This episode of Women in Retail Talks features an interview originally conducted by Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s sister brand, Total Retail, for its Total Retail Talks podcast. In the episode, Total Retail’s Executive Editor Joe Keenan interviews Susan Beckett, vice president, digital, direct and e-commerce at Lovesac, a furniture retailer known for creating bean bag chairs and adaptable couches. Listen in as Beckett discusses the origins of Lovesac, from its first showroom location in Utah to its continued efforts to create seamless experiences for customers shopping both in-store and online. Lovesac faced a challenge in organizing disparate data across multiple technology systems, and Beckett shares how the retailer created a data warehouse to power its CRM system and provide a single view of its customer. Furthermore, Beckett details how clean data enables Lovesac to develop one-to-one relationships with customers. Lastly, she discusses the company’s plans for improving digital and direct marketing efforts in the future. This episode was recorded live at CRMC 2019 in Chicago.

Susan Beckett is an innovative marketing executive with a history of success in driving business and revenue growth through the design and execution of comprehensive acquisition and retention direct marketing, digital marketing, and e-commerce strategies. At Lovesac, she leads and directs the company’s e-commerce, digital marketing and customer service teams to ensure maximum e-commerce performance and customer acquisition to meet sales and margin goals. Beckett also is responsible for ensuring a relevant, omnichannel experience for customers. She has demonstrated expertise in formulating promotional strategy and managing database marketing to generate new business opportunities and achieve superior results.

Date: October 1, 2019