As we watch the pandemic begin to slowly recede, it’s becoming increasingly clear that COVID-influenced marketing trends like accelerated digital transformation across industries and increased online shopping in the retail space are likely here to stay. However, there’s one key shift that retailers may not be aware of, one that has the potential to have...
Good or bad, what you put out into the world happens — thoughts, words, energy. Positive or negative. Words shared with another human being have some of the most power of all. I’ve learned that my words are a force for others, but mostly for myself. Here are some guiding words to my 2021 self,...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s newest report, The New Next Gen: The Women Who Have Transitioned Their Careers for a Successful Second Act, celebrates women who have reinvented themselves and their careers after the age of 40 and spotlights leaders who understand that age and experience can give you the confidence, skills and vision to...
We kicked off our 2021 Women in Retail Leadership Days event yesterday, and we couldn’t be more thrilled! Thank you to everyone in our community who tuned in and engaged with us live. We loved hearing from you. Our opening keynote session with Rebecca Minkoff was honest and inspirational. The fashion leader shared how she...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle is excited to announce the release of its latest report, New Next Gen: Meet the Women Who Have Transitioned Their Careers for Successful Second Acts. This report spotlights entrepreneurial women who have reinvented themselves and their careers after the age of 40. Through in-depth interviews, you’ll learn what inspired these...
The Female Quotient's Equality Lounge® is a global destination for groundbreaking conversations,thoughtful activations, and strategic collaboration. The Equality Lounge® creates a transformational space at major conferences and events around the world, where leaders across sectors and industries convene, united around one common goal: advancing equality. In that spirit, The Female Quotient's Equality Lounge® has set up shop (virtually) this week at SXSW.
Stay-at-home orders and restrictions during the pandemic accelerated the already growing consumer reliance on e-commerce. Demand for online shopping grew across all sectors of retail, especially for items that used to be purchased in-store day-to-day, like household products and groceries. We connected with Mary Fox, general manager, BIC North America, a global leader in stationery...
We all know this list: COVID-19, uncertainty, rapid changes in the way we live, work, relate … It seems that lately, the world we have to navigate is turning increasingly more chaotic. In a recent HBR article, I shared shocking data on the rate of change and the constant disruption we’re all experiencing. “In 2018,...
We’re so excited to announce that our brand new report, The New Next Gen: The Women Who Have Transitioned Their Careers for a Successful Second Act, is hot off the presses today! The digital publication celebrates women who have reinvented themselves and their careers after the age of 40, and spotlights women leaders who understand that...
I know the pandemic has made us all a little more _____________________ these days. Fill in your blank. As an Italian-American, I have only one answer to that question: EMOTIONAL. No surprise. We Italians are an expressive sort, complete with lots of coordinating hand gestures. (I can still vividly picture the Italians in Lombardy in...
