The Year for Retail on Forbes 2013 List of Most Powerful Women

It was said more than once at this year's student program at the National Retail Federation's BIG Show that retail is one of the few places that your last name doesn't matter, where you grew up is almost irrelevant, you can start at any level or any position, and you can end up at the top. Two retailers on the 2013 Forbes list of the 100 Most Powerful Women — one new, one returning — are shining examples of this statement.