Biography

Retail expert Shelley E. Kohan is a highly accomplished senior executive in the retail industry, having worked for Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Space NK, and RetailNext. She is an associate professor at Fashion Institute of Technology, a senior contributor for Forbes.com and a writer for The Robin Report. As a retail pundit, Shelley has been interviewed across many publications and media including NBC Nightly News, Wall St. Journal, New York Times, Women’s Wear Daily, Reuters, The Washington Post, Fortune and Chain Store Age. Shelley has spoken and presented at various retail conferences and broadcast media throughout the industry. Shelley co-hosts a weekly podcast Retail Unwrapped with Robin Lewis.