Interested in learning from women e-commerce leaders about how global mindsets can help strengthen retail organizations? Then be sure to attend a session Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) will be participating in at the Global Ecommerce Leaders Forum (GELF) event in New York City on Sept. 29. GELF NYC 2022 will bring together retail...
Autumn is just around the corner, which means so are pumpkin spice lattes, college football games, and Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road events! That’s right, we’re gearing up for our last two On the Road events of the year, taking place in New York City on Oct. 6 and San Francisco on...
We here at Women in Retail Leadership Circle spend a lot of time thinking and talking about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) — what it means, why it’s important, how companies can institute the right types of DEI programs, and more. That’s why I wanted to dedicate some space in the Inner Circle this week...
Shai Eisenman is a serial entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Bubble Skincare, a company that makes and markets skincare especially for Gen Z users. A few years ago, Eisenman fell in love with the beauty space and saw an opportunity for her next venture when she realized teenagers were buying the same drugstore skin...
We were so thrilled when we learned that Jennifer Foyle, president and executive creative director, American Eagle (AE) and Aerie, was named the recipient of Women in Retail’s Top Woman of the Year, an award created in partnership with with CommerceNext for its 2022 CommerceNexty Awards program. The award, which was announced at CommerceNext’s event in...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli interviews Helen Aboah, former CEO of Urban Zen, a luxury lifestyle brand and a philosophy of living by Donna Karan. Aboah discusses how she incorporates wellness into her and her employees' lives, why she values mentorship, and her leadership strategies to keep her teams engaged and innovative. In addition, Aboah explains the groundbreaking Urban Zen Integrative Therapy program that integrates Eastern healing modalities with Western science.
Duration: 17:49
As we all know by now, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively ending the constitutional right to abortion and giving individual states the power to allow, limit or ban the practice altogether. We know that women in our community have strong views about the historic ruling. We support women who...
It has been said that teams reach their peak performance when teammates are powered by a shared understanding of their challenges and have access to the knowledge and tools they need to meet and overcome them. That’s the spirit behind Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s (WIRLC) growing corporate partnership program. Have you heard about it?...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, WIRLC's Melissa Campanelli interviews Fran Dunaway, president and co-founder of TomboyX, the B Corp Certified LGBTQ+ size- and gender-inclusive intimate and apparel brand. Dunaway shares what it means to be a B Corp Certified organization, TomboyX's first-ever collaboration with Target to create an exclusive apparel collection celebrating Pride Month, and how she's overcome obstacles in her career as an openly gay leader.
Duration: 21:04
We are incredibly saddened to report that Shelley Haus, chief marketing officer of Ulta Beauty and one of Women in Retail’s 2022 Top Women in Retail, died earlier this week after a battle with cancer. Haus was an industry force responsible for many of the cosmetic giant’s recent successful brand initiatives. She was 49. “We are...
