The Biz Quiz - 7 October 2018
The Biz Quiz returns! Here are 10 questions on business news stories from the last 7 days...
Jack's - Quality + Price is Key to Success When Competing with Aldi and Lidl
A food article here, but packed with business gold!
Will Jack's eat up Tesco?
Tesco's are fighting back. They have had many difficulties in the last few years, and although they are still our biggest supermarket, they have lost ground from a 32% share of the market to 27.4%....
Argos dips a toe in the water with a voice app
Argos has to find a way to fight back against Amazon, if it is to survive alongside the giant tech business whose record profits were fuelling it to a stock market value of over $1trillion this...
Business Simulation - The Trading Game
The Trading Game is a group business simulation designed to get students thinking about and experiencing a wide range of entrepreneurial skills and activities.
How Toyota Changed The Way We Make Things
On the day that Toyota has announced a $500m joint venture with Uber to develop driverless-car technologies, here is a short video on the impact of Toyota in changing the way we make things....
Change in strategic focus for Uber
A change in strategic direction for Uber: in part because of changes in its external environment (legal & regulatory). But, also because of the pressure from investors to improve financial...
Is Wonga on the brink of collapse?
Can't be long left for Wonga. It's hard to imagine any sane investor wanting to provide rescue capital to a business with large, increasing and uncertain contingent liabilities such as a...
Auctioneer Enjoy a Boom as Retailers Suffer a Downturn
Retailers might be struggling, but it's a boom time for auctioneers!
Sainsbury's and Asda merger comes under scrutiny
Competition policy (PESTLE) & Porter Five Forces in action: yet another review of competitive rivalry in the UK supermarket industry as the planned merger between Sainsbury's and Asda is sent...
Automation challenges call centre jobs
Automation (particularly through chatbots) is transforming / disrupting the call centre industry.
Should Botox Treatment be Available From High Street Retailers?
Some interesting ethical issues raised by the decision of high-street retailer Superdrug to offer Botox treatment in-store.
A fabulous video here from the CNBC team exploring the growth and performance of Subway - now the worlds largest franchise operator with almost 45,000 outlets worldwide.
The rise of the freelancer
Chances are many students will know friends or family who are self-employed - one of the scariest but also exhilarating ways of being an entrepreneur. Self-employment is on the rise, as this BBC...
Are we reaching peak social media?
A topical example of the product life cycle as the leading social networks appear to be reaching the end of a maturity phase. Are there extension strategies that might work, or is decline...
International Strategy - Can Ikea Succeed in India?
Ikea is entering the Indian market for the first time. Will it succeed?
International Expansion - Why Starbucks Failed in Australia
With over 28,000 stores operating across 76 countries, Starbucks is rightly considered a leading global brand. However, there is one country where Starbucks' international expansion came badly...
Ola Maps Out Route Into UK
Porters Five Forces, Contestable Markets & more - a key development in the UK ride-hailing market as Ola announces plans to enter the UK taxi and private hire market starting with regional...
Three New Free Resources to Help Teach Quantitative Skills!
We've just uploaded three teaching resources that provide an engaging way for business students to practice some core quantitative skills, particularly averages!
The UK's car industry is one of the most successful parts of manufacturing here - largely due to its highly efficient production. As this short video from the FT explains, the business models on...