Tom Ryan

Tom Ryan has more than 15 years experience as a reporter covering the retail trade.

Starting his career as a beat reporter in 1990 for Fairchild Publications, Mr. Ryan authored more than 200 front-page articles over a ten-year period for Women’s Wear Daily and also wrote extensively for the Daily News Record (DNR) and other Fairchild publications (Home Furnishings Network, Footwear News and Sportsstyle). He specialized in financial reporting including earnings results, mergers & acquisitions and funding, but also covered general business trends impacting apparel and footwear companies and the retail industry. He eventually supervised and oversaw editing responsibilities for Fairchild’s financial staff.

After leaving Fairchild in 2000, Mr. Ryan became vice president at Integrated Corporate Relations, an investor relations firm specializing in retail and apparel/footwear companies. Soon thereafter, he joined The CIT Group, an asset-based lending/factoring firm, as communications manager. At CIT, Mr. Ryan developed over 75 direct-mail pieces, wrote speeches for top executives, and orchestrated public relations placement.

In 2004. Mr. Ryan became senior editor at Sporting Goods Business (SGB), the leading monthly trade magazine for the sporting goods industry. At SGB, he also oversaw online newsletters targeting the outdoor sports and elite running markets. Prior to joining Retail Wire, he was editor and head writer for Executive Perspective, a VNU/ACNielsen bi-monthly publication targeting senior level executives in the CPG industry.

Mr. Ryan has also freelanced for several publications, including Ad-Fax (an advertising publication), Apparel Magazine, Crain’s NY, Multex.com (an investment website) and The New York Post. In addition, he has ghostwritten articles and conducted market research for corporations.

Tom resides in the East Village in New York City with his wife Rhonda of six years and their dog, Trixie.