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

1/10/2021
GameStop in board overhaul in deal with activist investor
Changes have come to the GameStop board.

Marianne Wilson
1/10/2021
Ikea debuts new small store format
Ikea has unveiled its first store to open in the U.S. with a smaller format.

Marianne Wilson
1/10/2021
AlixPartners: Ten retail predictions for 2021
Consumers will be calling the shots. And operations will get a much-needed makeover.

Marianne Wilson
1/7/2021
Rents for retail spaces in Manhattan fall to ‘historic’ lows
It’s a tenant’s market in Manhattan.

Marianne Wilson
1/7/2021
RH makes big real estate investment in Aspen
RH (formerly known as Restoration Hardware) is making an equity investment of $105 million in real estate in Aspen, Colo.

Marianne Wilson
1/7/2021
NPD: Demand for consumer electronics to remain high for next two years
Consumer technology sales had their strongest growth in at least seven years in 2020 and the momentum will carry over into the first quarter of this year.

Marianne Wilson
1/7/2021
Aldi continues expansion, remodels
Aldi is updating and expanding its footprint in Florida.

Marianne Wilson
1/7/2021
More than 2.3 million job cuts in 2020 – here’s how retail fared
The retail industry came in third among industries in announced job cuts in 2020. But it also had the highest number of announced hires.

Marianne Wilson
1/7/2021
The last video store chain in U.S. is going dark
After some 42 years in business, Family Video is closing all its stores.

Marianne Wilson
1/6/2021
Bed Bath & Beyond Q3 sales fall amid store closures, divestitures
Bed Bath & Beyond’s third-quarter sales fell 5% in as the chain continued to close stores and sell off non-core assets as part of its turnaround strategy.

Marianne Wilson
1/6/2021
BCG: Sixty-seven percent of U.S. retail companies under ‘stress’
More than seven months into the novel coronavirus pandemic, a disturbingly large number of U.S. companies are at risk.

Marianne Wilson
1/6/2021
LVMH names new CEO for Tiffany as acquisition is completed
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has completed its $15.8 billion acquisition of Tiffany & Co. and named a new leadership team to accelerate the growth of the iconic U.S. jeweler.

Marianne Wilson