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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

FashionNews

GUESS 2024-25 ESG Report Shows Major Wins

GUESS is doubling down on sustainability with bold new results. The fashion industry is experiencing a transformative shift toward sustainability, and GUESS is positioning itself at…

July 19, 2025

BeautyNews

Ulta Beauty Acquires Space NK to Enter UK Market with 83 Stores

Ulta Beauty has officially acquired Space NK Limited, a leading British beauty retailer, marking a major milestone in its international expansion strategy. The purchase from Manzanita Capital, a…

July 18, 2025

Retail

L’Oréal Just Changed the Beauty Game With One Bold AI Move

The beauty industry is getting its biggest tech makeover yet. L’Oréal, the world’s largest beauty company, has just announced a groundbreaking partnership with NVIDIA that could…

July 17, 2025

FashionNews

AI Models Make Debut in Fashion Ads by H&M and Mango

Fashion’s digital evolution is accelerating with AI at the helm. The fashion world is rapidly evolving as artificial intelligence becomes an integral part of how brands…

July 17, 2025

NewsRetail

DUER Scales Up Across Europe and U.S. Amid Surging Demand

Canadian performance apparel brand DUER today announced the launch of DUER Europe alongside an ambitious retail expansion plan across North America. Following a decade of success…

July 10, 2025

BeautyInsights

Price Hikes Fuel Beauty’s Boom—But Can Brands Sustain the Glow?

The beauty industry demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2023, growing to $446 billion in global retail sales – a 10% increase from 2022 according to McKinsey’s latest report.…

July 7, 2025

BeautyNews

The Inkey List to Launch at Ulta Beauty

British skincare brand, The Inkey List is known for its affordable, ingredient-focused products, is officially launching at Ulta Beauty, expanding its US retail presence and making…

July 7, 2025

BeautyDTC

Inside Hailey Bieber’s Science-Backed Beauty Brand

Rhode Skincare, founded by Hailey Bieber in 2022, has rapidly established itself as a disruptive force in the beauty industry. The brand’s business model is anchored…

July 6, 2025

LuxuryNews

Brain Love Makes History with Bloomingdale’s Lenox Launch in Atlanta

Atlanta’s own Brain Love, a rising fashion brand rooted in mental wellness, wellbeing, personal evolution, and self-love, is making history this summer with the launch of its newest…

July 6, 2025

NewsRetail

Lululemon Sues Costco over alleged ‘Dupe’ apparel

Vancouver-based Lululemon has filed suit in the US District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that Costco is offering “confusingly similar” replicas—commonly known as…

July 4, 2025