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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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Clover Sonoma Organic Moon Milks Launches Into Whole Food Stores

Clover Sonoma, a third-generation family-owned and operated dairy and Certified B Corporation®, today announced the national launch of a first-of-its-kind dairy beverage: Organic Moon Milks. Steeped in ancient Ayurveda, one of the world’s oldest holistic healing systems, Clover Sonoma’s Moon…

GroceryRetail

AS Beauty Acquires Toronto-Based Cosmetics Brand Cover FX

AS Beauty, a New York-based global beauty brand developer, has announced the acquisition of Toronto-based cosmetics brand Cover FX. Founded in 2000 by medical strategist and beauty veteran Lee Graff, Cover FX began as a clinic specializing in skin issues…

Beauty

Hudson’s Bay Expands Space NK Beauty Concept

Hudson’s Bay, Canada’s iconic retailer, has expanded its partnership with UK-based beauty apothecary concept Space NK to enhance the beauty experience for Canadians. The collaboration, which began in 2021, has seen the launch of six Space NK locations within Hudson’s…

BeautyRetail

FARFETCH and Neiman Marcus Group Announce Partnership

Neiman Marcus Group (NMG), the largest omnichannel luxury retailer in the U.S. and the parent of brands including Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, today announced a global strategic partnership and investment by FARFETCH into NMG. The partnership builds on FARFETCH’S…

EcommerceLuxury

Saks Appoints Cara Chacon as Senior Vice President of ESG

Saks appoints Cara Chacon as its first Senior Vice President, ESG. Ms. Chacon brings more than two decades of experience in corporate social responsibility and environmental sustainability across multiple industries globally, including more than 10 years with Patagonia, Inc. Saks…

BusinessFashion

Macy’s To Opens Fulfillment Center In North Carolina

Macy’s, the iconic American retailer, has announced plans to invest $584 million in building a state-of-the-art fulfillment center in China Grove, North Carolina. The 1.4 million-square-foot facility is set to open in 2024 and will employ nearly 2,800 people when…

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