Blog and updates
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1 Aug 2022
PESTLE in Action | Competition Regulators Force JD Sports to Sell Footasylum at a Loss
A topical example here of how regulation is forcing a business to reverse an attempt at external growth.
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27 Jul 2022
PED in Action | Inflation Hits the Humble Cheeseburger
Now price inflation has hit the McDonald's cheeseburger! What will happen to demand?
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27 Jul 2022
Index Numbers and Percentage Changes in Action | Live Tracking of Sales at Pret Helps Map How Different Locations Are Recovering from the Pandemic
A fascinating analysis of sales data from key locations for Pret A Manger gives us insights into how the food-on-the go market is impacted by location as it tries to recover from the pandemic and...
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26 Jul 2022
A Prime Example of Price Elasticity of Demand
What will happen to the quantity demanded of Amazon Prime subscriptions in the UK after Amazon announced an increase in price?
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25 Jul 2022
Supply Chains and Inventory Management | Long Lead Times Leave Fans Lost
Want the latest 2022/23,over-priced kit for your favourite Premier League or Championship team? You might have to wait.
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25 Jul 2022
Why Businesses Fail | A Perfect Storm For UK Restaurants Is Forcing More to Close their Doors
1,406 restaurants closed in the UK during the 12 months to May 2022, a 64% increase on the previous year.
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24 Jul 2022
PESTLE in Action | Falling Demand for Alcohol Amongst Younger Brits
According to new research, 26% of people in the UK aged between 16-24 are fully teetotal.
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22 Jul 2022
Growing Market Share by Rewarding Existing Customers | McDonalds UK to Roll out Loyalty Scheme After Successful Trial
A good example here of how a successful marketing trial of a customer loyalty scheme is leading to a wider UK-wide rollout.
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21 Jul 2022
Ice-Cream Sales and the Heatwave | A Classic Example of Strong Positive Correlation
Temperatures and tempers are rising. So, what better sound is there than the jingle of the ice-cream van as it turns the corner - and a queue of eager customers lines up.
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18 Jul 2022
Income Elasticity of Demand | Falling Disposable Incomes Are Making More People Cancel their Media Streaming Subscriptions
The increasing pressure of rising energy and food prices is cutting into disposable incomes, and it looks like demand for media streaming services is sensitive to these changes.
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17 Jul 2022
Employee / Employer Relations Under Strain As the Cost of Living Crisis Drives Greater Industrial Unrest
After a long-term decline in industrial action such as strikes, employees and employers in the UK appear to entering a new phase of worsening relations.
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8 Jul 2022
The Biz Quiz: 8th June 2022
Here's the last Biz Quiz of the academic year! We have 8 multiple choice questions and a 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in class. Good luck!
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1 Jul 2022
The Biz Quiz: 1st July 2022
Here's this week's bizquiz. Apologies that there is no online version of the quiz this week. We have 8 multichoice questions available on the Powerpoint download.
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24 Jun 2022
The Biz Quiz: 24th June 2022
Here's this week's bizquiz! We have 8 multichoice questions and a 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in class. Good luck!
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17 Jun 2022
The Biz Quiz: 17th June 2022
Here's this week's bizquiz! We have 8 multichoice questions and a 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in class. Good luck!
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10 Jun 2022
The Biz Quiz: 10th June 2022
Here's this week's bizquiz! We have 8 multichoice questions and a 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in class. Good luck!
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27 May 2022
The Biz Quiz: 27th May 2022
Time for some half term fun - here's this week's bizquiz! We have 8 multichoice questions and a 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in class.
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20 May 2022
The Biz Quiz: 20th May 2022
Here's this week's bizquiz! We have 8 multichoice questions and a 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in class. Good luck!
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13 May 2022
The Biz Quiz: 13th May 2022
It's back! The tutor2u Business team has returned from the revision workshops and put together this week's bizquiz! We have 8 multichoice questions and 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing...
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1 Apr 2022
The Biz Quiz: 1st April 2022
Here's this week's bizquiz! We have 8 multichoice questions and 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in class. I promise that there are no April Fools questions! Good luck!
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