Meet Jen Forman, the founder and CEO of Charlotte’s Closet, an online platform where teens can borrow designer dresses for every occasion at a fraction of the retail cost. Jen is the subject of our latest installment of the Inner Circle Q&A! When yet another party invitation arrived for her young daughter, Charlotte, Jen dreaded...
Hello Inner Circle readers! This week we thought we’d spend some time focusing on some great news we have about several of our members. Read on! Ivy Chin has joined American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD) as its chief digital and technology officer. In this newly created role, Ivy will be responsible for driving (pun intended!) ATD’s...
Hello Inner Circle readers! I wanted to use this space today to let you all know about a new event our sister brand, Total Retail, is hosting that I’m super excited about! It’s called Total Retail Tech, and is taking place from Sept. 18-20 at the Highland Hotel in Dallas! Why am I so excited about it? Well, for...
We here at the Inner Circle are always striving to provide insight and advice that’s both thought-provoking and useful to our readers and Women in Retail Leadership Circle members. In fact, we work hard each week to create an e-newsletter that we hope leaves you feeling inspired, empowered and maybe a little smarter. To that...
We’re excited to present to you our newest installment of the Inner Circle Q&A, which features interviews with Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) members, advisory board members and ladies who lead. This week’s Q&A is with Sophia Berman, founder and CEO of Trusst Lingerie. Leveraging a degree in industrial design from Carnegie Mellon, Berman...
Spring has sprung (at least in New York!), and we here at the Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) and the Inner Circle are excited about the season ahead! We’re also excited about the following WIRLC events on the horizon: Women in Retail Leadership Circle | On the Road events. These one-day events, taking place in...
Jane Elfers has delivered several years of industry-leading shareholder returns since joining The Children’s Place as president and CEO in 2010. But how did she do it, especially since the company had been on a downward trajectory for several years when she joined? According to a discussion Elfers had with Robin Lewis, CEO, The Robin...
To all the working moms out there, I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day! Before I was a mom, I used to pooh-pooh the holiday, saying it was just a consumerist idea. But now that I’m a mom (to Caroline, 14 and Christopher, 13), I really embrace the holiday. I mean, moms should...
It’s been almost a week since the close of the fifth annual Women in Retail Leadership Summit (WIRLS), and we here at the Inner Circle are still on cloud nine! Jen and I have been flooded with lovely thank-you emails and messages from attendees, speakers and sponsors, and we’ve read and responded to each and every...
We’ve had quite a few executive women join Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) recently, so, even though we feature new members each week in the Inner Circle, I thought I’d use this space to welcome them. They include: Rachel Feingold, vice president, home store, Century 21 Department Stores; Collette Vaughan, director, e-commerce operations, West Marine;...
