AQA A Level Business Year 1 (AS) Topic Worksheets and Case Studies
This resource is ideal for those crucial revision lessons as the summer exams approach. Our collection of topic-by-topic worksheets and case studies provides complete coverage of the AQA A level...
Teaching Quantitative Skills & Numerical Concepts - Teaching Resource Pack
We were delighted with the response of business teaching colleagues to the bumper collection of new teaching resources & approaches on the recent Teaching Quantitative Skills & Numerical...
Meet Sundar Pichai - the $199m CEO
How important are financial methods of motivations for a CEO? Sundar Pichai - the CEO of Google - has been given a significant incentive to stay with the business and perform after being awarded...
Technological Change at the Supermarket
This video highlights a series of technological innovations designed to improve the customer experience in a grocery store.
UK Retailers Missing Out on China's E-Commerce Opportunity
'The extent to which e-commerce creates opportunities and poses threats for businesses' is a key area for students tackling the BUSS4 research theme.However, it seems that many UK retailers are...
Brand it like Brooklyn Beckham
16-year-old Brooklyn Beckham has been given the gig of photographing Burberry’s latest ad campaign, not because of his photographic prowess, but because of his 5.9 million Instagram followers.
Curry Crisis - The Economics & Business Behind a Market under Threat
There are around 12,000 curry houses in the UK - but not for much longer if predictions of the market's demise prove correct.
Takeover Strategy - Who Might Buy Yahoo?
We reported on the Business Blog recently that Internet business Yahoo is going through a significant phase of retrenchment as it struggles to compete with the likes of Google and Facebook.
Analysing the Strategic Logic of the Sainsbury's Argos Takeover
A superb five minute analysis here of Sainsbury's £1.3bn takeover of Home Retail Group (owner of Argos).
What is the core strategic rationale for Sainsbury's £1.3bn takeover of Home Retail Group (the parent company of Argos)? E-commerce and Economics of Scale are the answer.
The Biz Quiz - 4 February 2016
The first Biz Quiz of February 2016 is a cracker. Can you get all ten questions right?
Retrenchment at Yahoo
When you hear that a major Internet business has decided to cut its workforce by 15% you know it is in trouble.
Alphabet Overtakes Apple
We have a new leader in the battle to be the most valuable company on the planet.
Why is Ocado Finding It Hard to Impress the Stock Market?
What's not to like? Ocado achieved its second-ever annual profit in 2015; it passed a milestone of £1bn in annual sales; it handled over 195,000 orders every week. So what did the Stock Market make...
SuperDry Online Revenues Continue to Grow
Students looking at SuperDry as part of the e-commerce research will find some evidence gold nuggets in this update from InternetRetailing.
Starbucks Expands Mobile Order & Pay Across UK
We featured this new e-commerce facility by Starbucks in our recent BUSS4 CPD courses as a great example of how mobile commerce is becoming one of the most significant opportunities in UK retailing.
Online Grocery Shopping Squeezes 24 Hour Opening
More evidence here of the gradual impact of online grocery shopping on the substantial network of physical stores operated by the main grocery chains.
Delayering and Cost Minimisation at Boots
Bad news if you are an assistant store manager at one of Boots' larger stores in the UK.
Watch Out Uber - is Facebook Coming After You?
Uber's rapid growth in and domination of the global ride-sharing market might be about to come under threat from a competitor with some impressive competitive strengths - Facebook!
Amazon Continues to Pursue Long-term Revenue Growth Strategy - But the Share Price Tanks
The latest financial results by Amazon demonstrate that Jeff Bezos' long-term growth strategy based on revenue maximisation is still working effectively - even if some investors bemoan the...