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.
Corporate Social Responsibility: Why Companies are Part of Society
Some wonderful chains of argument for teachers and students who want to deepen their understanding of the theory underpinning the concept of corporate social responsibility.
The Biz Quiz - 21 January 2016
Another cracking week in the Business news is covered in the latest edition of The Biz Quiz.
Easy to Click; Hard to Collect
Four in 10 UK shoppers chose click-and-collect during the festive period, however, 36% of customers encountered problems with their click-and-collect orders.
Aldi Launches Online in the UK
We reported back in September 2015 about Aldi's plans to launch their first e-commerce venture in the UK. Now it has finally opened for business!
Cost Minimisation at Asda
You can only imagine what the atmosphere is like at Asda Headquarters in Leeds as the process of making hundreds of managers redundant begins.
Sunseeker Rides the Waves of Demand for Luxury
Here's a short video case study that provides a great example of how a business can position itself in a distinctive niche market.
Retrenchment for Walmart as Amazon Bites
There is a telling line in this BBC news report on Walmart's first ever mass store closure programme.
It's All Going Pear-Shaped for GoPro
If you are a GoPro shareholder, don't look down. The share price graph below looks terrible as GoPro struggles to grow in an increasingly competitive market.
Pricing Strategy - the Gender Rip-off
Ladies. You are being ripped off. Next time you're out shopping, make sure you buy the male version of any product where there is a choice offered based on gender-influenced packaging.
Can Smart Clothing Take on the the iWatch?
Forget your FitBit or Apple iWatch. What you need is a smart bra.
E-Commerce Business Models - The Devil is in the Detail
Show this to your students and see what they make of it!