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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.

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FashionRetail

Primark Confirmed 5 Middle East Stores for 2026 and Dubai Is First in Line

Primark is finally making its long awaited debut in the Middle East, with its first UAE store opening at The Dubai Mall on 26 March 2026,…

March 17, 2026

BeautyRetail

Cymbiotika Enters 1,000 Ulta Beauty Stores Across The U.S. With 4 Hero Supplements

Cymbiotika is moving from DTC disruptor to national beauty player, signing a distribution deal that will put its beauty from within supplements into more than 1,000…

March 17, 2026

BeautyLaw

Estée Lauder Hit With $750K Penalty For PFAS In Makeup Sold In Canada

Estée Lauder’s Canadian arm is facing a major environmental rebuke, with Esteé Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. fined $750,000 after an Ontario court found it violated the Canadian…

March 17, 2026

NewsTechnology

AMIRI and CATCHES Pioneer AI Powered Virtual Fitting With NVIDIA

CATCHES, a physics backed AI company building the next generation of digital fashion experiences, has launched its generative AI sizing technology, RealFit, in partnership with luxury…

March 17, 2026

NewsRetail

Shoe Palace Opens New High-End “Nine Three” Concept Flagship on Melrose Avenue

Shoe Palace, the leading athletic footwear and apparel retailer where sneaker culture, style and West Coast energy collide, unveiled today its new Shoe Palace Melrose “Nine…

March 14, 2026

News

Princess Polly Expands U.S. Retail Footprint With Eight New Store Locations

Princess Polly is accelerating its brick-and-mortar growth, announcing fully executed leases for eight new U.S. store locations set to open in 2026 and 2027. The expansion…

March 6, 2026

InsightsTrends

Top 10 Similar Brands and Alternatives to Tom Ford

Tom Ford is the architect of modern high octane glamour. His style is defined by power tailoring, characterized by wide peak lapels, strong shoulders, and a…

January 27, 2026

InsightsTrends

Top 10 Brands and Alternatives to JW Anderson

JW Anderson is a pioneer of contemporary gender fluidity, renowned for his cross pollination of menswear and womenswear. His work is defined by thought provoking silhouettes,…

January 27, 2026

News

10 Best Brands Most Similar to Under Armour

Under Armour revolutionized the athletic market by focusing on the “under” layer, technical base layers that manage moisture and temperature. For athletes and enthusiasts, the best…

January 27, 2026

InsightsTrends

10 Best Brands Most Similar to Ralph Lauren

The legacy of Ralph Lauren is built upon a curated “American Dream” aesthetic, blending Ivy League preppy, English country heritage, and rugged Americana. For enthusiasts of…

January 27, 2026