Were you in New York City this week, kicking off the year’s retail calendar at the 2020 National Retail Federation Big Show? Our team was there taking in all the great content, meeting new contacts, and reconnecting with old friends. There were so many fantastic women speakers at the event this year, including Gwyneth Paltrow,...
Cristina Ceresoli, vice president, intimates group at Chico’s FAS, is a Women in Retail Leadership Circle board member and retail marketing expert! The below is a first-person account of a typical day for her at the Naples, Fla.-based Chico’s FAS office, giving us a glimpse into her world and the opportunity to get to know...
The principles of interactive leadership and why she believes in it were key parts of a discussion Helena Foulkes, CEO of Hudson’s Bay Co. (HBC), had with Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation (NRF), during a session at the 2020 National Retail Federation Big Show in New York City this week....
Welcome to the latest Coaches Corner, where we feature questions and answers discussed during our “Meet the Career Coaches” panels at Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) events. In today’s installment, our coaches answer a question asked during our WIRLC: On the Road | San Francisco event, which took place on Nov. 7, 2019. The...
We’re excited to be back and starting 2020 off with an e-newsletter filled with original content designed for you! With a new year (and new decade!) comes new projects and changes, and this is true for Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC). In this issue of Inner Circle you’ll notice we have a new video...
Susie Kuhn is one of Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s newest members! She’s the executive director of strategy and business development at URBN, where she leads the research, collaboration, development, and executive and board communication of major initiatives across its portfolio of brands (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, BHLDN, Terrain, and Vetri). We asked Susie...
As 2019 winds down, we here at Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) would like to take this opportunity to thank our subscribers, members, event attendees, partner sponsors, speakers, and the many friends of our group for their continued support. It is truly YOU who makes WIRLC so valued as a premier member association for...
Angie Rieger, senior vice president, international at Lands’ End, is a Women in Retail Leadership Circle board member and retail veteran. The below is a first-person account of a recent business trip Angie took to Japan, giving us a glimpse into her world and the opportunity to get to know her better.
It’s time for our annual Top Women in Retail list! Over the last nine years, this feature has highlighted leading female executives in the retail industry, and we want your input on who should be included on the 2020 list. So, who should you nominate? Nominees for the 2020 Top Women in Retail list should...
Reading The New York Times on a cloudy Saturday morning, I found the article, “4 Ways to Be Better at Money in 2019,” which offered a summary of the best financial advice of the year from the NYT and Wirecutter. The second of four terrific pieces of advice is, “Earn what you’re worth.” From there,...
