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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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
The Biz Quiz - 4 November 2015
Back from the half-term break, here is the latest edition of The Biz Quiz.
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...
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.
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!
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?
Research Suggests Wearables Market Set for UK Takeoff?
Are you one of the 6%? That's the 6% of UK adults who already own a "wearable" digital device such as a smartwatch or fitness device.
Will Super-sized Schools Generate Economies of Scale?
Let's imagine - for the moment - that the delivery of secondary education is all about productivity and efficiency. What is the optimum size for a secondary school in order to achieve maximum value...
E-Commerce: Digital Transformation Leads to 78% Profit Increase
Shop Directs recent investment in digital retailing has paid off as the company posts a 78% increase in full-year profits.
Back to the Future 2 day - How accurate were the film’s technological predictions?
Back to the Future 2 (as of tomorrow, a film solely about the past!) predicted that 2015 would be a world of flying cars, wearable technology and personalised advertisements; well, two out of three...
The Direction of Online Retailing
An interview between Peter Williams, chairman of Boohoo.com and Internet Retailing ahead of the Internet Retailing Conference throws up some real BUSS4 e-commerce gold and wonderful insights into...
A significant development in the history of international trade.
Employer / Employee Relations - Ugly Scenes at Air France
When industrial disputes get ugly, they really get ugly. Witness the shocking scenes reported in the BBC news video below.
Supermarket E-Commerce: Watch Out – Here Comes Aldi!
The intensity of the competitive battle for online supermarket sales in the UK has just got hotter with the news that Aldi is to launch its first e-commerce service in the UK in early 2016.
The VW Scandal and the Car Industry
A thoughtful and balanced analysis here from the FT on the broader implications of the VW emissions-cheating scandal for the whole car industry. On the one hand the scandal is a financial disaster...
Primark Doesn't Do E-Commerce
Primark. Look at the charts below which demonstrate a strong growth in revenues and store openings. Primark is successful; it’s fast; it’s cheap!