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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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Top 10 AI Powered Personal Shopping Assistants

Top 10 AI Powered Personal Shopping Assistants

The checkout button is no longer the finish line; it’s barely the starting point. In 2026, the most significant shift in retail isn’t happening on the shop floor or even on the product page. It’s happening in the conversation layer,…

Technology
Top 10 Professional Haircare Brands (2026)

Top 10 Professional Haircare Brands (2026)

Related reading: Explore our Top 10 Most Mentioned Haircare Brands by Influencers in 2025. This RB report ranks leading professional haircare brands based on their estimated monthly search traffic, primarily utilizing data from SEMRush and Similarweb for February 2026 (or…

BeautyInsights
Lululemon Athletica Inc. Reports Q4 and Fiscal 2025 Results

Lululemon Athletica Inc. Reports Q4 and Fiscal 2025 Results

Lululemon closed fiscal 2025 with slower growth and softer margins but still delivered record annual sales, as international strength offset a tougher North America backdrop. For fiscal 2026, the Vancouver based brand is guiding to low single digit growth while…

News
Fig.1 Beauty lands on Sephora with Dermatologist Created Skincare

Fig.1 Beauty lands on Sephora with Dermatologist Created Skincare

Fig.1 Beauty is bringing dermatologist created, clinically tested skincare to Sephora.com, promising prestige level results at more accessible price points as it debuts eight streamlined SKUs on the retailer’s platform. This marks a major retail milestone for the New York…

News
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