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.
From Our Community, the latest content initiative from Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC), each week highlights various events, business launches, retail partnerships, charitable initiatives, and more, all sent to us by the readers of Inner Circle as well as members of the Women in Retail Leadership Circle community. If you have an announcement that...
We’re thrilled to introduce a new feature to Inner Circle, From Our Community. We will use this space each week to highlight various events, business launches, retail partnerships, charitable initiatives, and more, all sent to us by the readers of Inner Circle as well as the members of the Women in Retail Leadership Circle community....
In a session at last month’s Women in Retail Leadership Days virtual event, Donna Karan, founder of Urban Zen, was interviewed by Helen Aboah, former CEO of Urban Zen, about the former’s career transformation from world-renowned fashion icon to philanthropic leader. Karan delved into a variety of subjects during the wide-ranging interview, including how she got...
In a session at last month’s Women in Retail Leadership Days virtual event, Mindy Grossman, president and CEO of WW International, was interviewed by Aliza Licht, founder and president of LEAVE YOUR MARK LLC, about her distinguished — yet unconventional — career path. Grossman offered sage insights on a variety of topics, including what it...
The value of a diverse workforce has been well-documented, eliciting unique viewpoints and perspectives for companies, which in turn can generate higher revenue, more innovation, better decision making, and improved performance. In particular, a racially diverse workforce offers further benefits to corporate organizations. In a panel discussion during the Women in Retail Leadership Days event...
Dia&Co, a personal styling and plus-size clothing subscription retailer for women exclusively in sizes 14-32, recently partnered with Searchspring to customize its site search and navigation offering. To improve its customer experience, Dia&Co worked with Searchspring agency partner, Verbal+Visual, to redesign the retailer’s site to better reflect its brand mission. Due to the subscription-based nature...
CEOs for the future will need to demonstrate inquisitiveness, agility, humility and an insatiable appetite for learning like no generation before them. They’re more visible in terms of their public persona, and need to be comfortable with employees, citizens, customers and shareholders all projecting their hopes and expectations onto them. At the same time, CEOs...
During a Women in Retail Leadership Days keynote session last year, fashion and retail industry icon Diane von Furstenberg covered a wide array of topics in an interview with Sandra Campos, former CEO, Diane von Furstenberg (DVF). From what led to her career in the fashion industry to how her childhood helped mold her as...
Over the years, the popularity and convenience of online shopping has continued to grow. Therefore, retailers are continuously faced with the challenge of capturing market share in a hypercompetitive environment. To do so, they're turning to promotions such as free shipping to lure customers in. Being able to offer free shipping profitably will be a big factor in determining a retailer's long-term success, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier this year, Women in Retail Leadership Circle released its 10th annual Top Women in Retail issue. This annual resource features a who’s who in the industry, spotlighting women who have helped their companies grow and thrive in a challenged retail environment (and continue to do so today in the midst of the COVID-19 health...
