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It’s that time of year again. Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) wants your input on the leaders that should be honored in our 11th annual Top Women in Retail report. This annual feature highlights leading women executives in the retail industry. Considering the challenging year-plus for so many in the industry, strong leadership has...
There’s a lot to look forward to right now: Getting out to meet with friends and family as the country finally begins to open up; summer Fridays; a long-overdue vacation. At Women in Retail Leadership Circle, the thing we’re most excited about is getting back together for the upcoming Women in Retail Leadership Summit, taking...
Registration is officially open for the 2021 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, happening October 11-13 in Miami. This exclusive, in-person event offers women executives at leading retailers and brands the opportunity to improve both their professional lives and business strategies. The Summit provides attendees access to powerful and engaging content from women retail leaders and...
I’m sure you’ve seen that the 2021 Fortune 500 includes 41 companies led by women. What do you think about the news? Do you feel as I do — grateful for an all-time high in female leaders on the list, but hyperaware that the record-breaking number is still so few women? An additional positive from...
We here at Women in Retail Leadership Circle are getting excited — and we mean really excited — about the fact that we will soon be hosting in-person events. Our Women in Retail Leadership Summit, for example, is taking place this October in Miami (registration will open on June 15), and we already have other...
We’re excited to kick-off the summer with a dynamic Women in Retail and Total Retail Virtual Exchange! On June 17, join us for a complimentary virtual experience featuring live interviews with leading retail executives on a variety of mission-critical industry topics. These interactive discussions provide valuable insights for retailers as they prepare their organizations to...
No one can balance the family budget, manage a slew of family members’ schedules and, in the era of COVID-19, work from home while facilitating at-home e-learning, cooking and cleaning like a working mother. That’s why one organization is pushing for motherhood to be recognized for what it really is: a training ground for leadership...
Hello Women in Retail Leadership Circle community! Many of you have shared with us recently that you’re in the process of determining “what’s next” for your companies as vaccination rates rise and restrictions lift, specifically as it relates to bringing employees back to corporate offices. Most leaders have acknowledged the 9-5, commuting five-days-a-week work schedule...
To all of the moms in the Women in Retail Leadership Circle community, happy (almost) Mother’s Day! Don’t we all deserve it? The last year has been super challenging for so many of us. Moms, in general, have been stretched thin for a while, balancing the demands of work, housework and child care. And the...
Can you believe we’ve been hosting Women in Retail and Total Retail Virtual Exchanges for an entire year? We started these monthly virtual events in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to connect our community during a time of so much uncertainty for so many. The Virtual Exchanges are live, interactive and personal,...
