Retail

Sandra Campos Is on Board for the Next Big Trend

As a member of the Big Lots board of directors, Sandra Campos has an opportunity to apply her diverse experience in luxury fashion, retail, and entrepreneurship in an exciting new way

Maria Salcedo Helps Ulta Beauty Put Its Best Face Forward

SVP of Merchandising Maria Salcedo helps ULTA Beauty compete in a fast-paced industry by prioritizing the customer above all else

Blanca Gonzalez
Blanca Gonzalez Defines Her Own Success

There is a certain type of no that can be particularly toxic. It is the…

Carla Ruiz
Carla Ruiz Buys into Beauty, Inside and Out

Years before she joined Japanese beauty corporation Shiseido Company Ltd as senior vice president of…

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Gil Marmol Is Helping Foot Locker Find a New Fit for Retail

“The reality of board work has changed dramatically,” says Guillermo Marmol, board member of both…

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For Adolfo Rodriguez, Tech Enables Good Customer Service

It’s never a good thing when the “check engine” light appears on a car’s dashboard.…

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Jeannette Ferran Astorga Gets at the Heart of Everything

As vice president of corporate responsibility at Ascena Retail Group, Jeannette Ferran Astorga is helping…

Daniela Dwyer eBay
At eBay Daniela Dwyer Finds a Perfect Harmony

Daniela Dwyer’s career trajectory hasn’t always moved her forward—and that was by her own design.…

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John Ortiz Is Never Ready to Check Out of Albertsons

What began as a part-time job for John Ortiz has evolved into a fruitful thirty-one-year…

Luis Escobar
175 Agents, 7 Languages, 1 Family for Luis Escobar

For seven years, Luis Escobar’s grandmother prepared him for the day that he would meet…

How Tom Garcia Battles Piracy for Deckers Brands

Fake fashion—it’s just a harmless way to sport a label that might otherwise be unaffordable,…

Hispanic Executive
Manny Ochoa Transforms Retail on the Go

In China, more than half of the population pays for goods using nontraditional means such as…

Engaging a Workforce

The Home Shopping Network’s chief human resources officer, Maria Martinez, puts an emphasis on keeping employees engaged by offering unique opportunities and superior flexibility

Small Business Exports Unlock Big Potential for Europe’s Economy

What Brown can do for Europe: grow small-business exports and, in-turn, the continental economy.

Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness

Mariana Quiroga analyzes the way we clean our homes to improve 3M’s home care division.

The Fabric of a Family Business

Father and son George and Oscar Feldenkreis operate Perry Ellis, one of the world’s largest publicly traded apparel companies, keeping family values at its core