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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

BeautyNews

Kate McLeod Announces Retail Partnership with Sephora

Kate McLeod, a former pastry chef turned beauty entrepreneur, has announced a retail partnership with Sephora.com on April 19, 2022. The brand is best known for…

Apr 20, 2022

BeautyRetail

Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade Launch Proudly Into Target Stores

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade, a power couple in the entertainment and sports industries, have ventured into the world of baby care with the launch of…

Apr 19, 2022

RetailStrategy

Why It’s Never Too Late To Launch Your Products Into Major Retailers

With celebrity and influencer launches happening left and right at major retailers, the question remains is it too late to get into retail? I have spoken…

Apr 18, 2022

BeautyPrograms

Apply Now: Sally Beauty Holdings 2022 Cultivate Accelerator Program

Sally Beauty Holdings, the leader in professional hair color, just launched its third Cultivate Accelerator Program focused on bringing beauty entrepreneurs’ business plans and visions to…

Apr 18, 2022

FashionRetail

The Iris Apfel Collection Sells Out At H&M

The latest H&M collaboration is a glamorous and vibrant project created in partnership with a true style icon – the incomparable Iris Apfel. The Iris Apfel…

Apr 18, 2022

BeautyRetail

Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty Launches Into Ulta Beauty

Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty has taken the beauty world by storm, and in 2022, it expanded its reach even further. On March 6, 2022, Fenty Beauty launched…

Apr 18, 2022

BeautyRetail

Ariana Grande Launches R.E.M. Beauty In Ulta Beauty Stores

Ariana Grande, the Grammy-winning pop artist, has expanded the availability of her makeup and beauty brand, R.E.M. Beauty, by launching it at Ulta in 2023. The…

Apr 16, 2022

Footwear

Naturalizer and Tracy Reese Launch Limited Footwear Collection

Leading women’s footwear brand, Naturalizer, and American fashion designer, Tracy Reese, today launched their joint initiative, the “Hope for Flowers” sustainable capsule footwear collection. The new…

Apr 14, 2022

Retail

Former President and CEO of Neiman Marcus joins Intermix’s Board of Directors

Intermix announces Karen Katz, former President and CEO of Neiman Marcus Group, has been elected to its Board of Directors. As one of the first female…

Apr 14, 2022

PaymentsRetail

FreedomPay Enables Sephora to Deliver Next Level Mobile

Sephora, the leading prestige beauty omni-retailer, has partnered with FreedomPay, the world’s leading commerce platform, to integrate FreedomPay’s data-driven commerce technology in over 500 Sephora stores…

Apr 14, 2022