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Melissa Campanelli

Melissa Campanelli is the co-founder of the Women in Retail Leadership Circle, a unique, members-only networking group that offers enterprise-level women in the retail industry a place to learn, connect and grow. She is also the brand and content director of the Retail and Travel Group at NAPCO Media. Prior to those positions, Melissa spent ten years at DM News, where she was first a senior editor and then deputy editor. She’s also a leading expert in small business e-commerce and author of the books “Entrepreneur Magazine’s Open an Online Business in 10 Days” and “55 Surefire Internet Businesses You Can Start for Under $5,000.” In her free time, Melissa loves exploring New York City and Brooklyn and spending time with her family.
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Hello Ladies!

I’m writing this right before I leave for my bucket list trip to Cuba! A friend and I decided to stop talking about and just do it, and, after several months of planning, it’s actually happening! I’m so excited to see what adventures lie ahead, and I promise to share stories and pictures with you...

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The Women in Retail Leadership Summit is Almost Here!

Hi Ladies! It’s hard to believe, but the Women in Retail Leadership Summit is just around the corner! We’d love to extend a personal invitation to all of our Inner Circle readers to attend the Summit, which is an intimate, invitation-only conference for the true women leaders in the retail space taking place April 26-28...

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Are You Going to NRF's BIG Show?

Hi Ladies! Are any of you heading to the National Retail Federation’s BIG Show next week? The Women in Retail Leadership Circle will be there with bells on! For starters, we have a full staff who will be covering sessions, recording podcast episodes with industry bigwigs (our sister brand, Total Retail, will be in NRF’s podcast studio...

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Happy New Year!

Good morning and happy new year, Inner Circle readers! It’s hard to believe it’s already 2017 (sounds like a year discussed in “The Jetsons”)! But 2017 is here, and I’m sure you’re ready to reach out and grab it! Women have much to be excited about this year. For one thing, 2017 is already shaping...

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Climbing the Ladder: Vice President of Innovation at Tailored Brands!

Hello Inner Circle readers, we have another fantastic job opportunity within the retail industry that we wanted to bring to your attention. Take a look: Vice President of Innovation, Tailored Brands Tailored Brands, a Fremont, Calif-based men’s apparel company, is seeking a seasoned, highly motivated, experienced and results-oriented vice president of innovation to drive its...

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How Financial Benefits Differ Between Genders

As we covered last week, we’re pretty excited about our series of articles on proprietary salary data collected by our sister publication, Total Retail. The first annual Salary Benchmark Report features salary data from Total Retail’s audience of retail executives from organizations of all sizes and product verticals. The data was analyzed based upon a...

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An Inside Look at Retail Executive Salaries

In this issue of the Inner Circle, we debut the first of what will be a series of articles on proprietary salary data collected by our sister publication, Total Retail. The first annual Salary Benchmark Report features salary data from Total Retail’s audience of retail executives from retail organizations of all sizes and product verticals. The...

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Retail Industry Fights Against Gender Wage Gap

The gender wage gap is an issue that Women in Retail Leadership Circle has covered before — and the news hasn’t been all that great. Consider that in 2015, female full-time workers made only 80 cents for every dollar earned by men, according to a report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. We wanted to know...

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Get Ready for the Women in Retail Leadership Summit!

Sit back. Close your eyes. Breathe in deeply. Now breathe out. Picture an ocean with gentle waves. Maybe a palm tree. Try to feel the sun on your skin. Now open your eyes. Have I lulled you into a daydream about being on a beautiful beach? Miami Beach, maybe? Well … that dream can be...

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Hello Inner Circle Readers!

Are you “holidayed” out yet? I don’t know about you, but after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and all the rest, I feel like Christmas has already come and gone! Bah humbug, right? But as happens every year, by the middle of December, I’m the one with the Santa hat on, baking cookies and singing...

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