Drawing on the searches we run, this lays out what actually separates the candidates who get these roles from those who do not. The step from merchandising manager or director to vice president is where the job changes from buying a category well to allocating capital across […]
Category Archives: Retail
Having placed executives into these roles repeatedly, we wrote this to tell you what genuinely matters, not the generic career advice you have already read. Retail businesses can look healthy on revenue while the underlying position deteriorates, and the signals that matter are […]
This reflects what we see from the recruiter’s side of the table, which is a useful vantage point when you are planning your own next move. Retail executive compensation varies widely by format, price positioning, company scale, ownership, and location, which means a single […]
At JRG Partners we sit on the other side of these searches every day, so this reflects what we actually see working for candidates. Closures and turnarounds are common in retail careers and frequently described badly, either defensively or as unqualified successes. Interviewers […]
At JRG Partners we sit on the other side of these searches every day, so this reflects what we actually see working for candidates. Retail is a sector where executives move between banners and reputations travel through former colleagues, vendors, and search consultants who know […]
At JRG Partners we sit on the other side of these searches every day, so this reflects what we actually see working for candidates. Retail candidates who interview poorly are rarely underqualified; they make a recurring set of errors that cause experienced interviewers to […]
This reflects what we see from the recruiter’s side of the table, which is a useful vantage point when you are planning your own next move. Direct-to-consumer retail startups offer scope and equity that established retailers rarely match, alongside risks the category has […]