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.
Pinterest is in the market for female engineers. While the social media network has an overwhelmingly female user base — 71 percent of its 72.5 million users are women, according to comScore — it lacks diversity in its workforce. Expect that to change in 2016.
We all know that the U.S. economy has been slow to recover from the Great Recession. In fact, some are suggesting that we may have slipped back into a recession. Slow growth has become the new normal for our economy, and economists all have their theories on why, but an interesting one emerged this week:...
Dick’s Sporting Goods announced this Monday that it’s launching a specialty women’s fitness and lifestyle boutique. The omnichannel sporting goods retailer is naming the stores Chelsea Collective after the diverse and eclectic Chelsea neighborhood in New York City. The first two Chelsea Collective stores will be located in Pittsburgh, Dick’s Sporting Goods hometown, and Tyson’s...
If your company sells its products on Amazon.com, are you prepared for the onslaught of traffic and sales today? What you ask? What’s so special about a random Wednesday in July? If you haven’t heard — and I’m sure most of you have by now — today is the inaugural Amazon Prime Day. The online...
Having just emerged from graduation season, there’s an influx of young people entering the workforce and getting their first taste of the “real world.” Before they left the havens of their college campuses, however, they were imparted with words of wisdom from esteemed commencement speakers at their graduation ceremonies. There aren’t many names that get...
How is the holiday rush going for you so far? What holiday rush, you ask. It’s July 1, nearly six months before Santa makes his triumphant appearance. Kids are out of school, summer vacations are ongoing and barbecues are a weekend staple. While all that may be the case for you, there’s a large segment...
In what’s hopefully just a precursor to future career advancement opportunities, last week featured the promotions of several women to C-level positions at leading retail brands. Here’s summary of what occurred: Kelly Cook was named the new chief marketing officer at Kmart, where she will replace Andrew Stein, who exited the role to join Big...
Aubrie Pagano is the founder and CEO of Bow & Drape, an online retail brand that enables women to design their own clothing. The startup company, which manufactures all of its products in the United States, boasts that its customers’ personalities are built into every item Bow & Drape finishes to order. It’s a true...
Startups are often lauded for their lean business models, innovative ideas and positive work environments. In most cases, startups have their finger on the pulse of what’s happening in their industry — e.g., new trends, hot technologies. There’s a lot that traditional retail brands as well as online-only retailers can learn from those running startup...
In the business world, every company — no matter its size — has a culture. That culture is more often than not established by the company’s leadership, and filtered down to the rank-and-file employees. A healthy corporate culture values each employee and puts the goals of the company before individual gains, leading to happier, more...
