Data Science, Female Technologists, and the Future of Retail

Having worked in traditional brick and mortar and then at a TV shopping network early in my career, I remain fascinated by the radical changes remaking the retail industry. I'm especially intrigued by the innovations that have driven these changes over the years - from the early traveling salesmen to catalogs to department stores and now online and web selling. With their customers having ordered over one billion items this past holiday season, Amazon is indeed the new Sears. But what does the future hold? Much of this innovation and change derives from the introduction of new technologies, and the resulting pace of change is dynamic.