Chipotle Pays the Price for Poisoning Customers
If you want to significantly damage your market reputation then giving 500 of your customers food poisoning is a pretty foolproof method. Just ask Chipotle.
The Biz Quiz - 14 January 2016
The second Biz Quiz of 2016 features 10 more questions on the business & economics news.
Improving the Profits from Pasties
The pasties are tasty, but their recent accounts have been less palatable.
The Business Cost of Terror
A good example here of the potentially significant business costs arising from sudden changes in the external environment.
Can Lynx Weave Its Magic on Older Men?
There is hope for me yet. Lynx, the Unilever-owned deodorant brand has decided that it needs to reposition itself in order to appeal to "slightly older, more sensitive men".
Music Streaming Powers Ahead
The impact of technological change in the music industry and the associated changes in consumer tastes and preferences continues to be reflected in key changes in demand.
IP Wars - Ainsworth Comes Storming Back
This is a fantastic, topical example to use with students to help explain the topic of protecting a business idea or concept.
E-commerce: Netflix Goes Global (Overnight)
A major announcement from Netflix today which sees the fast-growing media streaming service attempt to become a truly global business.
Master Pan sales cook on gas after Tom Daley's Instagram post
Here is a very accessible example of the power that can be harnessed through social media, deliberately or purely by chance, so that interest in a product takes off and sales rise. A new area for...
E-Commerce and Multichannel in 2016
A recent article by Internet Retailing on what 2016 holds for online and multichannel retailers offers some pure gold for students tackling the BUSS4 research theme.
Takeover Strategy: Sainsbury's and Argos
So. Sainsbury's wants to buy Argos (and Homebase) through a £1bn+ takeover. Argos says no - for now. Why on earth would Sainsbury's want to acquire Argos? What is the strategic logic?
The Biz Quiz - 7 January 2016
Welcome to the first Biz Quiz of 2016! Were you keeping on top of the business news whilst nibbling on those mince pies and playing on the PS4 network all Xmas? We're about to find out...
Amazon Enters the Personal Finance Market
Is this a game-changer in the UK e-commerce market? Amazon has started offering customers personal loans when they spend £400 or more on the e-commerce platform?
The Fall and Rise of the Argos Share Price
News that grocery giant Sainsbury's has made a takeover approach to Home Retail Group plc (the parent company of Argos) provides the ideal opportunity for students to explore what factors lead to a...
Winglar plc is just one of dozens of fantastic exam-style case studies that the tutor2u Edexcel Business team has produced to support the new A Level specification.
Perfect Pottery - AQA A Level Business HR Case Study
Perfect Pottery is a great example of the comprehensive suite of exam-preparation case studies that Graham, Mark, Charlotte and the rest of the team have produced to support the delivery of AQA A...
TBBLE 2014 Teaching Resource Pack
Over 500 business teachers joined us in 2014 for The Best Business Lesson Ever ("TBBLE"). As we were looking for the Christmas Tree in the tutor2u HQ store room we came across a few pristine copies...
Teaching AQA A Level Business - Resource Buster
Our recent CPD course for teaching colleagues delivering the new AQA A Level Business featured a superb new collection of resources to support the new teaching content.
Teaching the New Edexcel A Level Business - Resource Buster
Over 250 teachers joined us at our first Teaching the New Edexcel A Level Business - Resource Buster CPD course during 2015. We've still got a few delegate resource folders left which can now be...
Grab all the WOW! Business 2015 Course Resources
WOW! Business 2015 might have completed its latest programme - but you can still get the entire bumper collection of teaching & learning resources from the course!