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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

FootwearRetail

Rykä Partners with Chanel Miller on Limited-Edition Courage Sneaker

As the first company to make athletic shoes especially fit for women and as a supporter of trailblazing women, Rykä has teamed up with Chanel Miller—author…

Apr 5, 2022

FootwearRetail

Skechers Appoints Yolanda Macias to Its Board of Directors

Skechers USA, announced today that Yolanda Macias has been appointed to its Board of Directors. The appointment brings the total number of directors to eight, including…

Apr 5, 2022

GroceryRetail

Clover Sonoma Organic Moon Milks Launches Into Whole Food Stores

Clover Sonoma, a third-generation family-owned and operated dairy and Certified B Corporation®, today announced the national launch of a first-of-its-kind dairy beverage: Organic Moon Milks. Steeped…

Apr 5, 2022

Beauty

AS Beauty Acquires Toronto-Based Cosmetics Brand Cover FX

AS Beauty, a New York-based global beauty brand developer, has announced the acquisition of Toronto-based cosmetics brand Cover FX. Founded in 2000 by medical strategist and…

Apr 5, 2022

BeautyRetail

Hudson’s Bay Expands Space NK Beauty Concept

Hudson’s Bay, Canada’s iconic retailer, has expanded its partnership with UK-based beauty apothecary concept Space NK to enhance the beauty experience for Canadians. The collaboration, which…

Apr 5, 2022

EcommerceLuxury

FARFETCH and Neiman Marcus Group Announce Partnership

Neiman Marcus Group (NMG), the largest omnichannel luxury retailer in the U.S. and the parent of brands including Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, today announced a…

Apr 5, 2022

BusinessFashion

Saks Appoints Cara Chacon as Senior Vice President of ESG

Saks appoints Cara Chacon as its first Senior Vice President, ESG. Ms. Chacon brings more than two decades of experience in corporate social responsibility and environmental…

Apr 4, 2022

FashionRetail

Macy’s To Opens Fulfillment Center In North Carolina

Macy’s, the iconic American retailer, has announced plans to invest $584 million in building a state-of-the-art fulfillment center in China Grove, North Carolina. The 1.4 million-square-foot…

Mar 31, 2022

BeautyRetail

e.l.f. Cosmetics and Dunkin’ Drop the Most Eye-Popping Collab of the Season

On March 31st, e.l.f. x Dunkin’ launch makeup collection with TikTok superstar, makeup artist, beauty aficionado and former Ulta Beauty associate from Massachusetts – Mikayla Nogueria.…

Mar 31, 2022

EcommerceMarketing

Bonsai Raises $21 Million to Scale Embedded Commerce for Publishers and Retailers

North America’s leading embedded commerce solution, has raised a $21 million CAD Series A led by Toronto-based Framework Venture Partners. Bonsai’s vision is to enable checkout…

Mar 30, 2022