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

6/8/2020
Best Buy expects to have 800 stores open by June 15 — with no appointment needed
Best Buy Corp. is dropping the shop-by-appointment model it put in place in its first wave of store reopenings.

Marianne Wilson
6/8/2020
Parent company of Kay’s Jewelers, Zales, Jared to close about 400 stores this year
The world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry is downsizing its store portfolio as it accelerates its emphasis on e-commerce.

Marianne Wilson
6/8/2020
Partnership brings theme park thinking to socially distancing retail queues
Two companies have teamed up to help retailers reimagine the customer queue experience as retailers limit store capacity to ensure social distancing.

Marianne Wilson
6/8/2020
Non-profit in pilot program to help grocers go green
A new pilot program is designed to help grocery stores offset the upfront costs of natural refrigerant technologies.

Marianne Wilson
6/8/2020
Study: New C-suite position needed to deal with health, safety
Retail and restaurant companies must take an aggressive, multifaceted approach to health and safety.

Marianne Wilson
6/8/2020
NEST donating $70,000-plus to local charities
NEST is donating to local charities and is asking its customers to select the beneficiaries.

Marianne Wilson
6/8/2020
HanesBrands taps former Walmart chief merchant as CEO
HanesBrands Inc. has ended its search for a new chief executive.

Marianne Wilson
6/8/2020
Macy’s reopened stores doing better than expected; looks to holiday
Macy’s sounded a confident note in its preliminary sales and earnings results for the first quarter as COVID-19 restrictions loosen and customers start to return to its stores.

Marianne Wilson
6/7/2020
Macy’s raises $4.5 billion in financing
Macy's Inc. said it raised a total of $4.5 billion, providing it with sufficient liquidity to fund operations and address business needs as the economy starts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marianne Wilson
6/7/2020
The top 10 U.S. e-commerce retailers are…
Amazon continues to far outdistance all other U.S. retailers in e-commerce sales, but Walmart and other large retailers are showing increased strength as they pivot online.

Marianne Wilson
6/7/2020
Grocers get top marks for in-store COVID-19 response
The grocery industry has exerted the most consistent and visible efforts in implementing health and safety standards in response to the pandemic, followed by big-box and drug stores.

Marianne Wilson
6/7/2020
Five steps to ensure safe, clean water as buildings reopen
As commercial buildings, including restaurants, offices, and stores, reopen after months of being closed due to the pandemic, it’s important to take steps to ward off potentially harmful drinking water conditions.

Marianne Wilson