Leadership

Lovesac's Product Expansion Strategy: 'Shrink and Eat the Pie'
May 16, 2022 at 8:29 pm

In episode 349 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Shawn Nelson, founder and CEO of Lovesac, the ultimate modern furniture store featuring high-quality bean bag chairs, sectionals and accessories. Nelson shares Lovesac's origin story, how the brand's products and business has evolved over time, and some of the factors that have fueled its…

A Recap of The 2022 Women in Retail Leadership Summit
May 5, 2022 at 2:45 pm

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Kristina Stidham and Marie Albiges are on location in Miami, FL at the 2022 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, hosted by Total Retail's sister brand, Women in Retail Leadership Circle. The event was an incredible success, with nearly 500 women executives in attendance and palpable positive energy and…

Women in Retail and Total Retail Virtual Exchange, May 2022
April 1, 2022 at 4:59 pm

This quarter's complimentary Virtual Exchange will feature speakers Rebecca Minkoff, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Rebecca Minkoff; Michael Schuh, Vice President, Media Strategy, Kroger Precision Marketing; Sucharita Kodali, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester; Maly Bernstein, CEO, Bluemercury, and more.

CEO Gina Drosos Discusses Signet's Transformation
March 31, 2022 at 9:29 pm

In a discussion earlier this week at Shoptalk in Las Vegas, Gina Drosos, CEO of Signet Jewelers, parent company of Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, among other jewelry brands, detailed the path the organization has taken to transform itself, both culturally and digitally. First, Drosos sought to change the long-held belief by many that jewelry can’t…

Nominate a Top Woman in Retail for the CommerceNexty Awards
March 8, 2022 at 5:41 pm

Total Retail is excited to announce that its sister brand, Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC), is partnering with CommerceNext to honor a top woman in e-commerce or retail for its 2022 CommerceNexty Awards program. The program, which celebrates excellence in e-commerce and digital marketing, features a special award called Women in Retail’s Top Woman of…

Meet the 2022 Top Women in Retail and Women on the Rise
March 3, 2022 at 5:11 pm

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Kristina Stidham and Marie Albiges discuss the 2022 Top Women in Retail report, released by our sister brand, Women in Retail Leadership Circle. For 12 years running, this report has recognized the top women executives in the retail industry. Like the prior 11 years, this in-depth resource…

3 Key Themes From the NRF Big Show
January 20, 2022 at 7:13 pm

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Joe Keenan and Kristina Stidham discuss three key themes that emerged during this week's National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show event in New York City. First, retailers are excited to explore opportunities in the metaverse. Second, they're focusing on defining and then acting upon core social values…

Women in Retail and Total Retail Virtual Exchange, February 2022
January 19, 2022 at 4:42 pm

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail’s Joe Keenan and Kristina Stidham discuss three key themes that emerged during this week’s National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show event in New York City. First, retailers are excited to explore opportunities in the metaverse. Second, they’re focusing on defining and then acting upon core social values […]

Adopting an Ownership Mentality in the Workforce
November 23, 2021 at 3:46 pm

At CarParts.com, we strive to instill an ownership mentality in every employee. We want our team members to regularly ask themselves one simple question: “If I owned this company, what would I do in this situation?” When we took leadership roles at CarParts.com in 2019, we began with the premise that the only way we…

JCPenney Names Former Levi Strauss Executive as CEO
October 27, 2021 at 5:05 pm

JCPenney has named former Levi Strauss & Co. executive Marc Rosen as CEO, nine months after the retailer's former chief executive, Jill Soltau, left the company. Rosen, who also spent 14 years in senior leadership roles at Walmart, will begin at JCPenney on Nov. 1. Stanley Shashoua, chief investment officer at JCPenney, had been serving…