Blog and updates
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12 Nov 2015
tutor2u Business is Coming to Dubai: 9-11 February 2016
We are delighted to be visiting our teaching colleagues in the UAE again in 2016. The tutor2u Business team is visiting Dubai on 9-11 February 2016 to deliver a series of our most popular CPD courses.
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12 Nov 2015
Is This the End of Black Friday?
Asda have announced that they will not be participating in Black Friday this year despite introducing it to the UK taking inspiration from their American counterpart, WalMart. But why?
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11 Nov 2015
A Safe and Steady Strategy for International Expansion by John Lewis Partnership
Many successful UK retailers have ambitions to replicate their model in international markets, but come unstuck with the wrong strategy. Not surprisingly, John Lewis is also looking to exploit...
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10 Nov 2015
One Week Only: Business Revision Guides & Worked Answers for £3
We ran a popular promotion over half-term for Economics students and teachers. Now it's the turn of GCSE & A Level Business!
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10 Nov 2015
The Biz Quiz - 11 November 2015
Another cracking week of business new stories are covered in the latest edition of The Biz Quiz. We'll be very surprised if anyone gets 100% this week. If you do, tweet us your result
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10 Nov 2015
BUSS3 Revision Presentations
Updated links to the individual streamed revision presentations for BUSS3 are provided below.
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9 Nov 2015
Are you the next Lord Sugar?
When trying to make lessons more exciting, why not don your Lord Sugar hat and run The Apprentice?
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8 Nov 2015
Retailers to Fight Back Using Beaconing Technology
The opportunities for leveraging technology to boost retail sales aren't just available to e-commerce sites. The rapid pace of technological change is impacting how physical retail stores can...
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8 Nov 2015
Unilever's Direct E-Commerce Sales Growing Fast
If you are the owner of one of the world's most extensive and best-known consumer product portfolios, you might expect to be well-placed to exploit the opportunities offered by e-commerce.After a...
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8 Nov 2015
Superdry aims to get the balance right between e-commerce and physical stores
SuperGroup, the owners of Superdry, announced some very strong H1 financial results last week and, in doing so, indicated that the growth of its UK store portfolio might now be coming to a close.
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6 Nov 2015
John Lewis Christmas Ad 2015 - Man on the Moon
What another superb Christmas ad by John Lewis - this time raising awareness for Age UK. Stunning.
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5 Nov 2015
Starbucks Powers On Towards $20bn Sales
Is there a better example of a multinational business that is succeeding in consumer markets around the world than Starbucks at the moment? Perhaps Apple comes close, but there's little doubt that...
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5 Nov 2015
Tough Times for JCB as Emerging Markets Weaken
For a business that prides itself on taking a long-term perspective to business, these must be really tough times for the management and workforce at JCB.
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5 Nov 2015
Autocratic Management with Mike Bassett, England Manager
Mike Bassett: England Manager was a 2001 comedy film staring Ricky Tomlinson as football manager Mike Bassett, who, having led Norwich City to the 'Mr Clutch Cup' is appointed England Manager.
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4 Nov 2015
They'll Make a Profit When PIGSS Can Fly!
How do the key aims a business can set relate to pigs? This is a handy memory tool.
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4 Nov 2015
The Biz Quiz - 4 November 2015
Back from the half-term break, here is the latest edition of The Biz Quiz.
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4 Nov 2015
Can McDonalds Succeed with Premium Burgers?
Will you be lovin' it? 100% The ingredients look tempting: British and Irish beef, Beechwood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, wholegrain mustard mayo, ketchup, Batavia lettuce and red onion, all in a...
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3 Nov 2015
How Effective are Permanent Sales Promotions?
Those of us old enough to remember when a promotional sale really was a sale will not be surprised to hear that most goods on sale now in UK shops are being offered as part of a sales promotion.
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3 Nov 2015
From Clicks to Bricks! Amazon opens a bookstore!
Who would have thought it? Amazon, the online retailer most closely associated with the decline of the physical bookstore, is opening a physical bookstore!
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3 Nov 2015
Why the Future of AirBnB is Up in the Air
AirBnB's procedures are being put to a vote in San Francisco this week, but why?
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