Blog and updates
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13 Aug 2017
Amazon's employee share scheme helps to lower their tax bill
Simon Jack's article here is a good clear explanation for why Amazon is paying less tax this year even though revenues continue to grow strongly. Part of the answer is in the staff compensation...
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11 Aug 2017
The Highs and Lows of British Airways
British Airways has been having a turbulent time with cabin crew strikes over low pay, IT meltdowns and much else beside. There is a big risk that BA is alienating support among their frequent...
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10 Aug 2017
Far from melting away, ice cream vans make a comeback
I'm always partial to a "99" with a Flake and strawberry sauce - but the days when an ice cream van would routinely head up our cul-de-sac are but a distant memory.
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10 Aug 2017
Features of an ideal pub
The pub business is difficult even at the best of times, unless a pub has a local monopoly or occupies an unbeatable position to attract passing trade. What features of a pub would make it ideal...
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9 Aug 2017
Brexit and the UK Aviation Industry
Might Brexit ground the UK aviation industry? The issue is not really about complex supply-chains or open-skies agreements. It is about safety.
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9 Aug 2017
Ambitious Growth Objectives for the New Owners of McDonald's in China
The new owners of the McDonald's franchise in China have set themselves an ambitious growth objective - to almost double the number of stores by 2022.
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8 Aug 2017
McDonald’s to double number of China restaurants
Citic and Carlyle recently bought a controlling interest in McDonald's China and Hong Kong operations for the next 20 years and they have announced ambitious plans to double the number of...
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8 Aug 2017
Undercover inside JD Sports
Not for the faint-hearted, Channel 4 goes undercover at the warehouses of JD Sports, a rival to Sports Direct whose work practices have come under such scrutiny and criticism in recent months. The...
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7 Aug 2017
Tesco to end sales of "single use" 5p bags
Tesco has announced that only 10 pence bags for life will be available from their stores with the 5 pence bags being phased out. This follows a similar move by Sainsbury's.
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7 Aug 2017
Zombie Startups
An interesting piece here in the Guardian reflecting on the very low percentage of start-ups that fail to grow beyond their initial funding.
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3 Aug 2017
How the Global Economy is Changing
Lots of useful data and other insights in this short video from the FT which explores how developed economies such as the UK and US are falling behind in relation to key measures of economic...
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3 Aug 2017
FTSE100 CEO pay falls 17%
£4.5 million pounds is the average salary of a FTSE-100 CEO according to new data from the High Pay Centre. This is down 17% on the last year.
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3 Aug 2017
Leadership Lessons from the PepsiCo CEO
A sensational article here which provides a great synoptic example of so many core A Level Business concepts, particularly those relating to , leadership, business strategy and organisational culture.
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31 Jul 2017
Business Opportunities from Electric Car Expansion
Whilst much media attention on the surge in demand for electric vehicles has focused on the likes of Tesla Motors, Nissan and Volkswagen, there are numerous businesses looking to take advantage....
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30 Jul 2017
Mock Chocs - Poundland takes on shrinkflation
The discount retailer Poundland budget is launching lookalike versions of several confectionery favourites, all costing £1, yet containing more chocolate than the brand originals. Although their...
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27 Jul 2017
Meet the entrepreneur who is allergic to bureaucracy
For Nick Wheeler, Founder of the shirt company Charles Tyrwhitt, it is often better for an entrepreneur to be a tortoise rather than a hare. A telling contrast to the ferocious pace of growth that...
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26 Jul 2017
Greater Regulation of Advertising on the Cards to Tackle Gender Stereotyping
This BBC video explains how tighter regulation of advertising is to be introduced in the UK - which will affect some well-known consumer brands!
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26 Jul 2017
New Leadership at GSK Means Changes to the Product Portfolio
The new CEO of pharmaceutical multinational GSK, Emma Walmsley, has completed her "strategic review". As usually happens when such a review is carried out by a new CEO, the result is changes to the...
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20 Jul 2017
AQA A Level Business Unit Assessments - The Complete Collection
Last October, we released the very first AQA A Level Business Unit Assessment.
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20 Jul 2017
The Minimum Wage Machine
This sculpture by artist Blake Fall-Conroy was designed to show people what it is like to work for the minimum wage. When a participant turns a metal crank a penny will come out every five seconds...
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