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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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Kate McLeod Announces Retail Partnership with Sephora

Kate McLeod, a former pastry chef turned beauty entrepreneur, has announced a retail partnership with Sephora.com on April 19, 2022. The brand is best known for its waterless, plastic-free, and zero-waste Body Stone solid moisturizers. These innovative products are designed…

BeautyNews

The Iris Apfel Collection Sells Out At H&M

The latest H&M collaboration is a glamorous and vibrant project created in partnership with a true style icon – the incomparable Iris Apfel. The Iris Apfel x H&M collection celebrates the 100th birthday of the beloved tastemaker. The collection launched…

FashionRetail

Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty Launches Into Ulta Beauty

Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty has taken the beauty world by storm, and in 2022, it expanded its reach even further. On March 6, 2022, Fenty Beauty launched into all of Ulta Beauty’s 1,300+ store locations across the United States, as well…

BeautyRetail

Naturalizer and Tracy Reese Launch Limited Footwear Collection

Leading women’s footwear brand, Naturalizer, and American fashion designer, Tracy Reese, today launched their joint initiative, the “Hope for Flowers” sustainable capsule footwear collection. The new line was created to shine light on the shared passions of both brands. Reese’s…

Footwear

FreedomPay Enables Sephora to Deliver Next Level Mobile

Sephora, the leading prestige beauty omni-retailer, has partnered with FreedomPay, the world’s leading commerce platform, to integrate FreedomPay’s data-driven commerce technology in over 500 Sephora stores across the Americas. This partnership aims to provide a safe, secure, and innovative Mobile…

PaymentsRetail