Joe Keenan is the editor-in-chief of the Retail and Travel Group at NAPCO Media, which includes Total Retail, Women in Retail Leadership Circle, and Women Leading Travel & Hospitality. Previously, Joe served as senior editor at Reed Technology & Information Services.
Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s very own Melissa Campanelli was interviewed for a recent episode of Infor’s Reinventing Retail podcast. The conversation shifts to a variety of topics, including how frictionless commerce is paramount in providing the best customer experiences, why mobile-first companies have a leg up on the competition, and what Melissa believes are the most impactful...
Making the leap from startup to established retail brand is a challenge for many young businesses. Simply put, most don’t make it and fall by the wayside. There are however those success stories, and WIRLC has made a habit of bringing those businesses and the people behind them into the spotlight. How were they able...
Total Retail, Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s sister brand, is putting together some really valuable research on salaries within the retail industry, and we want you to be a part of it! Take advantage of this opportunity to gain access to benchmark data that will leave you prepared to negotiate a fair salary according to...
A warm welcome goes out to Stacey Renfro, senior vice president of e-commerce, Pier 1 Imports, who recently joined the Women in Retail Leadership Circle. Happy to have you, Stacey!
A warm welcome goes out to Nina Alexander-Hurst, vice president, customer experience and SWAT Stylists, BaubleBar, who recently joined the Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s advisory board. Happy to have you, Nina!
Continuing the theme from our special edition of Inner Circle last Friday, we’re committed to providing our readers all of the great content that was presented during the Women in Retail Leadership Summit last month in Miami. To that end, we’ve uploaded all of the slide presentations from the Summit speakers. So if you were...
The National Basketball Association features some of the world’s greatest athletes, but it’s what those players are doing off the court that’s generating widespread applause and appreciation. The NBA is in the second year of its partnership with the public service organization Lean In, whose mission is to help all women achieve their ambitions. In...
Hello Inner Circle readers, we have another fantastic job opportunity within the retail industry that we wanted to bring to your attention. Take a look: Vice President of E-Commerce, Jos. A. Bank Men’s Wearhouse (parent company of Jos. A. Bank, having acquired the retailer in March 2014) is seeking a seasoned, highly motivated, experienced and...
In the Winter 2016 issue of Total Retail (sister brand of Women in Retail Leadership Circle), the cover story featured the brand’s annual list of the leading female executives in the retail industry. To get know the 17 honorees better, Total Retail sent them each six profile questions. Here are select answers from some of this year’s honorees to the question, “What’s the...
Flamingos and unicorns typically aren’t things that you would associate with a home improvement retailer. At least until now. Lowe’s new campaign, Make Your Home Happy, is bringing a little fun and humor to the home improvement space, complete with TV commercials featuring said flamingos and unicorns. This new campaign represents a departure from Lowe’s...
