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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

Retail

The Grass-Fields Scandal

Today, co-Founder of Glass Fields, the UK-based African fashion brand that hit $5 million in sales in 2018, has hit the internet with claims that investors…

Jan 19, 2023

Retail

Beauty Retailer Thirteen Lune Closes $8M Seed Plus Investment

thirteen lune announces $8M seed plus investment round with new participation from The BrainTrust Fund. The Fund, led by Kendra Bracken-Ferguson and Lisa Stone, makes early…

Jan 19, 2023

RetailTrends

The 5 Retail Trends To Look For In 2023

2023 started off with uncertainty across the retail sector, as brands and retailers try to navigate new pressures customers are facing in the wake of an…

Jan 19, 2023

RetailSephora

PROVEN Launches Into Sephora

Personalized skincare brand announces a groundbreaking new partnership with prestige beauty retailer Sephora, bringing PROVEN’s leading skincare personalization technology and skincare solutions to Sephora customers. In…

Jan 19, 2023

FashionRetail

Size Inclusive Brand WRAY Opens First Brick-and-Mortar Store

Latinx-owned and Ethically Sourced Clothing Brand Offers Sizes XXS to 6XL, WRAY opened it’s first brick-and-mortar store in New York City. The clothing store, located at…

Jan 18, 2023

LuxuryRetail

Indian Jewelry Brand Opens Flagship Store In New Jersey

Tanishq, known as India’s most-loved jewelry brand, today launched its first flagship store in the United States. The brand aims to meet the evolving needs of…

Jan 18, 2023

RetailTechnology

SYKY Web3 Fashion Platform Closes $9.5M Series A Funding Led by Alexis Ohanian

SYKY (pronounced “psy-che”), a next generation luxury fashion platform, today announced the close of a $9.5 million Series A funding round. The investment is led by Alexis Ohanian’s firm Seven Seven…

Jan 17, 2023

FootwearRetail

Nisolo Footwear Opens Second Retail Storefront

Nisolo, footwear brand has opened their second retail storefront in Georgetown store in Washington, DC. Surrounded by the trailblazers and policy-changers in DC’s bustling metropolis, the store…

Jan 17, 2023

Retail

John Legend Launches Affordable Melanin-Rich Skincare Into Mass Retail

Award-winning singer-songwriter, entrepreneur and activist John Legend announces the launch of Loved01, a unisex skincare brand formulated in partnership with dermatologist Dr. Naana Boakye to treat the…

Jan 17, 2023

RetailSephora

Nutrafol Announces Major Retail Partnership With Sephora

Nutrafol has inked a new retail partnership with Sephora US starting from January 31, 2023. Nutrafol is the #1 dermatologist recommended hair growth brand in the…

Jan 17, 2023