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External Growth | Homes Sweet Homes
News of a merger between two of the UK's largest housebuilders!
External Environment | Multiple Threats for Small Businesses in York
A terrific article here from Sarah Butler in The Observer, though worrying, providing lots of examples of threats in the external environment facing a variety of small business owners in the centre...
The Biz Quiz: 2nd September 2022
It's back! Our weekly business quiz returns for the start of a new term.
Growing in International Markets | Market Development in Store for KitKat V
After a successful product trial in the UK, Nestle’s vegan KitKat bar - KitKat V is to be sold in 15 European markets.
Fixed Costs in Action | The Cost of Powering the Railways
It's not often that businesses disclose data relating to their specific costs like energy in case competitors find that information handy. So a hat tip to Network Rail for letting us know what it...
Pricing Strategies | The World's Most Expensive Grapes
Fancy paying up to $450 for a few grapes? I've got just the bunch for you.
Financial Methods of Motivation | Free Food and other Benefits from John Lewis Partnership
A range of extra financial benefits are on the menu for John Lewis Partnership staff to help with the emerging cost of living crisis in winter 2022.
Lovely short video tweet here from the BBC showcasing how Ben Gray turned his front room into a bakery after losing his job during the pandemic.
As energy tariffs go through the roof, an increasing number of homeowners are looking to install solar panels.
Fixed Costs and Breakeven | Survival of Small Shops Threatened by Rising Energy Costs
The average cost of energy to run a small convenience store is rising significantly and is now around £45,000 per year. Further increases in energy costs for small businesses such as these may...
Sale of Assets | Co-Op Looks to Sell Garage Forecourt Assets to Reduce Debt and Gearing
A cracking example of how a business can use sale of assets to generate much needed cash.
Why Businesses Fail | Peloton in a Spin
It goes from bad to worse for Peloton. Can it survive?
When Amazon diversified into grocery retailing 5 years ago with the takeover of Whole Foods, many people wondered what Amazon would do with the business and whether this external growth option...
Flexible Organisations | Same Pay for Fewer Days Looks Like a Winner
The results of a 6-month trial of a shorter working week by app-based bank Atom are in - and its looks like everyone is a winner!
Not exactly an advert for A-Level Business, but this story of literally rags to riches should encourage everyone who doubts themselves following exam results.
Retrenchment in Action | Calm and Peloton
Two businesses that boomed during the pandemic are finding business much harder now.
Customer Service | Should Online Retailers Ban Certain Customers?
Persistent complaints. Regular returns. No wonder some online retailers don't want the custom of some people!
International Business | Domino's Withdraws from the Home of Pizza
It's all over for Domino's Pizza in Italy.
Receivables in Action | Energy Suppliers Face Growing Amounts Owed by UK Households
The UK's energy suppliers face a growing issue of amounts owed to them by household customers - and that's before the impending energy price rises which look set to push households further into debt.
Economic Environment | Businesses Facing Rising Wage Costs In Part Due to Shortages of Older Workers
A curious feature of the UK labour market is one factor that is driving up wage and salary costs in many businesses. Huge numbers of older workers have decided to retire early.