Apple's Growth Strategy Under the Spotlight
Apple has just reported the largest quarterly profit ever achieved by a company. Tim Cook claims Apple has the "mother of all balance sheets". But, that's not what the market is concentrating on.
AQA A Level Business (AS) Practice Exam Papers
The new AS exams for AQA Year 1 A Level Business students pose a tough teaching challenge. How can we prepare students for the new exam paper style and assessment methods with only the specimen...
Russia's Pain is Big Mac's Gain: Income Elasticity in Action
Russia's economy is firmly in recession, with household disposable incomes in decline. Who wins from this? Businesses whose products benefit by representing good value for money.
The Importance of Relational Capitalism
A* students often go a little bit beyond the theory and find lots of great contextual examples to support their points. This article from the behavioural economist Rory Sutherland is fantastic on...
The Biz Quiz - 28 January 2016
Another cracking series of business news stories feature in the latest edition of The Biz Quiz.
Hotels and Market Research case study.
I have put together a few ideas on the Market Research topic that could be incorporated into an introductory lesson or as a review once the key points have been taught. Most students will have some...
How to Make a Car in 8 Hours (Shown in 60 Seconds)
Love this. What a great way to illustrate an efficient and largely automated production line.
Flexiblility is the Key to Strategy in Volatile External Environment
Meet Muhtar Kent, the CEO of Coca-Cola. Speaking with CNN's Richard Quest, Kent argues that a flexible strategy is the best way to run a multinational business where there are plenty of...
The Not-So Strange Case of the Shrinking Ice-Creams
Is it time for the Magnum ice-cream to be renamed Mini, Meagre or Miniature?
Amazon Continues to Grow in the UK
On the face of it, more good news for the UK e-commerce sector as Amazon announces 2,500 more permanent jobs here.
Are Profit Warnings a Sign of Dark Times Ahead?
Stock market investors hate bad news - particularly when it is unexpected. So, could the increasing number of profit warnings be a predictor of a much tougher economic environment ahead?
The Continued Decline of Album Sales
This new chart from the excellent Statista media team suggests that music albums are firmly in the decline phase of their product life cycle. What is more interesting is that even digital versions...
The price of a hot water and lemon?
The owner of Bennett’s Café and Bistro (rated #11 out of 600 restaurants in York) gave us a gift of a business studies lesson last week; a disgruntled customer, unhappy about the service and the...
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) Revision Guide
Since we launched our BUSS3 revision guide over 23,000 copies have been used by AQA A2 Business students as they prepare for one of the toughest exam challenges.
AQA BUSS4 Section B Essay Collection
Would you like some fully-worked examples of how BUSS4 Section B essay titles can be answered effectively?
E-Commerce Sales Growing for Plus-Size Retailer
N Brown, a British home shopping business aimed at plus-size and more mature customers' has announced that online orders now account for 66% if its total sales.
Clone Wars - Nespresso sues Espresso
A storm in a coffee cup is brewing as Nestle look to sue an Israeli coffee company for using a George Clooney lookalike in a TV advert.
How Changes in Global Demand and Supply Explain Falling Oil Prices
Every business student should have noticed an important business news story - the significant fall in global oil prices. A key question to understand is: why has the oil price fallen so far and...
E-commerce: What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?
You've probably heard of the IoT (Internet of Things). But what is it?
Netflix Growth Strategy Explained
A really useful discussion here by the FT Business team on the growth strategy of Netflix.