As 2025 winds down, Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) would like to take this opportunity to thank our subscribers, members, sponsors and speakers for your continued support throughout this year. We’re so appreciative of each and every one of you. As we close in on the end of the year, we’re going through all of the content published in our newsletter to see what most resonated with our audience! Here’s a list of our most popular content, based on page views, from the past 12 months. Enjoy!

10. 4 Tech Leaders on Building High-Impact Teams Through Modern Organizational Design

At the Total Retail Tech event this summer, four retail technology leaders explored how modern organizational design unlocks improved performance, fosters innovation, and drives cross-functional alignment. (Total Retail is the sister brand of Women in Retail Leadership Circle.)

9. Pacsun CEO Brieane Olson on Decoding Gen Z and Gen Alpha: The New Retail Strategy

Partnering with Global Data, Pacsun surveyed over 6,000 young people across both generations, asking questions around their purchases on social media, how they find out about fashion trends, how much influence music has on who they are, their favorite fashion brands, and more. Pacsun CEO Brieane Olson shared those insights during a November Virtual Exchange.

8. Clarity Over Certainty: How Great Leaders Navigate Chaos Without Losing the Room

Chrissy Dunlap, founder of the Power of ACRA, wrote a series of articles for WIRLC on what makes a great leader. Her message: “You don’t need to be perfect or certain of anything. But you do need to be clear. In uncertain times, leadership isn’t measured by control — it’s measured by how grounded people feel in your presence.”

7. How Meera Bhatia is Leading Fabletics Into its Evolutionary Era

Fabletics President and Chief Operating Officer Meera Bhatia sat down for an exclusive interview with Women in Retail Leadership Circle to discuss the company’s most transformational year yet.

6. 8 Must-Know Presentation Tips for Executive Women

Jane Hanson, communications coach and the founder and CEO of HHH Productions, shared her lessons for having an incredible stage presence.

5. Qurate Retail Group Rebrands to QVC Group

One of Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s corporate partners underwent a major transformation in 2025, starting with the changing of its company name. QVC Group’s rebrand was part of a new growth strategy to focus more on engaging customers through social media and livestreaming.

4. How American Eagle is Scoring Big With Gen Z Through Sports Marketing

Women in Retail Leadership Circle attended the 2025 CommerceNext Growth Show, where we heard from Ashley Schapiro, vice president of marketing, media, performance and engagement at American Eagle Outfitters (AEO). She shared how the apparel retailer is redefining consumer engagement by leaning into sports culture.

3. Navigating Tariffs: A Playbook for Retailers

As spring saw a mess of increased tariffs and disrupted supply chains, Women in Retail Leadership Circle readers turned to KPMG’s Mary Rollman and Heather Rice for advice on how to respond to the uncertainty and volatility flooding their worlds.

2. Celebrating Excellence: 25 Inspirational Women Leaders Shaping the Future of Commerce

In March, Women in Retail Leadership Circle partnered with Berns Communications Group’s the Retail Influencer Network, The DealmakeHers, and The Z Suite to celebrate the release of its fourth annual list of the 25 Most Inspirational Women Leaders. The list honored trailblazing women leaders who are making a significant impact in industries such as retail, fashion, technology, beauty and wellness, and social commerce and culture.

1. 2025 Top Women in Retail Report

Our annual Top Women in Retail report, featuring in-depth profiles of the female leaders doing incredible work in the retail industry, once again took the No. 1 spot. The 2026 Top Women in Retail report will be published in January.