Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) is proud to deliver Qurate Retail Group’s first custom quarterly newsletter of 2023! As Diamond Corporate Members, you’ll get exclusive content in this newsletter designed just for your organization. This newsletter will feature a mix of articles and videos from Women in Retail Leadership Circle, features on all the...
It’s interesting how at a young age in sports you learn how important it is to be mentally, physically and emotionally ready to compete during practice, and especially at game time. As you grow older, these same principles are just as critical to create a competitive advantage for your professional and personal journey, but they...
How can you tell if your work culture is struggling? Some signs are obvious: you have low retention; folks are leaving without a clear understanding of why; people are “quiet quitting”; Glassdoor reviews aren’t great; you may even have a hard time recruiting. Sometimes, however, the signs are a bit less obvious. At taproot ventures,...
In the fashion industry, pricing is the main driver of consumer spending. Globalization, the decades-old process whereby new economies of scale were forged, ushered in the era of fast fashion. Democratization of the industry and mass appeal gave the consumer a taste of both the stylish and inexpensive — providing instant gratification to the masses....
Wondering how Walmart prepared its supply chain for a surge in customer orders this past holiday season? We were, too, so we reached out to Jennifer McKeehan, senior vice president of end-to-end delivery at Walmart, to find out. What follows are McKeehan’s answers to questions about her professional background, Walmart’s supply chain program, its supply...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) held its first monthly DEI committee meeting of the year earlier this month with a goal of providing a space for members who work in the field of DEI to come together (virtually), be honest and vulnerable with one another, and share the goals and challenges they’re up against...
In our last installment, we spoke about taproot ventures’ frame for a healthy culture. We’ve found strong and resilient cultures place belonging in the center. Strong cultures create a voice for all employees and safe spaces for authentic honesty throughout the company ecosystem. We base our teaching on our eight tenets: vulnerability, integrity, right action,...
Katherine Buckland is a global industry solutions specialist for the retail and consumer goods division of Boomi, an integration platform that intelligently connects your applications and automates your workflows. She’s also a Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) consultant member! In this member spotlight, we asked Buckland a series of questions so that you can...
For Saks OFF 5TH, it’s all about the customer. That was a key takeaway from a keynote presentation featuring Paige Thomas, president and CEO of Saks OFF 5TH — and Women in Retail Leadership Circle member — and CNBC reporter Melissa Repko on the first day of NRF 2023: Retail’s Big Show. During their conversation,...
We’re increasingly relying on artificial intelligence (AI) in our daily lives. There’s potential for vast improvements in the ways we live and work, but there are some important caveats that are crucial to understand, particularly if you’re charged with bringing these tools into your organization: Machine learning makes AI so powerful. AI is only as...
