Blog and updates
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2 Feb 2016
SuperDry Online Revenues Continue to Grow
Students looking at SuperDry as part of the e-commerce research will find some evidence gold nuggets in this update from InternetRetailing.
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2 Feb 2016
Starbucks Expands Mobile Order & Pay Across UK
We featured this new e-commerce facility by Starbucks in our recent BUSS4 CPD courses as a great example of how mobile commerce is becoming one of the most significant opportunities in UK retailing.
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2 Feb 2016
Online Grocery Shopping Squeezes 24 Hour Opening
More evidence here of the gradual impact of online grocery shopping on the substantial network of physical stores operated by the main grocery chains.
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1 Feb 2016
Delayering and Cost Minimisation at Boots
Bad news if you are an assistant store manager at one of Boots' larger stores in the UK.
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1 Feb 2016
Watch Out Uber - is Facebook Coming After You?
Uber's rapid growth in and domination of the global ride-sharing market might be about to come under threat from a competitor with some impressive competitive strengths - Facebook!
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31 Jan 2016
Amazon Continues to Pursue Long-term Revenue Growth Strategy - But the Share Price Tanks
The latest financial results by Amazon demonstrate that Jeff Bezos' long-term growth strategy based on revenue maximisation is still working effectively - even if some investors bemoan the...
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31 Jan 2016
Starbucks Pays the Rent - to Retain Staff in China
An interesting example here of financial methods of motivation - by Starbucks in China.
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31 Jan 2016
BUSS3 - Insights from the 2015 Examiners Report
As always the detailed Examiners Report on the most recent sitting of BUSS3 contains exam golddust for students who want to maximise their performance this summer.
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30 Jan 2016
Is the Global Economy About to Crash in 2016?
Business students need to have an awareness of key changes in the economic environment. There have been lots of news stories in the early part of 2016 pointing to a possible significant...
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30 Jan 2016
The tutor2u Twelve for 2016
Each year we suggest a list of twelve well-known businesses that make ideal research case studies for the BUSS4 Section A research theme, as well as being great for Section B topics too.
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30 Jan 2016
BUSS4 Examiners Report from 2015
As usual, the detailed report by the Examiners on the most recent sitting of BUSS4 is well worth reading by all students preparing for the exam this summer.
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29 Jan 2016
Autocratic Leadership Style Causes Production Breakdown at Chocolate Factory
This short video is packed with business studies gold for students.
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28 Jan 2016
Cell Production : Video Case Study
The beauty of many of the principles of efficient production practices is that they have been around for decades but still hold true. Therefore, even case studies from years ago can be valuable...
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28 Jan 2016
AQA A Level Business Year 1 (AS) Calculation Practice Sheets
With the increased emphasis on quantitative skills in A Level Business, this new resource for the AQA A Level spec (Year 1) will be a very useful addition to the scheme of work.
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28 Jan 2016
Edexcel A Level Business Year 1 (AS) Calculation Practice Sheets
With the increased emphasis on quantitative skills in A Level Business, this new resource for the Edexcel A Level spec (Year 1) will be a very useful addition to the scheme of work.
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27 Jan 2016
Apple's Growth Strategy Under the Spotlight
Apple has just reported the largest quarterly profit ever achieved by a company. Tim Cook claims Apple has the "mother of all balance sheets". But, that's not what the market is concentrating on.
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27 Jan 2016
AQA A Level Business (AS) Practice Exam Papers
The new AS exams for AQA Year 1 A Level Business students pose a tough teaching challenge. How can we prepare students for the new exam paper style and assessment methods with only the specimen...
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27 Jan 2016
Russia's Pain is Big Mac's Gain: Income Elasticity in Action
Russia's economy is firmly in recession, with household disposable incomes in decline. Who wins from this? Businesses whose products benefit by representing good value for money.
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27 Jan 2016
The Importance of Relational Capitalism
A* students often go a little bit beyond the theory and find lots of great contextual examples to support their points. This article from the behavioural economist Rory Sutherland is fantastic on...
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27 Jan 2016
The Biz Quiz - 28 January 2016
Another cracking series of business news stories feature in the latest edition of The Biz Quiz.
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