Powering Retail’s Next Move
Powering
Retail’s
Next Move
We are dedicated to driving meaningful change in the retail industry.
Our influential annual forums and summits, task forces, and esteemed honors programs bring together the brightest minds to tackle the industry’s most significant challenges and recognize exceptional achievements in various formats.
By generating thought leadership and promoting actionable insights, we aim to empower the next generation of leaders and create impactful industry solutions.
Annual Forums & Summits
RLC hosts high-profile events such as the 2025 RLC Global Forum in Riyadh and the 2025 CEO Summit in New York, in collaboration with The Wharton School’s Baker Retailing Center. These key events enable leaders from across the industry to converge and discuss the most newsworthy and impactful topics of the day.
Attracting top executives, policymakers, investors, academics, and media, these events provide a platform for influential discussions and networking. The insights and ideas generated at these summits significantly contribute to RLC’s thought leadership, informing boardroom agendas and shaping international forums and industry initiatives.
RLC hosts high-profile events such as the 2025 CEO Summit in New York in collaboration with The Wharton School’s Baker Retailing Center, and the 2025 RLC Global Forum in Riyadh. These flagship events bring together industry leaders to engage in timely, high-impact conversations that reflect the most pressing topics in global retail.
Attracting senior executives, policymakers, investors, academics, and media, they provide a dynamic platform for influential dialogue and strategic networking. The insights generated at these retail summits fuel RLC’s thought leadership, shaping boardroom agendas, informing global forums, and driving industry-wide initiatives.
Annual Forums
& Summits
RLC Honors
& Awards
RLC Honors & Awards
The RLC Global Forum honors outstanding leadership achievements and supports future decision-makers with its prestigious RLC Honors and awards programs. These awards are a key pillar of the RLC Global Forum, recognizing visionary leadership, economic contributions, industry innovations, community impact, and significant achievements across the industry.
From all corners of the globe, RLC honors and celebrates leadership in its most distinguished forms, setting high standards for the entire sector and inspiring a new generation of leaders.
Task Forces & Working Groups
RLC Global Forum forms task forces and working groups to address critical industry-specific priorities.
These groups, often comprising senior executives, industry experts, academics, and policymakers, work together to generate ideas, conduct research, produce thought leadership and develop actionable industry solutions and policy recommendations.
Task Forces
& Working Groups
Reports and
Publications
Reports and Publications
RLC Global Forum produces in-depth reports, white papers, and publications on a wide range of industry topics. These documents are often the result of collaboration with industry partners and provide valuable insights, data, and recommendations.
Leadership Programs
The RLC Global Forum is committed to nurturing the next generation of retail leaders and innovators through its leadership programs. These programs offer mentorship, training, and resources to emerging leaders, ensuring a continuous pipeline of talent equipped to navigate the complexities of the global retail landscape.
RLC Strategy Retreats
The RLC Global Forum’s strategy retreats provide an exclusive environment for senior leaders to step back from their day-to-day operations and focus on long-term strategic planning. These programs are designed to foster deep thinking, innovative problem-solving, and collaborative strategy development.
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Be where the future of retail is decided
Secure your place at the 2026 RLC Annual Forum in Riyadh to connect, collaborate, and chart the course ahead with the world’s most influential leaders.