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

2/22/2021
Estée Lauder to acquire beauty retailer Deciem in $1 billion deal
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has agreed to buy a majority stake in indie beauty brand Deciem Beauty Brand Group Inc.

Marianne Wilson
2/22/2021
Skincare company Heyday wants to open ‘hundreds of stores’ in next five years
Heyday plans to ramp up its brick-and-mortar expansion via franchising.

Marianne Wilson
2/22/2021
Consumer confidence at three-month high in February
Consumer confidence rose in February amid the vaccine push and as Americans grew more optimistic about the economy — and travel.

Marianne Wilson
2/22/2021
Macy’s posts first profitable quarter in a year on strong holiday, digital sales
Macy’s Inc. ended a year of “unprecedented disruption” on a very upbeat note, topping Street estimates and reporting quarterly sales improvements across all three of its brands.

Marianne Wilson
2/21/2021
Survey: Most retailers won’t require vaccines for workers, but will incentivize
As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more readily available, a majority of retailers will not mandate employees be inoculated.

Marianne Wilson
2/21/2021
Kohl's rejects activist investor group's move for board control
Kohl’s Corp. is pushing back against a group of activist investors who think the retailer is not moving quick enough to address “stagnant sales” and “declining gross margins” — issues that it said predate the pandemic.

Marianne Wilson
2/21/2021
Placer.ai: TJX off to strong start across all brands
The TJX Cos. portfolio had an exceptional end to 2020 and a very strong start in 2021.

Marianne Wilson
2/21/2021
U.S. online grocery sales hit $9.3 billion in January; customer satisfaction drops
Increased demand and expanded capacity fueled growth for grocery delivery and pickup in January.

Marianne Wilson
2/18/2021
From the ground up: Energy-efficient Starbucks constructed in record time
Six days. That’s how long it took to build the new Starbucks in Abbotsford, British Columbia (Canada).

Marianne Wilson
2/18/2021
Target to anchor new mixed-use development in Miami
A shopping center in Miami’s West Little Havana neighborhood is being redeveloped into a mixed-use project that will include residential and office space along with retail and restaurants.

Marianne Wilson