Daren Hull

President

Vera Bradley

Daren Hull joined Vera Bradley as the Chief Customer Officer in 2018, with responsibility for sales channels and marketing, and was promoted to brand President in 2020. Hull has a background in customer experience, insights and analytics, marketing, social media, merchandising, technology, operations, strategy, and leadership. Daren previously served as SVP of Technology, Stores, and West Elm Digital for Williams-Sonoma, General Manager at Amazon, COO at Outdoor Voices, and VP of Luxury Direct at L’Oréal.

Speaking in:

Tuesday

January 17

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 4

Overcoming price challenges & anticipating ahead with AI produced by Impact Analytics

Winning the battle for customers amid a recession, inflation, and supply chain woes is fierce and nothing is more important than price. With price, it’s all about data and AI/ML to gain a competitive edge. Hear from our retail panel as they share how intelligent AI and lifecycle pricing strategies helped them overcome unique price challenges through the holidays. Furthermore, they’ll share how AI… Read more

Tuesday

January 17

2:00 pm–2:30 pm

Expo, Level 3, Expo Stage 5

Mastercard Economics Institute: Understand the US economy’s path through the consumer lens produced by Mastercard

In today’s unusual economy, how can retailers use macro-economic insights to move their business forward? This session will provide insight on the current economic landscape, drawing from aggregated and anonymized sales activity in the Mastercard network and third-party sources, including how the consumer is managing inflationary pressures and a shifting labor market. These macroeconomic insights… Read more