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.
The Economics and Business of Repairs
Save for the booming business of bicycle, shoes and clothing repairs , why is it so hard to recycle or repair anything?
Rail fare hike reveals burden shifting to passengers
The ever-controversial decision to hike rail fares has been in the news again, with unregulated fares rising by an average of 2.3%.
Tesco ends gender price differences for women's razors
Lots of people have got into a lather about this - the common practice of charging more for women's razor blades than for men.
Amazon plans for giant airship warehouses
Creative destruction gone mad? A barrier to entry? You decide - however, be warned, predicting the future is a fool's errand. Maybe 2017 will be the year when the drone you have just bought on...
Nestle gives 3-fingered KitKat the thumbs down
At least one brand has stood firm and resisted the temptation for a spot of 'shrinkflation'.
Impressive Numbers for the Amazon Echo
One of the hottest battles for market dominance in consumer tech products this festive season has been between Amazon Echo and Google Home. The Echo is emerging as a winner and the product is sold...