Women in Retail Talks: Top Tips of 2016
On behalf of the Women in Retail Leadership Circle, we’d like to say thank you for helping make 2016 a great year. Today, we have three of our favorite tips from our Girl Talks East and Girl Talks West events. Finally, we want to wish you and your families a very happy holiday season, and we’ll see you in 2017!
Date: December 20, 2016
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