Marianne Wilson

Marianne Wilson

Editor-in-Chief

Author Profile

Marianne Wilson is Editor-in-Chief of Chain Store Age. With three decades of experience at CSA, she is one of the most knowledgeable and experienced editors in the retail industry.

Over the years, she has been quoted in publications nationwide for her insights on retail, and has also served as a speaker and moderator at major retailing events and conferences in the U.S. and abroad.

Marianne leads the CSA editorial team, overseeing content development across the brand’s digital and print channels. She is also instrumental in the planning and execution of CSA’s annual Breakout Retailer Awards and Retail’s Top Women Awards.

A graduate of Boston University, Marianne loves to travel and seek out new retail wherever she goes. Prior to CSA, she was an editor at Hearst Publications.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

5/29/2025
Gap delivers strong Q1, warns tariffs could cost $100 million to $150 million
Gap Inc. reported better-than-expected earnings and sales and its fifth-consecutive quarter of positive comparable sales fueled by ongoing momentum at Old Navy and Gap.

Marianne Wilson
5/28/2025
Best Buy cuts full-year profit and sales guidance amid volatile tariff landscape
Best Buy Co. reported a decline in its first-quarter income and revenue, and, similar to many other retailers, cut its full-year outlook.

Marianne Wilson
5/28/2025
Burlington Q1 sales, income rise; CEO cites ability to manage tariffs
Burlington Stores reported a solid first quarter that exceeded expectations and maintained its full-year outlook.

Marianne Wilson
5/28/2025
Kohl’s narrows loss, beats Street; customers remain ‘stretched,’ trading down
Kohl’s Corp. topped Wall Street’s expectations, reported a narrower-than-expected loss and reaffirmed its outlook as its interim CEO pointed to early signs of progress in its turnaround efforts.

Marianne Wilson
5/27/2025
Macy’s Q1 tops Street; cuts earnings and will raise some prices due to tariffs
Macy’s Inc. reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and sales but cut its full-year profit outlook amid tariff costs.

Marianne Wilson
5/27/2025
Abercrombie & Fitch reports ‘record’ sales, cuts earnings outlook due to tariffs
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. reported strong top-line growth in its first quarter fueled by surging sales at Hollister.

Marianne Wilson
5/27/2025
Dick’s Sporting Goods delivers record Q1 sales, maintains outlook
Dick’s Sporting Goods reported its fifth-straight quarter of same-store sales growth over 4% and stuck by its full-year guidance despite the “dynamic macroeconomic environment."

Marianne Wilson
5/26/2025
McDonald’s to shut down its spin-off CosMc’s concept
McDonald’s is closing all locations of its small-format, beverage-focused restaurant concept.

Marianne Wilson
5/26/2025
Consumer confidence rebounds in May amid increased optimism
Consumer confidence improved in May after five straight months of declines as Americans grew more hopeful about prospects for a trade deal between the U.S. and China.

Marianne Wilson
5/26/2025
Hudson’s Bay selling up to 28 store leases to mall owner; closing all stores by June 1
Hudson’s Bay Co. is selling some of its leases to a mall owner that intends to launch a "new, modern department store.”

Marianne Wilson
5/22/2025
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says he's ‘very bullish’ on grocery
Grocery retailing — in store and online — is still very much part of Amazon’s agenda.

Marianne Wilson
5/22/2025
Trader Joe’s, Patagonia take top spots in corporate reputation rankings
Retailers claimed the top two spots in an annual ranking of the reputations of the 100 most visible companies in the U.S.

Marianne Wilson