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Film star ratios
There is a nice little Ratio Oscars exercise in the Metro newspaper today. The article looks at research comparing the cost of making films starring British actors, and the revenue they earn from...
National Consumer Week, and trading standards law
National Consumer Week launches today, to coincide with Cyber Monday, and despite its name, is aimed just as much at businesses as it is at consumers. This is an annual event, involving Citizens...
The Biz Quiz - 22 November 2017
10 questions here on the business news of the last 7 days! Have a go...
Amazon opens a guerrilla shop
Has the past week seen a seismic shift in the UK's shopping habits: Amazon are opening a 'guerrilla shop' in London to cope with the increased demand for Christmas goodies on Black Friday, and...
Operations inside a phone factory in China
The first 8 minutes of this week's edition of Click, the BBC's weekly roundup of tech news, features a visit to the OnePlus phone factory in Shenzhen. It quickly falls into that category of...
The Biz Quiz - 16 November 2017
The latest Biz Quiz is now available - featuring 10 questions on this week's business news!
IKEA lifts prices as lower currency hits costs
A good example here of a business raising their prices following an increase in import costs after the depreciation of sterling against the Euro and US dollar in the wake of the June 2016 Brexit...
Flying first class?
Flying first class is something that few of us will ever have the privilege, or luck, to experience - and the opportunity is getting more and more rare.
Why is there a shortage of workers in agriculture?
UK horticultural farmers rely on being able to employ migrant staff, and usually expect to re-employ the same people year after year when they need them for the labour-intensive harvest. But the...
John Lewis Christmas Ad for 2017 is Here!
Here it is - the latest in the iconic series of heart-tugging Christmas adverts from John Lewis. A rumoured £7m investment for something they hope will have a very short payback period - and...
The Biz Quiz - 8 November 2017
The latest edition of The Biz Quiz is now live - good luck!
External influences - has the NFL protest damaged Papa John's sales?
Papa John's pizza has been the US NFL's official pizza sponsor since 2010. It's not hard to imagine the benefits - as people gather to watch a game, they order a pizza or two to to with it, and in...
Vinyl makes a comeback at Sainsbury's
Last year Sainsbury's launched into selling reissued vinyl records in a few of their branches, and by October 2016 were so pleased with the results that they extended the offer into 238 stores, and...
Executive pay: how much is too much?
How can you value the contribution that the Chief Executive makes to a business? And should the amount that she or he is paid be directly related to that contribution? And if so, how?As Kenneth...
The Biz Quiz - 1 November 2017
Here is the latest Biz Quiz - 10 more questions from the business news, including over half-term.
Supply and demand for butter in France
Quelle horreur - there is a shortage of butter in France. Pourquoi? Well, BBC correspondent Hugh Schofield identifies a number of reasons for a shift in both demand and supply in this article,...
FANG businesses invest in trans-Pacific cable project
Who are the FANG companies that seem to dominate so much of media coverage these days?
Would you let Amazon deliver inside your house?
The latest innovation from Amazon is the "Amazon Key", a device which gives their delivery people access to inside your home. No more worrying about your courier package being stolen from outside...
Can Lidl Disrupt the US Grocery Market?
German supermarket Lidl has opened up a number of stores in the US.
Halo Top Scoops Market Share from Dominant Brands
Magnum, Ben & Jerry’s and Häagen-Dazs are all iconic ice cream brands. But now a low fat, low sugar, high protein competitor is making a serious dent in the market share of established products.