Kate Doyle Betts, a Women in Retail Leadership Circle member, was named president and CEO of SERRV International last month. SERRV International is one of the first fair trade organizations in the world and works to fight global poverty through fair and ethical trade. The organization began its mission by helping displaced European refugees trade...
Registration is now open for the Aug. 18 Women in Retail and Total Retail Virtual Exchange! If you’ve attended one of these events in the past, you know our speakers will answer your questions in real time and the chat box is lively! Best of all, this is a complimentary event. The interactive discussions featured...
Shea Jensen, a Women in Retail Leadership Circle board member, was named chief customer officer of Pressed earlier this month. Pressed, a California-based, cold-pressed juice and plant-based snacks brand dedicated to making plant-forward living as convenient and delicious as possible, launched in 2010 as Pressed Juicery. Its products can be found in over 90 retail...
Social commerce refers to sales on social platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Brands are increasingly seeking to capitalize on the avid attention those platforms command, bringing products directly to consumers to boost discovery, reduce friction, and drive transactions. To take advantage of social commerce, brands need to expand their social content strategies. When many marketers...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s Corporate Partnership program is continuing to grow! We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Advance Auto Parts as our newest corporate partner and add its women leaders to our community. The partnership will provide Advance, a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider, with access to Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s (WIRLC)...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC), a membership-based, exclusive community of women executives at leading retailers and brands, today confirms Advance Auto Parts as its latest Corporate Partner. The partnership will provide Advance, a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider, with access to WIRLC’s vast leadership development offerings. Focused on both business strategy and executive professional...
We here at Women in Retail Leadership Circle spend a lot of time thinking and talking about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) — what it means, why it’s important, how companies can institute the right types of DEI programs, and more. That’s why I wanted to dedicate some space in the Inner Circle this week...
Shai Eisenman is a serial entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Bubble Skincare, a company that makes and markets skincare especially for Gen Z users. A few years ago, Eisenman fell in love with the beauty space and saw an opportunity for her next venture when she realized teenagers were buying the same drugstore skin...
We were so thrilled when we learned that Jennifer Foyle, president and executive creative director, American Eagle (AE) and Aerie, was named the recipient of Women in Retail’s Top Woman of the Year, an award created in partnership with with CommerceNext for its 2022 CommerceNexty Awards program. The award, which was announced at CommerceNext’s event in...
The flagship event of Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s sister brand, Total Retail, is two months away! Total Retail Tech is an invitation-only event which brings together leaders in the MarTech space across the retail industry. The event will take place in Nashville on Sept. 13-15, and is complimentary for qualified retail attendees. We cover...
