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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 Y2K Brands Dominating the Resale Market

Top 10 Y2K Brands Dominating the Resale Market

Related reading: Explore our Y2K Cowboy Core and Heritage Revival Took Over Luxury Shopping in 2025 1stDibs Trend Report. The year 2025 marks an unprecedented moment in fashion history: the Y2K aesthetic—once dismissed as dated excess—has emerged as the dominant…

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The Top 10 Comeback Designer Brands of the Year 2025

The Top 10 Comeback Designer Brands of the Year 2025

The 2025 Luxury Resale Market has witnessed a remarkable resurgence of heritage and contemporary brands that were previously undervalued or overlooked. Using the same methodology as our primary luxury resale report—analyzing search growth, value retention, cultural moments, and consumer sentiment…

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SSENSE Founders Stage High Stakes Buyback Amid CCAA Turmoil

SSENSE Founders Stage High Stakes Buyback Amid CCAA Turmoil

SSENSE’s founders are set to retake control of the business through a court‑supervised process, in a move that could mark a new chapter for the troubled luxury e-commerce pioneer in Canada. Founder‑led bid wins in CCAA process SSENSE announced from…

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