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!
Number 85! Bingo is Staying Alive!
The word Bingo conjures up many images, but contrary to popular belief, bingo is here to stay with UK clubs attracting 45 million visits a year, and, the average age of the game’s followers is...
A Premium Price for a Real Hover Board
I'm not sure who will want one of these - except people who like to pay premium prices for products nobody else can afford! However, it's undeniable that you'll be the talk of the school or college...
How Game Theory Explains Why Retail Businesses Like to Locate Close to their Competition
Many thanks to Geoff for spotting this superb video that explains the role of game theory in influencing where businesses choose to locate.
Ocado Shares Down as Amazon Pantry Grows
Shares in online grocery business, Ocado, fell more than 3% due to a combination of increased fears of competition from Amazon and the failure to sign up an international partner. Ocado shares have...
Britain Leads in E-commerce
Britain is the world leader in e-commerce according to former Google boss Eric Schmidt.
Britain's Last Coal Mine Standing - Closes
A million men used to toil beneath the ground in the UK's coal industry. Coal-mining fuelled the industrial revolution and brought about the biggest industrial dispute of the last fifty years. Now...
Samsung's Culture Problem
This article from Reuters is perfect for A Level & IB B&M students exploring the core topic of organisational culture. Samsung, perhaps the world's most diversified business, appears to be...
The Business with a 95% Market Share
As you tuck into your flaming Lidl or Waitrose christmas pudding, impress the guests around the festive dining room table with an impressive marketing statistic. 95% of Christmas puddings sold by...
New GCSE Business Subject Content Announced
The details of the required specification content for the new GCSE Business qualifications have just been published by the DfE.