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The ANNpower Vital Voices Initiative (APVVI) is one of the coolest and most important things I’ve come across lately. In case you haven’t heard of it, APVVI is a partnership between ANN INC. and the Vital Voices Global Partnership, an organization that trains and empowers emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs around the globe. The...
Sophia Amoruso, the renegade fashion authority, “#GIRLBOSS” author and founder of millennial fashion brand Nasty Gal, explained in a YouTube video why she’s stepping down as CEO at Nasty Gal and promoting retail guru Sheree Waterson in her place. In her blog, Amoruso said the following: “I’ve found someone, who I’ve worked with for a...
Don’t expect women executives to show you any favoritism in your next job search. They won’t — at least according to a report released last month from law firm Fenwick & West. In what comes as somewhat of a surprise — at least from a man’s perspective — companies that have a female CEO don’t...
Julep, one-of the fastest growing e-commerce startups, is on its way to becoming a star. Over the the last eight years, the Seattle-based company has grown from humble beginnings to employing over 200 people. The online retailer of beauty products launches more than 300 new products every year and has raised over $56 million in...
With 2015 upon us, I wanted to identify two retail trends that I think you need to be paying close attention to this year: 1. Maturing of fulfillment innovations: In 2014, retailers shifted their focus from trying to understand the new behaviors of omnichannel shoppers to actually trying to deliver on the single brand promises...
Who: Karen Katz, president and CEO, Neiman Marcus Why: For taking a risk and leading a major organizational change in how Neiman’s brick-and-mortar and e-commerce teams interact. Neiman Marcus is a luxury retail brand known for $10,000 designer evening gowns and upscale department stores. To me, however, the most fabulous thing about Neiman Marcus is that it made...
U.S.-based North American Publishing Company, parent company of the Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC), has announced it’s now doing business as NAPCO Media. The new name better represents its evolving portfolio of services while maintaining the brand equity from the company’s inception in 1958. According to NAPCO Media Chairman Ned Borowsky, “the term ‘publishing’...
Ten years ago, “Entrepreneurship from the Perspective of Women” was a two-week seminar at Stanford University’s Business School. Today, it’s one of the most popular full-quarter classes at the prestigious school. In fact, it’s currently one of the only classes at Stanford with a waiting list. What makes Fern Mandelbaum’s course different from most MBA...
Who: Marigay McKee, president, Saks Fifth Avenue Why: The former secondary school teacher is taking the retail world by storm. Marigay McKee, who in January took over as president of Saks Fifth Avenue, one of the most storied retail brands, certainly had an unorthodox career path. Her first job out of London’s Middlesex University was...
Talk about a chilly reception. Days after being named the new chief executive officer at fashion retailer American Apparel — upon the firing of its controversial former CEO and company founder Dov Charney — Paula Schneider is being met with significant resistance from managers at the brand. More than 30 of those executives asked American...
