Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) held its first monthly DEI committee meeting of the year earlier this month with a goal of providing a space for members who work in the field of DEI to come together (virtually), be honest and vulnerable with one another, and share the goals and challenges they’re up against...
Katherine Buckland is a global industry solutions specialist for the retail and consumer goods division of Boomi, an integration platform that intelligently connects your applications and automates your workflows. She’s also a Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) consultant member! In this member spotlight, we asked Buckland a series of questions so that you can...
The director of data science is an entrepreneurial executive with a strong data science background and experience in leveraging data to drive tangible growth in a large ecommerce organization. This is a hands-on leadership role, building and leading a team of data scientists and data engineers to leverage our significant data resources to enable fact-based decisions across the Lands’ End enterprise. The ideal candidate is a combination of a thought leader and a hands-on executive, seamlessly combining proven business acumen with very deep technical skills.
The senior vice president of people will act as a key member of the senior leadership team and oversee the overall strategic direction of the people and talent function at Hanna Andersson. This individual will build and lead all people operations for the company, including onboarding, training and development, compensation analysis, benefits, organizational planning, organizational engagement, DEI efforts, talent/recruiting, and culture. This role means wearing many different hats and requires an experienced leader who is ready to sit on Hanna Andersson’s senior leadership team and take on the exciting challenge of building out a critical function within a fast-paced, people-centric, high-growth business.
Dara Meath, a Women in Retail Leadership Circle member, has been named senior vice president and chief technology officer of Build-A-Bear Workshop, the company announced Jan. 9. Meath previously served as the divisional chief information officer at Conair, where she provided strategic direction and tactical execution guidance for global information technology (IT) operations as well...
The retail industry faced numerous challenges in 2022, making sustained growth difficult for many organizations. However, times of transformation and disruption also present an opportunity for retailers to stand out and rise above the competition. To do so, retailers must meet and exceed customers’ expectations for a seamless, quick and easy purchase journey. Total Retail’s...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s Top 50 Tips of 2022 report is chock-full of advice for leaders and entrepreneurs looking to ensure their businesses thrives in the new year. These tips are uniquely tailored to help women leaders in the retail industry, covering everything from how to attract the right talent to best practices for...
The last few years have seen unprecedented disruptions in how, when and even why we work. Korn Ferry talent acquisition experts offer their thoughts on what talent acquisition trends will bring to the job market in 2023.
Sharon Leite, a Women in Retail Leadership Circle advisory board member and the former CEO of The Vitamin Shoppe, was named CEO of Ideal Image earlier this week. Leite will succeed David Prokupek, who will remain with Ideal Image as an advisor, the company said in a press release. Leite spent four-and-a-half years as The...
A new year gives us a chance to reset and think about how we can improve. Pulling from Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s Top 50 Tips of 2022, below is advice from 10 retail and leadership experts to help guide you toward becoming a stronger leader in 2023. Let us know which one resonated with...
