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In the Winter 2016 issue of Total Retail (sister brand of Women in Retail Leadership Circle), the cover story featured the brand’s annual list of the leading female executives in retail. To get know the 17 honorees better, Total Retail sent them each six questions. Here are select answers from some of this year’s honorees to...
In the Winter 2016 issue of Total Retail (sister brand of Women in Retail Leadership Circle), the cover story featured the brand’s sixth annual list of the leading female executives in retail. To get know the 17 honorees better, Total Retail sent them each six questions. Here are select answers from some of this year’s...
To help prepare those who have already signed up for the Women in Retail Leadership Summit (taking place in Miami Beach from April 20-22), and to entice others who haven’t yet registered, Inner Circle will be giving you a sneak peek into the thoughts and motivations of some of the featured speakers at this year’s...
Women’s conferences have been in the news lately, with some experts arguing that these events aren’t effective and serve as merely “feel good” meetings with little accountability. However, as the co-founder of the Women in Retail Leadership Summit, I’m solidly in the other camp. I believe women’s conferences are vital and necessary because they allow...
If you’re a book nerd like me, you get excited when a new year begins because inevitably there will be lists of the best books that will be published in the year ahead. Genre doesn’t matter — fiction, nonfiction, business, technology, cooking, psychology, life — I just love to hear about what’s coming out. And,...
Mattel made news this past week when it announced a new line of inclusive, diverse Barbie dolls. The toymaker finally relented to decades of criticism over the doll’s unrealistic (read: ultra thin, busty, thin-waisted and long-legged) and homogeneous looks. The new Barbies, dubbed the Fashionista line, feature four different body types, seven skin tones, 22...
Those of you who know me know that I’m not one to boast, but I thought I’d take a second to brag a bit about our upcoming Women in Retail Leadership Summit, taking place in Miami on April 20-22, and the fabulous speakers we’ve lined up. (This recent Inc. article says that women need to...
Have you heard of the New York Fashion Tech (NYFT) Lab? In case you haven’t, I’ll fill you in: The NYFT Lab is a 12-week accelerator program for early- and growth-stage startup companies. The program, which was co-founded by Springboard Enterprises, a network of innovators and investors that build women-led businesses, and the Partnership Fund...
The first two weeks of 2016 have seen a flurry of changes in the retail leadership ranks, with many women being named to C-level positions. Here’s a recap of who’s been promoted and who’s going where: Barnes & Noble has promoted Mary Amicucci to be its new chief merchandising officer. Amicucci has spent the last...
Happy New Year Inner Circle readers! As we begin 2016, I thought I’d offer a few of my favorite TED Talks to help inspire you in the New Year. Maybe they’ll help you formulate the perfect New Year’s resolution (if you haven’t decided on one yet)! Or maybe they’ll give you a new perspective on life and...
