Blog and updates
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4 Dec 2022
Budgeting and Variances | John Lewis & Waitrose Tackle a £19m Adverse Energy Cost Variance
If you're planning a trip to Waitrose or John Lewis for some festive shopping, you might want to wear an extra layer and perhaps take a headtorch.
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14 Nov 2022
Ecommerce & Distribution | Primark Finally Embraces Online - and Crashes
Teething troubles no doubt. However, the launch of Primark's first online selling option soon crashed just a few hours after going live!
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14 Nov 2022
Employee Employer Relations | A "Permanent Strike" Threatens a Shortage of Twiglets
Industrial relations at Jacob's food factory in Liverpool are not harmonious, and we now be about to suffer a shortage of some festive seasonal favourites.
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2 Nov 2022
Matching Supply with Demand | The Seasonal Race to Recruit Temporary Shop Staff Begins
And they're off! As the advent calendars and mince pies hit the shelves, the traditional race amongst supermarkets to recruit temporary staff is under way.
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2 Nov 2022
External Growth and Competition Legislation | A Mega Merger is Blocked!
Mergers and takeovers are rarely blocked by competiton regulators. So this is a good example to help explain why not every strategy of external growth will get beyond the first stage!
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30 Oct 2022
Brand Loyalty | Consumers More Likely to Switch Brands to Find Better Value
It looks like one casualty of the cost of living crisis might be brand loyalty!
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30 Oct 2022
Debt and Gearing | Rising Interest Rates Threaten Business Solvency
Businesses with high levels of gearing are facing the prospect of rising interest costs and difficulties in raising new bank loans.
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28 Oct 2022
Factors Influencing Demand | Soaring Demand for Devices to Help Save Energy
Rising energy bills are prompting consumers to buy products which they hope will reduce energy consumption.
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28 Oct 2022
The Biz Quiz: 28th October 2022
Welcome back to this new half term! Here's our weekly business news quiz.
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26 Oct 2022
Product Life Cycle | End of the Road for the Ford Fiesta
It's the UK's bestselling car in history. 4.3 million have been bought new, and countless more bought second hand. But, now the Ford Fiesta has reached the end of its decline phase. Production is...
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26 Oct 2022
Labour Shortages and Capacity Management | Heathrow Airport Still Needs 25,000 More Workers
The impact of continued labour shortages in some sectors of the UK economy is illustrated by Heathrow Airport which continues to struggle with flight capacity.
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7 Oct 2022
Price Elasticity of Demand | Greggs Sausage Rolls Rise in Price - Again!
Do customers notice and respond to several small price increases less than if prices rise more signifcanly in one step?
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7 Oct 2022
Customer Service Quality and Operations | Last Chance for Avanti West Coast
Avanti West Coast have just six months left to improve the shockingly poor quality of their west coast rail service from London to Glasgow.
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7 Oct 2022
CSR and Brand Building | A Winter Warming Act from Asda
Good move this, and perhaps one that other supermarket groups might replicate as the days get shorter and colder.
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7 Oct 2022
PESTLE in Action | Should Trading Regulations Mean Diddly-Squat to Business Owners?
Fans of Clarkson's Farm will not be surprised to hear that Jeremy is once again at odds with the trading laws and regulations set by his local council.
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