In a discussion last week at Shoptalk in Las Vegas, Gina Drosos, CEO of Signet Jewelers, parent company of Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, among other jewelry brands, detailed the path the organization has taken to transform itself, both culturally and digitally. First, Drosos sought to change the long-held belief by many that jewelry can’t be...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) recently released its 12th annual Top Women in Retail report featuring many of the female executives leading the industry. Included in the report was a special section honoring women on the rise — i.e., up-and-coming stars who are catching our eye and doing amazing work in the retail space....
As we move toward the spring and summer seasons, hopefully you’ll find some time of your own to spend outdoors with a good book. With that in mind, here are six books recommended by Women in Retail Leadership Circle members. Joan King, Senior Vice President of E-Commerce and International, Crate and Barrel “Working Backwards: Insights,...
We’re back after a whirlwind week in Las Vegas at Shoptalk! Thank you to all the amazing women who joined us in the Women in Retail Pavilion on the show floor — we loved chatting with you! If you’re a Women in Retail Leadership Circle member and weren’t able to join us at Shoptalk, and...
I’m so excited to be spending time with our Women in Retail Leadership Circle members, our fabulous sponsor partners, old friends and some great new friends at Shoptalk this week. Our team has been busy at the Women in Retail Pavilion here at the event hosting content and networking sessions on the show floor. Pavilion...
Sam’s Club, the warehouse club owned by Walmart, has posted an impressive 27 percent growth in its e-commerce business over the past two years. At the helm of that growth is Kath McLay, Sam’s Club CEO. In a session earlier this week at Shoptalk in Las Vegas, McLay detailed how Sam’s Club is delivering better...
Overstock.com, the online retailer of home furnishings and decor, named Angela Hsu its new chief marketing officer earlier this month. Hsu, a Women in Retail Leadership Circle member, is a seasoned marketer with more than 25 years of experience in building successful digital, e-commerce, social media and traditional marketing strategies. She previously served as the...
To close out Women’s History Month, we thought we would chat with one of our partners and members, Kate Isler, CEO and co-founder of TheWMarketplace, an e-commerce marketplace that features products and services from women-owned businesses and gender-balanced national brands. In this exclusive interview, Isler offers details about how she got the idea for TheWMarketplace,...
Recently I had a spontaneous lunch with two girlfriends who lead their own businesses like I do. The three of us run wildly different enterprises in wildly different ways, but that day we found out that we had a lot in common: we were weary. We were tired of being 24/7 cheerleaders and were in...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) recently released its 12th annual Top Women in Retail report. The valuable resource highlights female executives who impressed us as well as colleagues from the industry. 2022 Top Women in Retail honoree Libby Wadle, CEO of J.Crew Group, is one such example. Here’s a sampling of Wadle’s interview featured in...
