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

5/18/2023
Foot Locker income dives as sales soften ‘meaningfully;’ names new CFO
Foot Locker posted a tough first quarter with falling sales and earnings that missed Street estimates.

Marianne Wilson
5/17/2023
Bath & Body Works lifts forecast on better-than-expected Q1 results
Bath & Body Works reported first-quarter earnings amid sales that beat Street expectations and boosted its full-year guidance.

Marianne Wilson
5/17/2023
Spencer’s & Spirit Halloweeen in big expansion of NJ corporate headquarters
Spencer's & Spirit Halloween is expanding its corporate headquarters in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.

Marianne Wilson
5/17/2023
High food prices persist, cutting into spending even as inflation moderates
Inflation is easing, but consumers are still feeling the pinch of escalated food prices.

Marianne Wilson
5/17/2023
Boot Barn in mixed quarter; to open 52 stores
Boot Barn Holdings’ earnings increased in the fourth-quarter even as its same-store sales fell.

Marianne Wilson
5/16/2023
Scotch & Soda’s U.S. operations acquired with eye to expansion
Scotch & Soda is getting a new start in in the U.S.

Marianne Wilson
5/16/2023
Walmart shines in Q1; raises full-year outlook
Walmart reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that topped expectations and boosted its full-year outlook as grocery sales and online growth helped offset a slowdown in discretionary spending.

Marianne Wilson
5/16/2023
TJX earnings top estimates; Q2 off to ‘good start’
The TJX Companies posted better-than-expected first-quarter profit and raised its full-year guidance even as its sales fell short.

Marianne Wilson
5/16/2023
First Look: Malibu Barbie Café opens in NYC — awash in pink
Malibu Barbie has traded the West Coast for the Big Apple — at least for a while.

Marianne Wilson
5/16/2023
Jack in the Box heading south of the border as it continues U.S. expansion
Jack in the Box is expanding in new markets at home and outside the United States.

Marianne Wilson