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

5/5/2020
Amazon’s brokerage service goes national
Amazon is expanding its brokerage division, which it launched about one year ago.

Marianne Wilson
5/5/2020
Retail veteran to head up High Times as it enters retail
Hightimes Holding Corp., owner of the iconic High Times Magazine, has named a new CEO — its third in little over a year — as it readies a move into the retail arena.

Marianne Wilson
5/5/2020
Gap Inc. to reopen up to 800 stores by end of May
Gap Inc. will start reopening its stores, starting with a small selection of locations in Texas this weekend, as COVID-19 lockdown restrictions slowly begin to ease in some areas.

Marianne Wilson
5/5/2020
Office Depot reports strong Q1; adopts poison pill
Office Depot Inc. came fast out of the gate in its first quarter, with increased demand for its goods and services amid COVID-19. But it isn’t taking any chances.

Marianne Wilson
5/5/2020
Reuters: Lord & Taylor to liquidate its stores as soon as they reopen
One of the world’s oldest department store companies is reportedly going to call it quits.

Marianne Wilson
5/4/2020
Wayfair Q1 sales surge but loss widens
Wayfair Inc.’s sales grew nearly 20% in its first quarter as Americans spruced up their homes during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Marianne Wilson
5/4/2020
Nordstrom preps to reopen stores — with lots of changes
Fewer fitting rooms, no beauty makeovers, plexiglass dividers at checkouts and a limited number of customers allowed in a store.

Marianne Wilson
5/4/2020
Walgreens to resume standard operating hours
Walgreens stores are getting back to some semblance of normal, but with added safety measures.

Marianne Wilson
5/4/2020
Survey: Retail shrink rises in 2019; only 6% of losses recovered
Retail theft due to shoplifting and dishonest employees remains a serious problem for retailers.

Marianne Wilson
5/4/2020
Let’s Pave CEO goes on the road to support healthcare workers amid COVID-19
Let’s Pave has recognized the toll COVID 19 has taken on assisted living communities across the country.

Marianne Wilson
5/4/2020
NPD: Weekly retail spending up 7%
Retail spending improved for the fourth straight week, but much uncertainty still remains as consumers buying habits continue to shift amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marianne Wilson
5/3/2020
Victoria's Secret/Sycamore Partners deal off; chain will be spun off
L Brands intends to spin-off its Victoria's Secret business as a standalone company following the termination of its agreement to sell the business to Sycamore Partners.

Marianne Wilson