Marketing and sales expert Jerry Talamantes is back with the final article of his three-part blog series about the in-store Customer Experience. He discusses how stores can leverage the in-store event to create experiences that solidify their connection with the customer.

Meet Stacey Head, founder and managing director of she wear, and a 2018 Women2Watch Innovation Award winner. In this month's W2W spotlight, Stacey talks about how an unexpected accident led to the creation of she wear, a company specializing in safety and fashion footwear for women. Stacey is  one of the biggest disruptors and innovators in retail, and we're proud to have her in our community!

You can connect with Stacey and other leaders directly in our HALO community.

Remodista is pleased to announce that we're opening our online community, Help a Leader Out (HALO), to the public with the mission to attract more and more global pioneer thinkers!

Our HALO community has been in beta testing this past year, and we now have about 300 leaders participating. HALO's purpose is to educate brands, cultivate leaders, and connect globally looking at the future of business.

If you are a forward-thinking leader in retail, technology, finance, or any other part of business, please join us in the HALO community.

Our Women2Watch honorees have spoken at over 100 keynotes and panels around the world and in the US since we launched the program in 2016.

It's your turn.

Are you or someone you know an influential woman who is driving innovation in online and brick-and-mortar retail? Remodista is now accepting nominations for our 2019 Women2Watch in Business Disruption!

Nominations close on November 15. Members of our retail committee will reach out to nominees after the nomination period ends.

There's no stopping the march of technology.  And there's no denying that retailers have invested heavily in legacy systems.  A clear gap is emerging and in the chasm is the technical debt that will, at some point, swallow consumer-direct companies whole. 

We worked with our partners at Capgemini to learn more about the transition from legacy to cloud-based applications.  Here are a few highlights:

Our fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is live until October 5, and we'd like to invite you to participate in our online auction benefitting St. Jude.

​We're auctioning off the two Spirit of St. Jude award winner gift bags—each with a retail value worth over $2000.

All proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a leading children's hospital pioneering research and treatments for kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Because more than 75% of their funding comes from generous donors, St. Jude has the freedom to focus on what matters most — saving kids regardless of their financial situation.