It’s been only three weeks since our incredible 2025 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, but we’re already looking ahead to next year! The Women in Retail Leadership Circle team is excited to start planning another inspirational and uplifting event for our amazing community. Save the dates and mark your calendar to join us at the...
Meet Melissa Wong, co-founder and CEO of Zipline, a leading operations platform for field teams within brick-and-mortar stores (and one of Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s amazing partners). Founded in 2014, Zipline drives better business agility, sales execution, and employee engagement for the world’s most innovative retail brands. Today, tens of thousands of stores and hundreds...
I had the chance to hear from some remarkable women at the 47th Annual Outstanding Mother Awards, held in New York City on May 8. The event is held annually by the National Mother’s Day Committee, an entity of the Father’s Day/Mother’s Day Council, a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization that donates funds to family-related charities. To...
We’re getting excited for Total Retail Tech — a martech event hosted by our sister brand, Total Retail — taking place Sept. 8-10 in Atlanta. This event brings together senior retail executives and leading technology providers for candid, solution-focused conversations. Unlike other events, Total Retail Tech focuses on real-world challenges — think transforming supply chains through...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) recently released its 15th annual Top Women in Retail report. The valuable resource highlights female executives who impressed our Editorial team as well as colleagues from the industry. Paula Oyibo, chief financial officer, Ulta Beauty, is one such example. Here’s a sampling of Paula’s interview featured in the report. Women...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) members often share book recommendations in peer groups, on panels, and during networking events. When spotlighting these powerhouse women, we like to ask them, “What is the best book you’ve read recently?” Here are some responses from the past few months to serve as inspiration for your next read. “I...
As we’ve previously shared, Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) is proud to partner once again with CommerceNext to honor an outstanding woman in retail for the 2025 CommerceNexty Awards. These peer-reviewed awards celebrate excellence in marketing and e-commerce among retail and direct-to-consumer brands. The Top Woman of the Year Award recognizes a female leader...
Lisa Carrol is the founder and CEO of LIVLY, a premium baby clothing brand born from her personal journey as a mother to twin girls, Liv and Lily, who were born prematurely with sensitive skin. Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) is highlighting female entrepreneurs during the month of May, designated as National Small Business Month....
The 2025 Women in Retail Leadership Summit was an inspirational and uplifting three days of engaging content, valuable networking, fun activations, free swag, and more! This was our largest Summit to date — more than 600 leading retail executives joined us on Amelia Island, FL from April 28-30 for our 11th annual Summit. There were...
The 2025 Women in Retail Leadership Summit was an inspirational and uplifting three days of engaging content, valuable networking, fun activations, free swag, and more! This was our largest Summit to date — more than 600 leading retail executives joined us at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island from April 28-30 for our 11th year. There were...
