Leadership development programs have been suffering in value for a long time. In fact, studies show that more than 80 percent of organizations desire an effective leadership program, 55 percent of CEOs are concerned about the lack of next-generation leadership, and 48 percent of CEOs would like help with leadership development from an outside expert.
Meet Laura Ritchey, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Radial, an omnichannel commerce technologies and operations provider and one of Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s amazing partners. Prior to this role, Ritchey spent 13 years in retail at companies such as Limited Brands and FULLBEAUTY Brands. In this exclusive interview, Ritchey shares details...
The supply chain industry has made great strides in the last few years, especially when it comes to hiring women. In 2020, 17 percent of chief supply chain officers were women, according to Gartner’s 2020 Women in Supply Chain Survey. And while that’s a 6 percent increase over 2019, there’s still a noticeable gap between...
We all know that building a strong balance sheet is the smart move towards future well-being, but how to accomplish that is less clear, especially since women are typically presented with only a “save more” approach. Thanks to changes in banking policies and cultural shifts around women’s roles in economic development, it’s time for us...
Do you experience the “Sunday night scaries,” dreading the thought of Monday morning? Or hit snooze on your alarm so many times you lose count because you don’t want to get out of bed and go to work? Overwhelmed, overstretched, and just over it, you find yourself caught in a vicious cycle of work sucks....
I settled in to write this while eating a bagel and thinking about how tonight would be the night I get a workout in, aware that by the time I’ve put my two-year-old to bed I’ll have decided a book is a better idea. But then I learned more about the latest keynote speaker to...
We want to see more women in the C-suite, and a session at next week's CommerceNext event in New York City will help push us towards that goal. The session, which is being moderated by our very own Melissa Campanelli, co-founder of WIRLC, and features panelists including Meera Bhatia, chief operating officer, Fabletics; Sarah Rasmusen, chief customer officer, Lands' End; and Calanthia Mei, vice president of partnerships, Fast, will offer leadership advice and takeaways tips that can be implemented by both current as well as aspiring leaders.
Imagine shopping with your friends and realizing as you look around the store that you’ll have to ask the manager for the “plus size” department. From experience, I can tell you it’s not ideal. With the average woman in the U.S. fitting a size 16, millions of people have dealt with this same familiar scenario,...
Since I started at Women in Retail Leadership Circle just a few short months ago, I’ve heard story after story about the amazing connections our members make with one another. Stories of a chance encounter at a Women in Retail event leading to a new job; of an introductory email turning into a mentor relationship;...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) recently released its 11th annual Top Women in Retail report, featuring in-depth interviews with top female executives in the retail space. The report also features our second annual list of Women on the Rise, the next great leaders in the retail industry. Honorees, all of whom were nominated by Women...
