
Leadership

As retailers approach 2025, the political season has brought into focus significant opportunities to learn from consumers based on their tendencies exhibited throughout the election cycle and its outcomes. The brands that perform best in 2025 and the following years will make powerful use of four major strategies. Define Your Brandโs Version of Americanism Thereโฆ
While at the 2025 National Retail Federation Big Show, held in New York City from Jan. 12-14, Total Retail's Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan sat down with Kelly Pedersen, partner and global retail lead at PwC. In this video interview, Pedersen shares his analysis of the key themes and trends that emerged during the 2024 holiday shoppingโฆ
Corie Barry has worked at Best Buy for 25 years, the last five-plus as its CEO. As you can imagine, she has witnessed a lot of change during that time, both within the organization as well as the larger retail industry. During the National Retail Federation's (NRF) Big Show in New York City last week,โฆ
In this episode of Retail Right Now, Marie Albiges and Joe Keenan discuss Total Retailโs recently released Top 50 Tips of 2024 report. This annual report is a curation of the top insights and best practices published across Total Retailโs various content channels in the previous year. This resource offers actionable tips that focus uponโฆ
During a keynote session on Tuesday at the National Retail Federation's Big Show in New York City, lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald addressed the retailer's future plans and goals, among other topics. McDonald was interviewed by CNBC anchor and reporter Sara Eisen. Here are some of the highlights from McDonald's answers. Global Ambitions Core to lululemon'sโฆ
Ulta Beauty CEO Dave Kimbell is retiring and will be replaced by the retailerโs Chief Operating Officer Kecia Steelman, the company announced Monday. The beauty retailer said in a news release that the leadership changes take effect on Monday. Steelman will also replace Kimbell on the companyโs board of directors. Along with announcing the executiveโฆ
In the years following the pandemic, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) became a top priority for many companies. It was encouraging to see businesses take meaningful steps toward building more inclusive workplaces and marketing strategies. But as economic uncertainties arise, some companies are starting to pull back. Itโs disheartening to see organizations like Tesla, Zoom,โฆ
This video features a keynote from Cindy Solomon, founder and CEO of Courageous Leadership Institute, titled "Why Courageous Leaders Are Driving the Evolution of Tech" from Total Retail Tech 2024 in Charlotte, NC. As a self-confessed โrecovering corporate executive,โ Cindyโs mission is to radically update the way we think about and practice leadership in order toโฆ
This video features a keynote from Shawn Nelson, founder and CEO of Lovesac and author, "Let Me Save You 25 Years: Mistakes, Miracles, and Lessons from the Lovesac Story." The keynote, delivered at Total Retail Tech 2024 in Charlotte, NC, was titled, "Let Me Save You 25 Years โ Mistakes, Miracles, and Lessons From theโฆ
Boot Barn's current president and CEO Jim Conroy plans to step down effective Nov. 22. Conroy, 54, is leaving the retailer to become CEO of Ross Stores, effective Feb. 2, 2025. He succeeds Barbara Rentler, who has served as CEO at the off-price retailer for the last 10 years. Conroy has served as president andโฆ