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Jeanel Alvarado

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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…

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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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pinterest financials

Pinterest revenue grew 11% year over year

Pinterest, one of the world’s leading social media platforms, recently announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2023. The company has shown impressive growth, with key metrics indicating a strong performance and promising future. In Q3 2023, Pinterest…

Retail
Nordstrom Holidays 2023

Nordstrom Makes Last-Minute Holiday Shopping Easy

As the holiday season approaches, Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack are extending a warm invitation to customers to make these stores their ultimate holiday shopping destinations. Offering a wide range of products at various price points, these stores aim to cater…

BusinessFashion
Walmart store remodel 500 million

Walmart debut $500M remodel of 117 stores

The retail giant’s re-grand opening of 117 stores across the nation, makes it the largest single-day rollout in the company’s history. This ambitious project represents an investment of over half a billion dollars in local communities across 30 states, demonstrating…

Retail
Lagos

LAGOS Open New Boutique At Bloomingdale’s

The esteemed fine jewelry brand, LAGOS, has recently announced its expansion in the New York market. This growth is marked by the inauguration of a new boutique located at Bloomingdale’s on 59th Street. The luxury retailer has significantly expanded its…

Retail
Samsung Transforms Holt Renfrew Yorkdale with an Immersive Digital Gateway

Holt Renfrew is Redefining Retail With Stunning New Digital Facade

Holt Renfrew, a leading fashion and lifestyle retailer, joined forces with Samsung Canada to create an impressive digital façade at its Yorkdale Shopping Centre. This innovative digital signage solution in one of Toronto’s premier shopping destinations provides a visually striking…

Retail
Retail Crime

Retailers, Prosecutors Unite to Fight Retail Crime

In an unprecedented move, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) have joined forces to tackle the growing issue of retail crime in the United States. This initiative, launched in September 2023, has seen…

Retail
Digit robots by Agility Robotics in Amazon

Amazon will begin testing Digit robots at facilities

Agility Robotics, the creator of the revolutionary bipedal robot Digit, has announced that Amazon will commence testing of Digit for use in their operations. This marks a significant expansion of the relationship between the two companies, as Agility is already…

Technology
16th Annual Global Shopper Study by Zebra Technologies

Over 80% of Retailers Challenged by Shrink

Most retailers agree self-checkouts deliver value. In fact, eight in 10 of them agree the investment in self-checkouts is paying off as this technology allows associates to work on higher value tasks and improves the customer experience. However, about 80%…

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