The Future of Retail - Feat. Laura Rowley

Laura Rowley is an award-winning journalist, author and media executive, with more than two decades of experience at companies including CNN, The Huffington Post, Yahoo! and Meredith Corporation. 

In 2017, 26 major retailers with liabilities of at least $50 million filed for bankruptcy, and nearly 7,000 stores closed. Rowley will present on how retailers, owners and investors can navigate the current disruption in the industry and find success in a swiftly shifting environment. She will discuss her real-time research to help identify the big picture of retail, define the new terrain with major national retailers closing, identify winning tactics for retailers and look at how retailers can thrive in the future.