Leadership

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…

Women in Retail and Total Retail Virtual Exchange, November 2021
October 19, 2021 at 8:11 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 […]

3 Days of Inspiration at the 2021 Women in Retail Leadership Summit
September 23, 2021 at 9:30 pm

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Marie Albiges and Kristina Stidham discuss Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s upcoming marquee event, the 2021 Women in Retail Leadership Summit. (Women in Retail Leadership Circle is the sister brand of Total Retail.) Being held from October 11-13 at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort &…

Women in Retail and Total Retail Virtual Exchange, September 2021
August 24, 2021 at 2:08 pm

Over the last two years, our articles have primarily addressed the challenges that face the current and future workplace. That being said, it’s the pandemic that has most challenged our views and “rules” on the set-up of the workplace and established routines. While things were changing prior to the pandemic, the pace of change is […]

How Leaders Can Land a Seat on a Corporate Board
August 19, 2021 at 9:33 pm

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Marie Albiges and Kristina Stidham discuss the upcoming webinar, Getting Board Ready: The Secrets to Landing a Board Seat and Being a Great Director, hosted by Total Retail's sister brand, Women in Retail Leadership Circle. On Thursday, August 26 at 2:00 p.m. ET, WIRLC will host a…

Walmart to Offer Bonuses to Keep Warehouse Workers on the Job Through the Holidays
August 9, 2021 at 6:53 pm

Walmart is offering special bonuses to many warehouse employees to work every hour they're scheduled and, in some cases giving temporary pay raises, as the country’s biggest retailer ramps up for the holiday shopping season with a tight labor market and stretched supply chains. According to The Wall Street Journal, the majority of Walmart’s 190 U.S. warehouses are offering…