Curing Corporate Culture at VW
There is an interesting article in the FT written by Robert Armstrong who admits that, despite having huge experience as a corporate analyst with capacity for reaching 'economic conclusions', he is...
Price of Freddo bars jumps by 20%
Mondelez claims that "to ensure we can keep people’s favourite brands on shelf and look after the 4,500 people we employ in the UK, we are having to make some selective price increases across our...
Structural slump in retail
Online sales, a shift to spending more on leisure and travel, and 'a difficult winter' are being blamed for the poor Christmas trading figures which have come out from major high street brands this...
A Level Business Assessment Update
We've just uploaded the following new resources to the digital download store on the tutor2u Business Channel:
Simon Sinek is talkin’ ‘bout your generation!
I’m a huge fan of Mr Sinek and blogged about his TED Talk, “Start with Why”,back in 2015. This year, he’s been very popular on social media after his interview with Inside Quest in which he...
Demonstrating Application - What's the SCORE?
Making sure your exam answers are fully in context is a key part of success in A Level Business. Here's a great approach - SCORE - which helps identify key elements of the contexts you are provided...
Blooming buses
A quick follow up to yesterday's blog about cars with gardens under the bonnet: authorities in Madrid are looking for ways of reducing CO2 emissions and improving the air quality in the city, and...
Alexa takes over at CES 2017 - and the car with a garden inside
Amazon's Echo and Echo Dot - better known to the world as Alexa - were the best-selling products on Amazon this Christmas, in a year which saw the company's best-ever holiday sales. And at CES 2017...
A Disastrous Takeover for Toshiba
This may turn out to be a classic example of how not to undertake external growth through a takeover!
Uber v Didi Chuxing: Round Two - In Brazil
Uber and Didi Chuxing - the world's two largest ride-hailing businesses - famously battled for market leadership in China. Didi Chuxing won that battle and now it has set its sights on another key...
Higher variable costs and lower customer numbers have forced Jamie's Italian to announce the closure of six restaurants in the UK.
Business Births Exceed Deaths in the UK
Good news for the future health of the British economy. The ONS reports that since 2011, the rate of business births in the UK has exceeded the rate of business deaths.
What makes a good Boss?
New research published by the Harvard Business School finds that employing senior and middle management with deep experience and expertise in the core activities of a business may be more important...
Conte's Managerial Style and the Chelsea Revival
Students of managerial styles can often turn to professional sport for compelling examples - in recent years we think easily of the successful strategies of Sir Clive Woodward, Sir Dave Brailsford...
AQA A Level Business Grade Booster Workshops for June 2017
The session programme for our popular AQA A Level Business Grade Booster workshops being run ahead of the June 2017 exam papers is outlined below.
Join our AQA and Edexcel A Level Business Teacher Facebook Groups!
Late in 2016 ago we launched our closed AQA and Edexcel A Level Business Teacher Facebook Groups and they are proving a bit hit!
A fascinating takeover was announced at the end of 2016 which, if it is cleared by the competition regulators, will significantly change the nature of competition in the UK takeaway ordering market.
Howard Schultz Steps Down as CEO of Starbucks
Farewell to one of our favourite CEOs - Howard Schultz - who is stepping down as CEO of Starbucks from April 2017.
A superb, short video here featuring an interview with the CEO of Lego who explains how careful choice of international production location helps Lego address highly seasonable and unpredictable...
Rental laws limit Airbnb's rapid growth
Here is a really good contextual example of how regulatory interventions affect revenues, profits and the rate of growth of a business.