“How do I get on a corporate board?” We here at the Women in Retail Leadership Circle hear this question regularly from our members and community at large. Therefore, we decided to produce a webinar designed to answer that question — and more. Join us on Aug. 26 at 2 p.m. ET for a 60-minute...
In our monthly peer group calls, Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) members have been talking through their strategies and concerns during this uncertain time and discussing how they plan to lead their teams in person, completely virtually, or within a hybrid environment. They’re also preparing for what some are predicting will be the great...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) recently released its first annual Top International Women in Retail report, an extension of its popular annual Top Women in Retail report. This latest report features in-depth interviews with 10 honorees from countries across the globe, including Sweden, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Australia, and Russia. One such leader featured in...
Last week my husband and I hiked one of our favorite alpine trails in one of our not-so-quiet-or-quaint-anymore Colorado mountain towns. In the summer, this meadow is full of diverse and multicolored wildflowers. The trail is appropriately called Oh-Be-Joyful, and it brings me joy just to say its name, let alone engage in its wonder...
Pepper, a bra company that celebrates small-chested women cup sizes AA – B, has opened applications for its annual $5,000 Startup Grant for Black Women. Launched last year to help change the dismal reality that Black female business owners are the least funded, this marks the second year of the grant.
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) recently released its first annual Top International Women in Retail report, an extension of its popular annual Top Women in Retail report. This latest report features in-depth interviews with 10 honorees from countries across the globe, including Sweden, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Australia, and Russia. WIRLC decided to...
Cynthia Jackson couldn’t find any wall artwork for her daughter’s room that represented Black children. Frustrated by the lack of diverse images in mass-market children’s room décor, she decided to create her own line of Black-inspired room décor to create confidence and a positive self-image. We spoke with Jackson, a pastor, mom, and founder of...
Hello there! My name is Marie Albiges, and I’m so excited to be joining the Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) team as a senior editor to help serve this amazing community. I’d like to tell you a little bit about myself, and then I want to hear what motivates you as you navigate the...
The “SHEcession,” otherwise known as the increased effects of job and income losses on women, is more prevalent than ever before. A recent conversation in The Equality Lounge at NRF Retail Converge looked at the ways COVID-19 has impacted women at work, and offered tangible solutions for companies to support them in their return to the workforce....
There’s two things we can all agree we’ve desperately needed over the past year: humor and a way to combat burnout. At this year’s Women in Retail Leadership Summit, you’ll hear from two authors who recognized this need, as well as three more women who have turned their experiences into books about achieving your goals,...
