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Kirthi Kalyanam, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RETAIL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

Kirthi Kalyanam, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RETAIL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

Kirthi Kalyanam : Ebay cutting Bay Area Jobs : ABC7 News

LSB’s Kirthi Kalyanam speaks to ABC7 News about Ebay cutting Bay Area jobs.
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Kirthi Kalyanam, L.J. Skaggs Distinguished Professor and director of the Retail Management Institute at Santa Clara, contributed to an ABC7 article about San Jose based Ebay’s recent cut of 300 Bay Area jobs. However, analysts say although the loss of jobs can be sobering, the Silicon Valley economy is stronger than it has ever been.

"The competition has gone up, and now, you have lots of places online that you can get stuff from," said Kirthi Kalyanam in the article."Part of the challenge for eBay is that it has not evolved into what the next generation of e-commerce should be."

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