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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 Merit Beauty Competitors & Alternatives

Top 10 Merit Beauty Competitors & Alternatives

Merit Beauty has carved out a unique “clean luxury” niche by targeting the “polished professional”, women who want a curated, five minute routine that looks like “themselves, but better.” The beauty brand prices itself roughly 30% below traditional luxury brands…

BeautyInsights
Cliganic Expands its Single Ingredient Beauty Nationwide

Cliganic Expands its Single Ingredient Beauty Nationwide

Cliganic is widening its national retail footprint as demand grows for single‑ingredient, multipurpose beauty oils across major U.S. markets, adding more than CVS Pharmacy locations to an existing mix of specialty and mass retailers. Clean beauty’s wider reach The expansion…

NewsRetail
Top 10 Everlane Competitors & Alternatives

Top 10 Everlane Competitors & Alternatives

Everlane revolutionized the American fashion landscape with its “Radical Transparency” model, promising customers a breakdown of production costs and ethical factory standards. Its aesthetic, a “millennial fever dream” of minimalist basics, has become the blueprint for the direct-to-consumer (DTC) era.…

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Lane Bryant Brings Plus Size Power to Walmart Canada

Lane Bryant Brings Plus Size Power to Walmart Canada

Lane Bryant is entering the Canadian market with a dedicated plus-size women’s fashion line available exclusively at Walmart Canada, marking the brand’s first major retail expansion into the country. The rollout starts online immediately and reaches 320 stores nationwide on…

FashionNews
Top 10 Fashion Brands by Resale Listings (RaaS)

Top 10 Fashion Brands by Resale Listings (RaaS)

The fashion industry is undergoing a structural shift toward the circular economy, with Resale as a Service (RaaS) emerging as a critical driver. This model allows brands to manage their own secondary markets, ensuring product authenticity, maintaining brand equity, and…

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