Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) is first and foremost a community. It’s our duty to best serve you, our incredible community of women leaders. As such, we want to ensure we’re providing you with the most relevant and useful in formation right now — and we believe the best insights come from engaging with all of...
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve spent a lot of time speaking to retailers, friends and colleagues on the phone (and, of course, on Zoom) about the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it is having on the retail industry. From those conversations, it has become increasingly clear to me that we’re in a unified...
Well, another week has gone by in this new normal, and while I’m sure most of you have settled comfortably into your routines, let’s face it, there’s still a lot of fear and confusion out there stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. One way to keep sane right now is by helping those around you. Sometimes...
I hope you’re all doing well right now in this challenging time. We’ve all been adapting to the unusual situation our world is in right now in our personal ways, and while it certainly is a new way of living and working, we are, through resilience and perseverance, getting through it. I just wanted to...
With commerce drying up and the entire service economy grinding to a halt in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important that business leaders, from the captains of industry to mom-and-pop bakeries, take pains to navigate this crisis carefully and deliberately. This isn’t the time to panic. To help survive this fluid situation,...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle is announcing today that the Women in Retail Leadership Summit (WIRLS) is officially postponed from April 27 – April 29, 2020 to Aug. 24 – Aug. 26, 2020, due to the escalating situation involving the coronavirus pandemic. The Summit will still take place at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami. This past week has been...
First of all, I know I’m not the only one experiencing a whirlwind of emotions right now. The last few days have been challenging, and the next few weeks will bring uncertainty, more challenges, inevitable changes, and no shortage of difficult moments. However, I want you all to know that the we here at Women...
I hope you all had a great International Women’s Day (IWD)! In case you’re not aware, IWD takes place every March 8, and is an annual day of awareness building and celebration dedicated to accelerating the progress of women’s social, economic, cultural and political achievements globally. IWD also marks a call to action for accelerating...
Last week, Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) released its 10th annual list of the top women executives in retail. As in previous years, the honorees were chosen based on their leadership position within their retail organizations, the scope of responsibility within those positions, their career achievements, and involvement within the retail industry.
I’m really excited today! Why? Because Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) has released its 10th annual list of the Top Women in Retail! Honorees, some of whom were recommended via a survey of WIRLC members and Inner Circle e-newsletter readers, were chosen based on several criteria, including position within their retail organization, scope of...
