“How do I get on a corporate board?” We here at the Women in Retail Leadership Circle hear this question regularly from our members and community at large. Therefore, we decided to produce a webinar designed to answer that question — and more. Join us on Aug. 26 at 2 p.m. ET for a 60-minute...
Acceleration of the digitization of the customer experience and the supply chain as well as leaning into customer needs and wants are just a few ways the pandemic has changed the retail industry, according Julie Pike, chief merchant at Bonobos, who spoke during the July Women in Retail and Total Retail Virtual Exchange. For Bonobos,...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Digital Content Director Kristina Stidham interviews Michelle Wenke, co-founder of Monrow, a loungewear brand known for its timeless design and comfortable fabrics. Wenke discusses her and her co-founder's career history in fashion design, the white space they saw when launching Monrow, and how they came together to create the brand.
Duration: 23:15
In our monthly peer group calls, Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) members have been talking through their strategies and concerns during this uncertain time and discussing how they plan to lead their teams in person, completely virtually, or within a hybrid environment. They’re also preparing for what some are predicting will be the great...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) recently released its first annual Top International Women in Retail report, an extension of its popular annual Top Women in Retail report. This latest report features in-depth interviews with 10 honorees from countries across the globe, including Sweden, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Australia, and Russia. One such leader featured in...
As organizations prepare to have their employees return to corporate offices and headquarters, go fully remote, or some hybrid of the two, there are still many questions that need to be answered and concerns to be addressed. The 2021 Back-to-Office Report, from Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) and Women Leading Travel & Hospitality, features...
Last week my husband and I hiked one of our favorite alpine trails in one of our not-so-quiet-or-quaint-anymore Colorado mountain towns. In the summer, this meadow is full of diverse and multicolored wildflowers. The trail is appropriately called Oh-Be-Joyful, and it brings me joy just to say its name, let alone engage in its wonder...
We’re getting so excited to see our community back in person this October at our 2021 Women in Retail Leadership Summit in Miami! The Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) team is busy planning exciting content and unique, innovative and fun experiences for Summit attendees. But while we wait for October to get here, WIRLC...
Pepper, a bra company that celebrates small-chested women cup sizes AA – B, has opened applications for its annual $5,000 Startup Grant for Black Women. Launched last year to help change the dismal reality that Black female business owners are the least funded, this marks the second year of the grant.
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) recently released its first annual Top International Women in Retail report, an extension of its popular annual Top Women in Retail report. This latest report features in-depth interviews with 10 honorees from countries across the globe, including Sweden, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Australia, and Russia. WIRLC decided to...
