Leadership
July 19, 2017 at 12:37 pm
The National Retail Federation (NRF) announced today that Macy’s Executive Chairman Terry Lundgren has been elected chairman of the NRF board of directors. Lundgren replaces former HSNi CEO Mindy Grossman, who resigned from the board after leaving retail to head Weight Watchers. In addition, four new members…
July 18, 2017 at 10:41 am
Signet Jewelers, Ltd., the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry, has named Virginia “Gina” C. Drosos as its new CEO, effective August 1. She will replace Mark Light, who served as CEO since October 2014. Light, who has been an executive at Signet for more than 35 years, is retiring due to “health reasons,” according to…
July 10, 2017 at 10:19 am
There was a time when the mighty shopping mall conquered all. However, U.S. retail has reached a tipping point. As more chain stores close, such as Sports Authority and American Apparel, consumer apathy towards once shiny malls is increasing and new thinking about the delivery of the retail experience is needed to encourage spending and…
June 21, 2017 at 12:37 pm
Marvin Ellison, CEO and chairman of J.C. Penney, was honored at the Father of the Year Awards last week in New York City. In this video from the event, Ellison talks with Total Retail's Melissa Campanelli about what family time means to him and how he achieves work/life balance.
May 31, 2017 at 2:54 pm
Office Depot recently announced leadership changes that will affect a wide range of its operations. The new appointments include the following: Steve Calkins has been named president of Office Depot's Business Solutions division, which focuses on the office supply retailer's B-to-B customers. He joined the company's legal team in 2003, and had served as Office…
May 24, 2017 at 1:40 pm
If you’re looking for a new senior-level job in the retail industry, you might want to reach out to Wooden Street, India’s first custom online furniture store, or Shaw Floors, a full-service flooring company with more than $4 billion in sales and 25,000 employees. Why? Because employees at these companies have the most likeable CEOs, according to…
May 12, 2017 at 8:58 am
I’m excited to announce that this year Total Retail is a media partner for Retail East: The CPG & Retail Executive Summit. The event, which is returning to New York City for the fourth consecutive year on May 16, will be a great opportunity to network with retail and consumer products goods (CPG) professionals as they…
May 10, 2017 at 5:08 pm
Total Retail’s Winter 2017 issue featured its seventh annual Top Women in Retail list. Among the questions asked of this year’s honorees was, “What's the best advice you ever received, and who gave you the advice?” Here are select answers to that question from some of this year’s award winners. Becky Gebhardt, Executive…
May 3, 2017 at 9:27 am
Large retailers need a chief digital officer (CDO), or someone with the same charter, to drive holistic and consistent digital experiences across an entire brand. If you're not convinced, I suggest you go back to Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Trends, understand why Deloitte gave the title a “superpower,” or try to comprehend the idea of…
April 20, 2017 at 10:38 am
The question below was included in the cover story of Total Retail’s Winter issue, Top Women in Retail 2017. Among the questions asked, “How would you describe your leadership style?” Here are select answers to that question from some of this year’s honorees.
