That’s right ladies, Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) has joined Instagram! We’re so excited to connect with you on Instagram, offering behind-the-scenes insights, startups we love, leadership tips and, of course, the occasional outstanding #OOTD. Check out the posts below to see what our Instagram account has to offer! This is just one more...
Welcome to “Ladies Who Launch,” our newest feature that profiles women who have founded interesting retail and e-commerce startups. This week we chatted with Shereen Campbell, the e-commerce and outlet planner for Vince, who just launched My Little Magic Shop, an e-commerce company that sells products, kits and a subscription service aimed at simplifying spiritual practices. Inner...
The annual Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) list of the top 25 highest-paid executives from publicly traded retail companies was released last week, and as per usual, only a small number of women made the list. Granted, the No. 1 spot did go to a woman, Carol Meyrowitz, CEO of TJX Companies Inc., the parent of discount chains...
Instagram launched in 2010, offering people a way to stay connected using images and videos. Since then it’s grown immensely, with people from all over the world using the social network to show what they’ve been up to, show off their creativity, share ideas and inspire others. With Instagram being a preferred method for many to...
Hello members! Every once and a while we hear about some fabulous career opportunities that we want to share with you. So, until our job board is up and running (coming soon!), we thought we’d mention them here. Take a look! SENIOR DIRECTOR OF E-COMMECE Executive recruiter The Woods Group has just started a search for...
Welcome to another installment of “A Minute With … ,” where we ask our board members a few questions about work and life. This week we chatted with Leisa Glispy, the founder of Collective Meaning, a digital consultancy providing e-commerce and digital consulting and interim digital services for luxury goods firms, brand manufacturers and consumer...
Pinterest is in the market for female engineers. While the social media network has an overwhelmingly female user base — 71 percent of its 72.5 million users are women, according to comScore — it lacks diversity in its workforce. Expect that to change in 2016.
We’re nearing the dog days of August, which can only mean one thing: time to decide what books to take along on your much needed end-of-summer vacation. To help you out, the Inner Circle has come up with a totally subjective list — and in no particular order — of the 10 best business books...
Welcome to our latest installment of “A Minute With …,” where we ask our board members a few questions about work and life. This week we chatted with Laura Hnatow, director of marketing and e-commerce for Sea Bags, a Portland, Maine-based manufacturer and retailer of handcrafted tote bags and accessories from recycled sails. Prior to...
We all know that the U.S. economy has been slow to recover from the Great Recession. In fact, some are suggesting that we may have slipped back into a recession. Slow growth has become the new normal for our economy, and economists all have their theories on why, but an interesting one emerged this week:...
