Management

Top Women in Retail 2018: Kendra Scott, CEO, Designer and Founder, Kendra Scott
January 23, 2018 at 11:56 am

Total Retail and sister brand Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) are proud to present our eighth annual list of the Top Women in Retail. This year's list features a who's who of top female executives in the retail industry. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about some of the brightest minds and leaders retail has to offer.

Top Women in Retail 2018: Tina Sharkey, Co-Founder and CEO, Brandless
January 23, 2018 at 11:48 am

Total Retail and sister brand Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) are proud to present our eighth annual list of the Top Women in Retail. This year's list features a who's who of top female executives in the retail industry. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about some of the brightest minds and leaders retail has to offer.

Supporting the Retail Store: Be the Superhero for Your District and Regional Managers
January 23, 2018 at 10:49 am

As those of us in the retail industry are aware, life can be very busy, and at times very chaotic, for regional and district managers — and that's an understatement. They're responsible for the correct, on-time and accurate execution of operational plans and directives across all stores. This includes overseeing the dozens and dozens of…

Abercrombie & Fitch's Executive Chairman to Step Down
January 22, 2018 at 11:44 am

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. today announced that Arthur C. Martinez will step down as executive chairman of its board of directors at the end of its fiscal year, Feb. 3. Martinez planned to retire…

Top Women in Retail 2018: Jocelyn Wong, Chief Marketing Officer, Lowe’s
January 19, 2018 at 11:04 am

Total Retail and sister brand Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) are proud to present our eighth annual list of the Top Women in Retail. This year's list features a who's who of top female executives in the retail industry. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about some of the brightest minds and leaders retail has to offer.

H&M Hires Diversity Leader in Response to Controversy
January 17, 2018 at 12:45 pm

H&M says it has appointed a diversity leader after having been accused of racism over an ad showing a black child dressed in a hoodie reading “coolest monkey in the jungle,” reports The Seattle Times. The Swedish fashion retailer said late Tuesday on its Facebook page that the group's “commitment to addressing diversity and inclusiveness…

Best Buy, J.C. Penney CEOs on the Value of Workplace Diversity
January 17, 2018 at 12:02 pm

In a panel discussion yesterday afternoon at the National Retail Federation Big Show in New York City, Hubert Joly and Marvin Ellison, the CEOs of Best Buy and J.C. Penney, respectively, addressed the importance diversity and inclusion in the workplace can have not only on their own businesses, but all corporations. Joly and Ellison were…

Optimism Abounds at NRF Economic Panel
January 16, 2018 at 10:27 am

Riding the wave of the best holiday shopping season in nearly a decade, retailers are optimistic about the prospects for a strong 2018. And economists share their enthusiasm. In a panel discussion yesterday at the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Big Show in New York City, Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist for the NRF; Gad Levanon, chief…

Wal-Mart Reportedly Cutting 1,000 Corporate Jobs
January 15, 2018 at 11:01 am

Wal-Mart is planning to cut over 1,000 corporate jobs, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday citing sources. The layoffs, expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2019, will focus largely on employees in its corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., the report said. Wal-Mart, the country's largest private employer, has 1.5 million workers in the U.S. and 2.3…