As I scanned through this week’s retail news, one striking headline caught my eye: “Black-Owned Beauty Brands and Founders Breaking Billion-Dollar Barriers.” The piece, written by CNBC producer Melody Myers, details the stories of several successful Black entrepreneurs and their struggle to launch brands in the beauty space. While it’s known that Black business owners...
Influencer marketing campaigns exploded for brands and companies during the COVID-19 pandemic, with their powerful ability to reinforce customer loyalty, give inspiration for increased product usage, attract new demographics of customers, and drive e-commerce sales. In many cases, consumers flocked to the content and took action as a result of strategic influencer campaigns. However, there...
Join Women in Retail Leadership Circle's sister brand, Women Leading Travel & Hospitality, for its first Virtual Exchange, taking place this Thursday, Feb. 25 at 11 a.m. ET. During this complementary live event, you'll have the chance to learn from and be inspired by women executives from outside of the retail industry.
Last week we shared with you four tips for virtual interviews, both for candidates hoping to land the job and interviewers with the hiring power. Congratulations! You’ve found the perfect candidate for the open position, had a successful virtual interview, and they’ve accepted your offer. Now, let’s look at six strategies you and your team...
Katie Whyde is the director, visual merchandising, for Evereve, a contemporary fashion and styling company for women. She also has been a Women in Retail Leadership Circle member for almost one year. We asked Katie some rapid-fire questions so you can get to know her better!
Did you hear the news? Women in Retail Leadership Circle is hosting its second Women in Retail Leadership Days, taking place March 23 to April 13. Just like last year, the 2021 event is filled with bite-sized sessions spread out over four weeks. Also like last year, we’ll have amazing content as well as some...
For many professionals, virtual interviewing is a new concept they’ve been faced with this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the height of the coronavirus, a Gartner study revealed that 86 percent of organizations were interviewing candidates virtually. And while some companies have slowly returned to the office, others have decided to...
As retailers are well aware, parcel carriers UPS and FedEx have been increasing shipping costs based upon box sizes steadily over the past several years. They have applied various rate increases and surcharges based upon box size, box length and box weight. There are numerous combinations of box dimensions and/or weights that will begin to...
The accelerated digitalization and uptake of new technologies can help businesses thrive in the new normal. Coresight Research has tapped a global network of innovators to curate six companies that are providing solutions to the most pressing topics in retail today. Join us on Feb. 18 to watch executives from innovative retail industry startups as they pitch their companies' unique innovations to a panel of expert judges.
It’s our responsibility as leaders to guide our teams in the right direction by removing barriers that keep us and our organizations from reaching our full potential. The absence of diverse talent is definitely one of those barriers. Research has proven that we’re stronger together when diverse ethnicities, diverse backgrounds and diverse voices work together....
