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A few weeks ago, Andy Benoit, a Sports Illustrated contributing writer, tweeted that women’s sports in general aren’t worth watching. Millions and millions of viewers, Carli Lloyd’s hat trick and a World Cup championship later, I’m willing to bet Benoit’s googling a remedy for “foot in mouth” syndrome. Last Sunday’s FIFA Women’s World Cup championship...
And now for some sad news: Bubble wrap, the packaging material popular with shippers and toddlers alike, is losing its pop. According to a July 1 article in the The Wall Street Journal, Sealed Air Corp., the original seller of bubble wrap since 1960, is rolling out a revamped version of its signature product. Dubbed...
Having just emerged from graduation season, there’s an influx of young people entering the workforce and getting their first taste of the “real world.” Before they left the havens of their college campuses, however, they were imparted with words of wisdom from esteemed commencement speakers at their graduation ceremonies. There aren’t many names that get...
Welcome to our newest feature, "A Minute With ...," where we ask our illustrious board members a few general questions about work and life. This week we chatted with Kecia Hielscher, vice president of brands, Home at HauteLook | Nordstrom Rack.
How is the holiday rush going for you so far? What holiday rush, you ask. It’s July 1, nearly six months before Santa makes his triumphant appearance. Kids are out of school, summer vacations are ongoing and barbecues are a weekend staple. While all that may be the case for you, there’s a large segment...
I like to think of myself as someone who is in the know about fashion, retail, e-commerce and, I’ll admit it, celebrities, so I was surprised to see Ellen DeGeneres’ new lifestyle e-commerce site, ED by Ellen, opened for business yesterday without me knowing about it. And it wasn’t a soft launch — the site...
An increasing number of e-tailers are putting down brick-and-mortar roots with "webrooms." Most recently, online jewelry brand and WIRLC favorite BaubleBar announced it's joined the likes of fellow formerly online-only brands Blue Nile, Bonobos, Warby Parker and Birchbox in opening a brick-and-mortar store. BaubleBar's first storefront is in Long Island's Roosevelt Field Mall.
It was announced last week that founding father and U.S. Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton will be replaced on the $10 bill by a woman in 2020 — just in time for the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. It will be the first time in over a century a woman has been featured on...
Brooklyn is the national front-runner for for women-led startups, with 28 percent, 33 businesses in total, reporting to have at least one woman founder. Brooklyn is quickly outpacing other tech-centric cities such as San Francisco (16 percent of startups have at least one woman founder) and Palo Alto, Calif. (12 percent). With companies such as Etsy, MakerBot and Kickstarter all calling Brooklyn home, it's really not surprising. So, why Brooklyn?
In what’s hopefully just a precursor to future career advancement opportunities, last week featured the promotions of several women to C-level positions at leading retail brands. Here’s summary of what occurred: Kelly Cook was named the new chief marketing officer at Kmart, where she will replace Andrew Stein, who exited the role to join Big...
