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Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) wants your input on the leaders that should be honored in our 15th annual Top Women in Retail report! This annual resource highlights leading women executives in the retail industry. This is your chance to recognize those truly outstanding women retail leaders for their admirable work. Submit your nominations...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) is thrilled to report that it is partnering with the National Retail Federation’s Big Show, which will return to New York City’s Jacob Javits Center from Jan. 12-14. As part of the partnership, WIRLC will host its first-ever Women in Retail Oasis at the NRF show, which will offer...
You’re invited to a fabulous evening with Women in Retail Leadership Circle at the iconic Diane von Furstenberg flagship store in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District! We’re kicking off the event with an inspiring panel featuring trailblazing women in retail, including Claudia Cividino, president at Jared at Signet Jewelers; Nathalie Gerschtein, president at L’Oréal, North America; and...
Are you ready to tackle workplace drama, increase accountability, and inspire productivity across your team? Women in Retail Leadership Circle has partnered with Reality-Based Leadership to offer a groundbreaking 10-week virtual workshop series, Reality-Based Leadership — Ditching the Drama and Turning Excuses Into Results, led by best-selling author and leadership expert Cy Wakeman. Cy, who has...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) is thrilled to announce our partnership with the National Retail Federation (NRF) and RETHINK Retail to launch Retail Voices by NRF for 2025, spotlighting leaders who are elevating our industry to new heights. Retail Voices honorees are inspiring change through their influence in the community, industry insights, and dedication...
Our 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road events are ending with a bang! We had a blast in Dallas last week, hearing from inspiring leaders like Denise Paulonis, president and CEO of Sally Beauty Holdings, and enjoying a private tour of the hundreds of wholesale showrooms inside the Dallas Market Center. In...
From predictive analytics to virtual assistants, artificial intelligence’s impact on retail has barely grazed the surface, and Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) is digging deep into how executives are harnessing the technology to drive innovation, transform customer engagement, and lead their teams to success. We invite you to join us On the Road for...
The 2025 Women in Retail Leadership Summit is now sold out! Attendees will join us from April 28-30 in beautiful Amelia Island, Florida. You may have heard tales of our incredible Summit and what it’s like to be fully immersed in our community of powerful, authentic women. If you’ve never attended before, the event encompasses an...
In the last few months, many of you have commented and/or posted on social media as well as expressed to us at Women in Retail Leadership Circle events that you’re in a career transition, looking for a new role, or wondering about a second career or pivot. I get it, it’s tough out there. While...
It’s finally here! Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s fall “On the Road” events are kicking off next week in Columbus on Sept. 24, followed by a road trip (literally — I’m driving and the Taylor Swift playlist is queued up) to Chicago on Sept. 26. We couldn’t be more excited for these intimate gatherings of...
