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PGDM Marketing Admissions 2021 below. Why Specialized PGDM are relevant? So what is the role of specialized programs? How are they different from general MBA/PGDM programs and who should consider them? Responding to this query, Dr Atish Chattopadhyay, Director, JAGSoM said, “For the first job after MBA or PGDM, specialised knowledge and technical skills are very important. Technical skills play a significant role in the initial years of one’s career. Most of the initial employment is based ...

May 25, 2021Updated 2:18 p.m. ET It’s been more than a year since the coronavirus brought events and socializing to a screeching halt, prompting much of the United States to settle into sweatpants and stay indoors for months on end. Yet in recent weeks — and particularly in parts of the country where life is edging back toward normalcy — there is a post-pandemic ebullience emerging in how Americans are dressing. Traditional retailers like T.J. Maxx and Macy’s have reported a surge in ap...

Video Ikea has taken a leaf out of Pixar’s playbook for its latest #WonderfulEveryday commercial, an animated allegory for how even small actions can make a big difference when it comes to saving the planet. Following the adventures of an anthropomorphic robot with more than a shade of Pixar’s Wall-E, the CGI-heavy piece shows how a little motivation can go a long way when it comes to protecting planet Earth. Developed by Mother, ‘Change a bit for Good’ is centered on a one-minute telev...

With workers at home and stores stingy with shelf space, how is a new protein bar supposed to introduce itself? Even the food giants had to adjust.

Stimulus payments, pent-up demand and low interest rates lifted sales and prices.

The recovery is profoundly unequal across sectors, unbalanced in ways that have big implications for businesses and workers.

Much has been said about digital adoption across age and income segments, the transition to WFH, decreased mobility, value-based purchasing, and the increased spotlight on self.

The Week in Business: Let’s Go Shopping April 18, 2021, 7:00 a.m. ET Good morning. The economy is showing more signs of recovery — jobs are coming back, the stock market is up (again) and people are spending money. Here’s the latest in business and tech news for the week ahead. Stay safe out there. — Charlotte Cowles Dollar Signs So, what did you buy with your stimulus check? Retail sales in March blew past expectations, soaring nearly 10 percent as the latest round of fed...

China’s Economy Is Booming. Shoppers Are Skittish Anyway. The world’s traditional growth engine is expected to report a double-digit first-quarter jump. But consumers and small business aren’t fully sharing in the spoils. Outside a Gucci shop in Beijing. China is trying to get its consumers to return to their prepandemic spending.Credit...Nicolas Asfouri/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images April 15, 2021Updated 2:11 p.m. ET Factories are whirring, new apartments are being snapped up, an...

Consumer spending dropped 7.2% in March compared with the same period in 2019 as an extended lockdown dragged on, according to Barclaycard.