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The Fall of Thomas Cook

Geoff Riley

24th September 2019

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Strip away the short term dynamics of poor management, Brexit uncertainty and the falling pound. The best explanation that I have heard for the demise of Thomas Cook is that it was fundamentally an analogue business operating in a digital world and struggling to cope with a £1.7bn debt burden when revenues were declining.

Thomas Cook Share Price

Here are some of the reactions to the news that Thomas Cook is being liquidated.

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What Thomas Cook collapse means for customers and investors
What went wrong at Thomas Cook?
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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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