To survive in today's economic climate, retailers must stay on the cutting edge of technology, business strategy, and more. This section is all about business strategy, with content focused on topics such as retail technology trends, retail and e-commerce marketing strategies, merchandising, omnichannel best practices, and more!
In this video interview, Women in Retail Leadership Circle associate member Melissa Priest, president and CEO of Alexandretta Transportation Consulting, shares her industry insight into the state of the parcel market. She dives into five trends she’s tracking as well as offers best practices for retailers navigating these shipping challenges. The trends include: increasing surcharges...
Stories are powerful. They help brands and retailers explain their place in the world and relate to shoppers and consumers in ways that no discount scheme or store design ever could. So in a world where 76 percent of shoppers say they want to be as informed as possible before making a purchase, brands and...
Any retail media network (RMN) looking to scale must establish capabilities in sales, audience strategy, media activation, and reporting and insights. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach for doing that, leaving many RMN teams wondering when to build their own tools or tech, when to buy pre-existing capabilities, and when to work with a partner. Each option...
While the pandemic brought many changes, perhaps the most prevalent one was how it changed the way people think about work. Many executives spent the early days of the pandemic reflecting on what the purpose of their lives were and re-evaluating how and where their careers fit into them. Since the pandemic began, prospective employees...
We’re now in the modern age of retail. No more are we seeing boring, shabby marketing and products consumers don’t even bat an eye over. The future of retail is out there, and two top women leaders are ready to guide you through it. Jill Ramsey, CEO at a.k.a. Brands, and Christiane Pendarvis, co-president and...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s Lessons in Leadership video series offers exclusive, members-only videos featuring executive women from the Women in Retail Leadership Circle advisory board discussing a host of different topics, from industry best practices, life learnings, strategic tools to help other women excel as leaders in retail, among others. Our sixth episode features...
In a discussion last week at Shoptalk in Las Vegas, Gina Drosos, CEO of Signet Jewelers, parent company of Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, among other jewelry brands, detailed the path the organization has taken to transform itself, both culturally and digitally. First, Drosos sought to change the long-held belief by many that jewelry can’t be...
Sam’s Club, the warehouse club owned by Walmart, has posted an impressive 27 percent growth in its e-commerce business over the past two years. At the helm of that growth is Kath McLay, Sam’s Club CEO. In a session earlier this week at Shoptalk in Las Vegas, McLay detailed how Sam’s Club is delivering better...
Niki Shamdasani is co-founder and CEO of Sani, a sister-owned and operated South Asian-inspired fashion brand that’s bringing the best of South Asian embroideries, craftsmanship, and fabrics to the U.S. She spoke on a panel at the 2022 National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City earlier this year, sharing her insights into...
The bridal industry has seen a whirlwind of changes since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Heather D’Agosta, senior vice president of store operations at David’s Bridal, is a major influencer on the bridal retail market and led innovations at the bridal chain to bolster the business over the last two years. Women in Retail...
