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Profits on a Pair of Jeans - Online versus Offline Channels
For the same pair of jeans, the variation in profit margins between bricks & mortar retailers versus e-commerce channels can be significant.
There are now around 57,000 fast-food takeaway outlets in England and the number is rising quickly, according to new research.
Why the iPhone Can't Be Made in the USA
Really interesting short video hear on why Apple chooses to manufacture their iPhones in just two centres in China.
Apple and Ansoff - Will Apple Make the Next Breaking Bad?
Where does this sit in the Ansoff Matrix? Apple is reported to be investing around $1bn in the next year to produce original video content in a strategy of competing with Netflix, Amazon and HBO.
Lidl overtakes Waitrose
Gold dust for 3.3.2 - Market Share. Lidl has overtaken Waitrose to become the UK's 7th largest food retailer.
The Job Hopping Workforce in Tech Giants
How long does the average employee last at Uber?
Let's Do This and the Global Endurance Sports Market
The global market for endurance sports continues to grow tremendously quickly.
The Walnut Whip loses the Walnut
American Airlines in 1987 saved $40k by removing an olive from each salad in 1st Class. Could the same cold commercial logic apply to the decision by Nestle to remove walnuts from their Walnut Whip?
Fresh Finance Needed by Tesla to Launch a Mass Market Electric Car
Tesla has launched its first mass-market electric vehicle - the Model 3. However, it now needs a substantial injection of finance to support the higher production capacity required.
Snap burns money as competition intensifies
Snapchat now has 173 million daily active users but the business is burning money at a fierce rate as it faces increasing competition from the likes of Facebook's Instagram and WhatsApp.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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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