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.
Talbots, the women’s apparel retailer, announced last week that it’s partnered with Dress for Success to support the nonprofit organization’s “Going Places. Going Strong” initiative. Through March, Talbots will be accepting donations of women’s professional clothing at its more than 8,000 stores across the country. In addition, select Talbots stores will be hosting charity shopping...
Have you given up hope that your brand will ever be able to compete with Amazon.com and other online marketplaces of its ilk? Granted, the numbers can be discouraging — Amazon owns a 30 percent market share in e-commerce, and accounted for nearly a quarter of online shopping visits during last year’s fourth quarter —...
Are you a team player, willing to offer your help when asked upon? If you are, chances are that you’re also a woman. The problem is that this selfless behavior may be stunting your growth up the corporate ladder. Deeply held gender stereotypes that men are ambitious and results-oriented, while women are nurturing and communal,...
The integration of the online and offline shopping worlds is a priority for omnichannel retailers in 2015. In order to remain relevant — and profitable — brick-and-mortar retailers need to find ways to better serve in-store shoppers and meet their demands, whether that’s through technological advancements or simply improved customer service. One such retailer tasked...
The retail industry is the country’s largest private sector employer, supporting 42 million jobs and adding $2.6 trillion to the national economy, according to the National Retail Federation. It therefore stands to reason that women, who account for more than 50 percent of the U.S. population, would hold a significant percentage of the top-level jobs...
G.G. Michelson, who was revered for breaking barriers in the workplace for women, died earlier this month at her home in New York City. She was 89. Michelson was a longtime executive of R. H. Macy & Company, and also served as an adviser to New York City mayors and often as the only female...
Don’t expect women executives to show you any favoritism in your next job search. They won’t — at least according to a report released last month from law firm Fenwick & West. In what comes as somewhat of a surprise — at least from a man’s perspective — companies that have a female CEO don’t...
Talk about a chilly reception. Days after being named the new chief executive officer at fashion retailer American Apparel — upon the firing of its controversial former CEO and company founder Dov Charney — Paula Schneider is being met with significant resistance from managers at the brand. More than 30 of those executives asked American...
If you’re running a business, maybe even one you’ve founded, you might want to consider hiring women and millennials for leadership positions. Doing so might just make your business more money. According to a recent study from Development Dimensions International (DDI), a talent management consultancy, businesses that have women and millennials in leadership roles are...
Much attention has been given to Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, “Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead,” and the potential impact it could have on the career paths of women. The book spawned the creation of LeanIn.org, a nonprofit organization that’s committed to offering women the ongoing inspiration and support needed to help...
