Leadership

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Joe Keenan and Marie Albiges share their biggest takeaways from Shoptalk 2025, held from March 25-27 in Las Vegas. They detail the key industry trends discussed on stage at the event as well as the insightful conversations between women leaders at the Women in Retail Pavilion,…

While attending Shoptalk 2025 in Las Vegas from March 25-27, Total Retail's Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan had the opportunity to speak with Mark Barrocas, CEO of SharkNinja, a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of five-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Barrocas provides an…

Kelly Cook, who currently serves as David's Bridal's brand, technology and finance president, will become CEO of the company and attempt to position it as a digital-first media company to attract new customers, CNBC reported Wednesday. Cook will succeed current CEO Jim Marcum on April 1, according to a company press release. Marcum will become…

Total Retail's sister brand, Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC), is thrilled to once again partner with Shoptalk to offer the WIRLC community and Shoptalk attendees alike a unique experience at this year’s show in Las Vegas! The Women in Retail Pavilion, located inside Shoptalk’s exhibit hall at booth 2232, will once again be THE…

Over the last two decades, the channels where commerce occurs have expanded and blurred as consumer expectations have soared. Along the way, retailers that once only needed to build and maintain software for manufacturing and inventory management have found themselves responsible for building consumer-facing technologies to support e-commerce, marketing, mobile, loyalty, fulfillment, real-time inventory tracking,…

Greg Scott, best known for his role as CEO of New York & Company, has been named to the chief executive position at Bonobos and Express, effective Feb. 19. PHOENIX, Express and Bonobos' parent company, said Scott will oversee all DTC operations for the two brands, including retail stores and e-commerce. Scott served as CEO…

In 2023, beer giant Bud Light partnered with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney for a social media campaign. It didn’t go well. The backlash was immediate and intense, resulting in a boycott and plummeting sales. Bud Light’s sales numbers are still down — as much as 30 percent. Conversely, Nike’s ad campaign, which starred then-San Francisco 49ers…

As retailers approach 2025, the political season has brought into focus significant opportunities to learn from consumers based on their tendencies exhibited throughout the election cycle and its outcomes. The brands that perform best in 2025 and the following years will make powerful use of four major strategies. Define Your Brand’s Version of Americanism There…

While at the 2025 National Retail Federation Big Show, held in New York City from Jan. 12-14, Total Retail's Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan sat down with Kelly Pedersen, partner and global retail lead at PwC. In this video interview, Pedersen shares his analysis of the key themes and trends that emerged during the 2024 holiday shopping…

Corie Barry has worked at Best Buy for 25 years, the last five-plus as its CEO. As you can imagine, she has witnessed a lot of change during that time, both within the organization as well as the larger retail industry. During the National Retail Federation's (NRF) Big Show in New York City last week,…