Blog and updates
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13 Oct 2017
Cashless and Staffless Stores
Is this the future of retail? BBC World Business visits China to see e-commerce businesses looking to disrupt traditional retail models. Consider the cost and demand-side factors influencing this...
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13 Oct 2017
AQA/ Edexcel A Level Bellwork/ Revision Activity - Variance Analysis
I posted this activity in May for teachers to use as part of a revision lesson but its also ideal to use at the start of a Year 2 lesson as a bellwork activity, ensuring that students are...
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11 Oct 2017
The Biz Quiz - 11 October 2017
10 questions on the business news over the last 7 days. Can you get all 10 correct?
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11 Oct 2017
Edexcel A Level Business Linear Worksheets
A new set of editable Edexcel A Level Business Linear Worksheets are proving popular with centres looking for ways to test students on a wider range of the specification content.
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11 Oct 2017
Breaking records in the tourist industry
Tourism is one of the few industries in the UK which does not depend on a trade deal being made with anyone, and is actually benefiting from the weakness of sterling. VisitBritain predicts that, by...
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11 Oct 2017
What is Corporate Governance?
Corporate Governance is the system by which companies are governed and controlled, and it extends to the legal responsibility that a Board of Directors has to provide an appropriate governance...
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10 Oct 2017
Amazon - A New Distribution Channel for Ikea?
IKEA was slow to move into online sales. However, it now appears to be accelerating changes to its traditional store-based approach to distribution.
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10 Oct 2017
Exchange Rates: A Weaker Pound Boost Demand for UK Tourism in 2017
One consequence of the fall in the value of the Pound following Brexit has been to make the UK a more attractive location for tourism.
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10 Oct 2017
Amazon - How Jeff Bezos Became the King of E-Commerce
How did Jeff Bezos take a simple idea developed in his garage and turn it into the one of the world's largest and most disruptive businesses? This video explains all in five minutes!
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10 Oct 2017
More Progress with Dave Lewis' Turnaround Strategy at Tesco
More evidence this week of progress with the turnaround strategy at Tesco undertaken by CEO Dave Lewis.
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10 Oct 2017
How New Product Development and Viral Marketing Can Boost Revenues - The Donut Burger
A thought-provoking short video here from Business Insider UK explaining how Maxwell's Bar & Grill in Covent Garden (London) claims to have generated an extra £1 million worth of revenue thanks...
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10 Oct 2017
Technological Change - the Retail Disruptors
Is the next logical step on from the driverless vehicle, the driverless store? It's a concept already being tested out in Shanghai.
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5 Oct 2017
The Biz Quiz - 5 October 2017
The fifth Biz Quiz of this term - a bit easier this week (if you know the answers of course!). Good luck!
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5 Oct 2017
Football Manager is 25 Years Old!
Whisper it quietly but there are several among the Tutor2u team who used to love a few hours wheeling and dealing on Championship Manager.
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4 Oct 2017
Have you considered a side-hustle?
The side-hustle is becoming a prominent feature of the fast-changing labour market.
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4 Oct 2017
Evan Davis meets Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
An extended, candid and revealing interview with the CEO of Microsoft. If you are interested in this software behemoth, this is unmissable.
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3 Oct 2017
China Leads the Way in Electric Vehicles - and has Global Ambitions
This video from the WSJ is simply packed with business gold for students exploring international business, and in particular the impact of technological change on global industries.
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3 Oct 2017
Premium Price Pizza - If You Have the Dough
The price point is a jaw-dropping £30 each. But, surely that's a price worth paying for a Cookie Pizza.
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3 Oct 2017
Meet Britain's Leading Niche Builder!
Entrepreneur Duncan Titmarsh is a builder. He has a giant factory with inventory of over 35 million bricks and 24 builders working for him full-time. The building team complete an average of...
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3 Oct 2017
Business ethics in fashion
Never mind BOGOF, how about Buy one, Donate one as an ethical message? Brands with a social justice agenda can enjoy a powerful "halo effect". A study published in the Journal of Consumer Research...
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