The idea for an alliance that elevates women of color in the retail space first came to Kimberly Minor when she was working at Ann Taylor around 2007-2008. “I was the first and the only and it was very lonely,” she said during an exclusive interview with Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) at Shoptalk,...
The 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit was an inspirational and uplifting three days of engaging content, valuable networking, fun activations, free swag, and more! This was our largest Summit to date — 600 leading retail executives joined us at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island from April 29-May 1 for our 10th annual Summit. There were...
Mara Sirhal is the chief merchant and brand officer of Saks OFF 5TH. She’s also a Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) member! In this member spotlight, we asked Sirhal a series of questions about both her professional role and personal life, including the woman that inspires her, her leadership style, her advice for the...
We’re so excited to feature Cindy Carlisle, the executive vice president and chief human resources officer (CHRO) of Foot Locker, Inc. in the Women in Retail Inner Circle Q&A this week. In her role, Cindy oversees the development and execution of Foot Locker’s global human resource (HR) strategy. Prior to joining Foot Locker, she served...
Juneteenth commemorates the date — June 19th, 1865 — on which the Union Army arrived in Galveston, TX and announced that all enslaved people in Confederate states were free. It is an important day in American, Black and African-American history and is considered the longest-running Black or African-American holiday. It became an official federal holiday...
The 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit was an inspirational and uplifting three days of engaging content, valuable networking, fun activations, free swag, and more! This was our largest Summit to date — 600 leading retail executives joined us at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island from April 29-May 1 for our 10th year. There were so...
Hello from the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit at the beautiful Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island, FL. I am reporting live from the third and final day of the Summit and I am feeling inspired, invigorated … and yes, a little tired! But it’s a good tired: The feeling you get after doing something you...
As we’ve mentioned before, Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) is partnering with CommerceNext to honor a top woman in retail as part of its 2024 CommerceNexty Awards program. The CommerceNextys are peer-reviewed awards for marketing and e-commerce achievements among retail and DTC brands. Women in Retail’s Top Woman of the Year Award recognizes a...
Debra Torres is the senior director of retail at Perry Ellis International. She has more than 20 years of experience in the fashion industry and a proven record of success in brand management, merchandising, planning, and operations oversight. She’s also a Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) member! In this member spotlight, we asked Torres...
To say that the state of the modern workplace is drastically different than what it once was a few years ago is an understatement. Year after year since the rise of hybrid work, managers have been responsible for driving results in the face of many unique challenges — prolonged burnout, mass layoffs and ever-increasing business demands...
