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

9/16/2026
Toys“R”Us opening 120 stores this holiday season
Toys“R”Us is making a major brick-and-mortar push as it partners to open more than a hundred standalone stores across the country by the holidays.

Marianne Wilson
9/15/2026
Registration now open for SPECS 2027!
Registration is now open for Chain Store Age’s SPECS 2027, the country’s leading conference for store development and facilities management.

Marianne Wilson
9/15/2026
Retail sales make strong comeback in August
Retail sales rebounded in August as consumers kept spending and the back-to-school season kicked in.

Marianne Wilson
9/15/2026
The RealReal adds to store footprint — here where
With resale booming, The RealReal is expanding in brick and mortar in existing as well as new markets.

Marianne Wilson
9/15/2026
Allbirds' co-owner WSG Brands acquires Nasty Gal
Nasty Girl has returned to U.S. ownership.

Marianne Wilson
9/15/2026
Study: E-commerce marketing dollars moving away from traditional digital ads
As consumers increasingly use AI to find cashback, lower prices, promotions and better alternatives, e-commerce marketing budgets are rapidly following suit.

Marianne Wilson
9/14/2026
Harris Teeter investing $250M to enhance stores, expand footprint — here's where
Harris Teeter is making a major investment across the Charlotte, N.C., area that include the opening of three new stores.

Marianne Wilson
9/14/2026
JD Sports taps former Shoe Palace CEO to lead North America
JD Group has named a retail veteran to lead its growing North American business.

Marianne Wilson
9/14/2026
Carter’s targets Gen Z with company-wide rebranding
Carter’s Inc. is launching a rebrand — its first in more than 25 years — that includes a new visual identity and marketing campaign as it looks to make its brand more relevant to a new generation of parents.

Marianne Wilson
9/13/2026
First Look: L.L.Bean unveils rebooted flagship in Maine
L.L.Bean has completed its years-long, $50 million renovation and reimagining of its iconic flagship and the surrounding campus in its hometown of Freeport, Maine.

Marianne Wilson
9/13/2026
Uniqlo to return to San Francisco with flagship, partnerships
Some five years after it shuttered its downtown San Francisco store amid the Covid pandemic, Uniqlo is returning to the city in a big way in October.

Marianne Wilson
9/10/2026
Kroger lowers full-year same-store sales outlook
The Kroger Co. lowered its same-store sales outlook as its customers come under pressure.

Marianne Wilson