Manufacturing in the Mire
Things are simply not getting better for UK manufacturers. Put simply - there is no "march of the makers". Back in 2011 George Osborne famously heralded the important role of UK manufacturing in...
Problems at Poundland
Shareholders in Poundland are getting nervous after news that a major takeover is taking time to integrate and volatile trading is threatening profits over the crucial Christmas trading period.
The Biz Quiz - 18 November 2015
The latest edition of The Biz Quiz is now live! Another tough one this week - any score over 60% is impressive!
OCR A2 Business Unit F297 - VGL Revision Toolkit
We are pleased to announce the publication of our case study revision toolkit for OCR A2 Business Studies Unit F297.
Amazon Setting the Standard in Same Day Delivery
Same-day delivery wars is hotting up in the UK, but Amazon is still setting the standards.
Halfords Wheelie Poor Summer has Share Price Backpedalling
Shares in UK retailer Halfords have fallen 9% after it reported a near 6% drop in half-year profits on lower bicycle sales
Aaran Furniture Ltd - OCR GCSE Business Case Study Toolkit for 2016
We are delighted to announced that Mark Gardiner's superb teaching & revision toolkit for the Aaran Furniture case study (OCR GCSE Business Unit A293) is now available.
Brands Go Direct and Digital With Personalised Products
We've all heard the joke. "I've just won a lifetime's supply of Marmite - one jar". But at least now that jar might have your name on it.
Blackberry is back! With its market share of the global smartphone now down to around 1% we might have thought that Blackberry was gone for good as a realistic competitor to Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi,...
The Sound of Luxury - $50k Headphones
I bought what I considered to be quite an expensive set of headphones the other day - Bose wireless was my choice. At the time I thought I was splashing out a little more than Mrs Riley might...
tutor2u Business is Coming to Malaysia: 25-27 February 2016
We are delighted to be visiting our teaching colleagues in the Far East region once again in 2016 - this time to Malaysia. The tutor2u Business team is visiting Kuala Lumpur on 25-27 February 2016...
tutor2u Business is Coming to Dubai: 9-11 February 2016
We are delighted to be visiting our teaching colleagues in the UAE again in 2016. The tutor2u Business team is visiting Dubai on 9-11 February 2016 to deliver a series of our most popular CPD courses.
Is This the End of Black Friday?
Asda have announced that they will not be participating in
Black Friday this year despite introducing it to the UK taking inspiration from their American counterpart, WalMart. But why?
Many successful UK retailers have ambitions to replicate their model in international markets, but come unstuck with the wrong strategy. Not surprisingly, John Lewis is also looking to exploit...
One Week Only: Business Revision Guides & Worked Answers for £3
We ran a popular promotion over half-term for Economics students and teachers. Now it's the turn of GCSE & A Level Business!
The Biz Quiz - 11 November 2015
Another cracking week of business new stories are covered in the latest edition of The Biz Quiz. We'll be very surprised if anyone gets 100% this week. If you do, tweet us your result
BUSS3 Revision Presentations
Updated links to the individual streamed revision presentations for BUSS3 are provided below.
Are you the next Lord Sugar?
When trying to make lessons more exciting, why not don your
Lord Sugar hat and run The Apprentice?
Retailers to Fight Back Using Beaconing Technology
The opportunities for leveraging technology to boost retail sales aren't just available to e-commerce sites. The rapid pace of technological change is impacting how physical retail stores can...
Unilever's Direct E-Commerce Sales Growing Fast
If you are the owner of one of the world's most extensive and best-known consumer product portfolios, you might expect to be well-placed to exploit the opportunities offered by e-commerce.After a...