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Jeanel Alvarado

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About Jeanel Alvarado

Jeanel Alvarado is a marketer and retail strategist, leveraging 15+ years of cross-disciplinary expertise in retail, e-commerce, technology, consumer and shopping trends. She is the former Senior Managing Director of the School of Retailing at the University of Alberta. Jeanel’s insights appear in Nasdaq, Entrepreneur, Fortune, TIME, and the US Chamber of Commerce, among others, with recurring commentary on top retailers and brands for financial markets, consumer insights, shopping trends, tech Innovation, and the luxury sector.

Articles by Jeanel Alvarado

InsightsTrends

Top 10 Luxury Bag Brands 2026 Ranking

The global luxury handbag market is in the midst of a structural reset, shifting from logo mania to a more disciplined focus on investment pieces, scarcity,…

January 4, 2026

Retail

Zales Launches ‘The Edit’ To Turn Fine Jewelry Into An Everyday Style Ritual

Zales is rolling out The Edit, a next-generation retail concept designed to feel “less like a store and more like a destination,” inviting shoppers to make…

December 30, 2025

Retail

Lululemon Pushes Back on Chip Wilson Board Move while Pointing to a Decade of Growth

Lululemon is pushing back on founder Chip Wilson’s latest boardroom move with a numbers-led, governance-focused message that leans heavily on a decade of growth. The company…

December 30, 2025

InsightsTrends

Why Gen Z Is Spending Millions On The Y2K Brands Millennials Killed

The Y2K aesthetic, characterized by its bold, maximalist, and logo-heavy style, rose rapidly and declined just as quickly between the late 1990s and the early 2010s.…

December 24, 2025

AnalysisNews

Lululemon’s CEO Exit Proves: Founder-Led Brands Win

Lululemon delivered a strong third quarter that exceeded market expectations, with revenue reaching $2.57 billion, surpassing estimates by 3.4%. Earnings per share of $2.59 beat the…

December 13, 2025