‘Most Influential Women’ honored at event

MMR hosts a reception for retailing's top executives

WSLStrategic Retail CEO and Chief Shopper Wendy Liebmann moderated a panel discussion with Jocelyn Konrad of Rite Aid, Tonja Bufford-Bailey of TBB Track and Lauren Brindley of Walgreens
Penelope Giraud of La Roche-Posay opened the MMR event honoring retail’s most influential women of 2021.
Honorees Laura Shaw and Karen Staniforth of Rite Aid with Mark Panzer of Retail Consulting Group.
Honorees Heather Hughes, Elena Kraus, Ann Cohen and Michelle Kraus of Walgreens.
Joe Bivona of St. Joseph’s University with Alex Gourlay of Walgreens and Jim Whitman of NACDS.
Bob Goode of the Bountiful Company with Ashley Spencer of TBB Track, Samantha Goldstein of Bountiful and Tonja Buford-Bailey of TBB.
Jocelyn Konrad of Rite Aid was honored as one of MMR’s Most Influential Women of 2021.
John Standley of Walgreens with Mark Panzer of Retail Consulting Group.
Shannon Heffernan of L’Oreal Active Cosmetics and Penelope Giraud of Loreal/La Roche Posay with Ashley Spencer, Tonja Bufford-Bailey and Victoria Bailey of TBB Track, and Charlie Lang of L’Oreal Active Cosmetics.
Lisa Badgely of Walgreens was honored as one of MMR’s Most Influential Women.
Ted Peterson of CP Linkages with David Devine and Jim Devine of WD Wodika Devine, and Roz Chapman of The Chapman Edge.
Abraham Jones, Ashley Spencer, Tonja Buford-Bailey and Mark Kendall of TBB Track.
Rachel Gilmore of Nufabrx with Abbey Wilson and Monique Filardi of The Desire Company.
Tonja Buford-Bailey and Ashley Spencer of TBB Track with Joseph Caputo and Moe Mohamed of Its Move Water.
Lauren Brindley of Walgreens was honored as one of MMR’s Most Influential Women of 2021.

CHICAGO — Mass Market Retailers recently hosted an in-person event to honor the outstanding executives who were identified by the publication as the industry’s Most Influential Women in 2021.

The event included a panel discussion moderated by WSL Strategic Retail’s CEO and Chief Shopper Wendy Liebmann and featuring Rite Aid executive vice president and chief pharmacy officer Jocelyn Konrad, Walgreens group vice president for beauty and personal care Lauren Brindley, and TBB Track Club president and three-time Olympic medalist Tonja Buford-Bailey. There was also an award presentation and the chance to meet (and get a photo with) Olympic track and field stars Buford-Bailey and Ashley Spencer.

The awards presentation and reception drew retailer and supplier executives from across the food, drug and mass channels to the Ivy Room, an event space in a historic building on Chicago’s Ohio Street.

The reception was sponsored by CeraVe, and The Desire Co. sponsored the appearance by the Olympians. Other sponsors were Alaffia, Hallmark, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and RensAir (air purification).

MMR recognized Mass Market Retailing’s Most Influential Women in its June 21 print edition.