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Sales of consumer electronic products often provide excellent examples of the classic bell shape of the traditional product life cycle. Global shipments (sales) of tablet computers such as the iPad...
Fake Farming - Tesco and Business Ethics
Fancy some beef mince from Boswell's Farms? How about some pork chops from Woodside Farms? No problem. You can get both from Tesco right now. The only problem - Boswell's Farms and Woodside Farms...
Here's a topical example of how a business can expand into international markets using a relatively low-risk approach.
The impact of a falling exchange rate are illustrated with this recent warning from John Lewis on the effect of a significantly weaker £/$ exchange rate.
Breakeven and Cutting Production Capacity - the Airbus 380
A great example here to use when teaching real-life breakeven analysis.
As soon as it became clear that the UK had voted to leave the EU the pound Sterling fell sharply against other major currencies. What are the possible implications of this for the UK economy, in...
The Business Impact of Brexit
What impact is Brexit going to have on UK businesses now that it seems highly likely Brexit will occur?
Will M&S Follow BHS?
It has been
known that M&S have struggled with their clothing sales and this core part of their business has been their weak link.
The Jelly Bean Factory and the Productivity Puzzle
A great video clip showing the productivity of gourmet Jelly Beans. The video clip links to the Economic phenomenon the "Productivity Puzzle" where the UK has experienced a sharp fall in...
John Lewis Reaps a High Return on Investment in E-commerce
There was much for A Level Business students to glean from the Christmas 2015 trading update by John Lewis Partnership - particularly the continued and rapid growth in its e-commerce sales.
Dave Lewis, Food Waste and Elkington's Triple Bottom Line
What a fantastic example of how to apply Elkington's Triple Bottom Line (Profit, Planet and People) to a real-life business.
A Beautiful Takeover?
It's a red lipstick day for shareholders in Elizabeth Arden after it agreed to a £620m takeover yesterday by fellow global cosmetics giant Revlon.
More Focus and Retrenchment from Dave Lewis at Tesco
Dave Lewis is continuing with his strategy of focusing Tesco on its core retail activities with a series of business disposals.
Are Free Returns Damaging the Returns from E-Commerce?
Some interesting data here on UK e-commerce businesses whose profitability is being adversely affected by offering free returns for e-commerce orders.
Some really useful data here for students wanting a topical statistic to illustrate the strong recent growth of the e-commerce market in Europe (including the UK).
Uber Diversifies Into Takeaway Food Delivery
Five year after launching its ride-hailing app, Uber is launching a second app targeting customers who want to order takeaway food.
In one of the largest technology takeovers ever, Microsoft has agreed to buy social networking site LinkedIn for $26bn in cash.
Uber Increases Gearing to Finance Global Expansion
Uber - already the best-financed startup in the world - is raising further finance to help accelerate its global expansion.
Imagine an App that you hardly ever closed down. Think Twitter, Snapchat, WhatsApp, YouTube and more - all rolled into one.
Is Apple Looking for External Growth - the Media Sector?
Apple is looking for ways to keep growing profits, ideally using its enormous pile of cash. Could the answer be Apple buying "content"?