach to fostering innovation through cooperation.

Cross-Industry
Collaboration

Reflecting the Forum’s commitment to multi-stakeholder engagement, we encourage collaboration across the entire retail value chain, bridging retail with diverse sectors and creating partnerships that drive collective industry impact.

Global Reach,
Local Impact

We combine international expertise with local knowledge, providing a platform that fosters globally informed, locally relevant action-oriented strategies.

Ten Years of Leadership

For the past decade, we have been a leading voice in shaping the retail sector, creating platforms that foster meaningful connections and collaboration among industry leaders.

Our commitment to facilitating global dialogues and addressing critical industry priorities has positioned Retail Leaders Circle (RLC) as a premier hub for industry partnership and insight. The RLC Global Forum marks the new chapter in our evolution.

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Industry Leading Speakers

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Collaboration as Catalyst: Retail’s Collective Action to Positive Change

Retail Insights

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Hybrid Retail: The New Norm

Retail Insights

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The Mall: How to Transform

Retail Insights

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Collaboration as Catalyst: Retail’s Collective Action to Positive Change

Collaboration is the cornerstone of success supporting sustainable growth and securing a competitive position in the retail landscape.

Read more

Hybrid Retail: The New Norm

Hybrid retail represents the blending of physical and digital shopping experiences, offering consumers a seamless and integrated journey across multiple channels.  

Read more

The Mall: How to Transform

There is a need to reevaluate the malls’ function from mere retail spaces to comprehensive lifestyle destinations. 

Read more

Retail Insights

View all insights
Collaboration as Catalyst: Retail’s Collective Action to Positive Change

Collaboration as Catalyst: Retail’s Collective Action to Positive Change

Collaboration is the cornerstone of success supporting sustainable growth and securing a competitive position in the retail landscape.

Read more
Hybrid Retail: The New Norm

Hybrid Retail: The New Norm

Hybrid retail represents the blending of physical and digital shopping experiences, offering consumers a seamless and integrated journey across multiple channels.  

Read more
The Mall: How to Transform

The Mall: How to Transform

There is a need to reevaluate the malls’ function from mere retail spaces to comprehensive lifestyle destinations. 

Read more
The topics and the format of the Retail Leaders Circle Summit are terrific. Some really interesting speakers. I believe there’s a good amount of dialogues and the mix of content and participants is really quite good.
Steve Sadove
Principal at Stephen Sadove and Associates
This CEO Summit is all about quality: quality of the speakers and moderators and quality of the audience. The dialogue with them is very constructive and very inspiring. I am actually going to stay here the whole day because the line up is incredible!
Laurent Claquin

Chief Brand Officer, Kering