WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit
Founders and C-suite of apparel brands and retailers (about 80% C-suite).
- Dates
- Usually October (next dates not announced)
- Where
- New York, NY
- Cost
- Free expo, paid sessions. Brand/retailer tickets sold via site; price not listed. 2026 date not found; 2025 edition Oct 28-29.
- Type
- Conference · Free expo, paid sessions
- Organizer
- Fairchild Fashion Media (WWD)
- Audience level
- Executive
- Suits
- Going for promotion
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Speaking opportunities
Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Fashion, apparel and beauty
Roles: fashion brand manager, buyer
Levels: Executive
The field it serves: Retail & E-commerce
- Verified open jobs
- about 486
- Typical posted salary
- $86,000 a year (middle half $58,000 to $133,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 21% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +0.2% in retail trade, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 77 of the newest 486 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 486 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Retail & E-commerce snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Retail & E-commerce employers hiring now
We have not yet published an exhibitor or attendee list for this event. These employers in its industry have open verified jobs, so they are the ones worth meeting.
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in New York, NY. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
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