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RLS Business Studies

@BusinessRLS

The Royal Latin School's Business Studies Twitter - for GCSE and A-level

 Buckingham, England
Joined September 2016
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@BBCNews27 Nov 2020
Fears are mounting over the future of Topshop owner Arcadia, with reports of an attempt to borrow £30m failing - putting potentially 15,000 jobs at risk bbc.in/36cOCds
Topshop owner Arcadia on brink of collapse

Topshop owner Arcadia on brink of collapse

The company could make an announcement as soon as Monday - putting 13,000 jobs at risk.

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@revisionstation17 Nov 2020
Indian factory workers supplying major brands allege routine exploitation - 442 business ethics case study. #businessteacher #edubus #bused #alevelbusiness #GCSEbusiness #internationalbusiness #ethics bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-54…
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@BBCBreaking5 Nov 2020
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's to cut 3,500 jobs with closure of meat, fish and deli counters and 420 Argos stores bbc.in/3k0HOn0
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tutor2u Business@tutor2uBusiness30 Oct 2020
Non-financial methods of motivation: multinationals like Unilever and Google giving every employee another day off - all at the same time. An interesting response to some of the pressures that build as employees spend more time working at home ft.com/content/09a8fd2b-7630…

Hurrah for the companies giving staff more time off

It is by no means the total answer to burnout but it is a good start

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Metro@MetroUK23 Oct 2020
BREAKING: McDonald’s offers 1,000,000 free meals for families over half-term trib.al/k96vHQU
McDonald’s joins Marcus Rashford with 1,000,000 free meals for families

McDonald’s joins Marcus Rashford with 1,000,000 free meals for families

The fast food giant has joined the Manchester United and England striker’s campaign and will provide funding to FareShare so food can be distributed to households most in need.

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@revisionstation21 Oct 2020
Royal Mail launches 72p parcel pick-up service - great article for teaching: larger market share as a business objective⭐️. Theme1 #businessteacher #edexcelbusiness #alevelbusiness #edubus #bused bbc.co.uk/news/business-5461…
Royal Mail launches 72p parcel pick-up service

Royal Mail launches 72p parcel pick-up service

The firm claims it is "one of the biggest changes to the delivery since the launch of the post box".

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tutor2u Business@tutor2uBusiness20 Oct 2020
ITV to create new division to support strategic focus on content streaming theguardian.com/business/202…

ITV to increase focus on streaming to compete with Netflix and Disney

Broadcaster planning more online content but says its big hits will remain on traditional TV

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@SkyNewsBiz16 Oct 2020
Wetherspoon's sinks to £105.4m loss as pandemic savages profits trib.al/BZ2upiv

Wetherspoon boss hits out at 'ill-thought-out' COVID-19 rules as chain sinks to loss

The firm's chairman lambasts the handling of the crisis, arguing the restrictions are difficult to understand and implement.

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tutor2u Business@tutor2uBusiness14 Oct 2020
Not just some sensible CSR (encouraging sustainability). Also very smart marketing - offering a discount (%off) voucher which Ikea's loyal customers will take straight into the store! theguardian.com/business/202…
Ikea to buy back unwanted furniture for up to half original price

Ikea to buy back unwanted furniture for up to half original price

Chain to launch scheme in UK and Ireland on Black Friday reselling secondhand products

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tutor2u Business@tutor2uBusiness15 Oct 2020
PESTLE and PORTERS 5 FORCES rolled into one example here Heineken fined by the industry regulator for effectively abusing its strong bargaining power as a supplier. Hard for non-tied pubs to compete when faced with strong-arm tactics like this. theguardian.com/business/202…

Heineken fined £2m for making pubs sell 'unreasonable' amounts of its beer

Regulator says Heineken’s pubs and bars business, Star, deterred pubs from stocking competitors’ drinks

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@BBCBusiness14 Oct 2020
Just Eat: McDonald's and Greggs help boost orders by 40% bbc.in/3jXgAhH
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@BBCBusiness14 Oct 2020
HS2 over budget again weeks after work began bbc.in/34Xs4f2
HS2 costs rise again weeks after work begins

HS2 costs rise again weeks after work begins

Ministers admit an extra £800m is needed due to more asbestos discoveries and complexities at London Euston.

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tutor2u Business@tutor2uBusiness13 Oct 2020
Not just some sensible CSR (encouraging sustainability). Also very smart marketing - offering a discount (%off) voucher which Ikea's loyal customers will take straight into the store! theguardian.com/business/202…
Ikea to buy back unwanted furniture for up to half original price

Ikea to buy back unwanted furniture for up to half original price

Chain to launch scheme in UK and Ireland on Black Friday reselling secondhand products

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@BBCBusiness12 Oct 2020
Bank of England questions banks over negative rates bbc.in/3nGrHOt
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@BBCBreaking9 Oct 2020
The UK economy expanded by 2.1% in August, below expectations, despite the government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme bbc.in/33NawTD
UK economic growth slows despite restaurant boost

UK economic growth slows despite restaurant boost

The economy grew 2.1% in August, below expectations, despite a lift from Eat Out to Help Out.

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@revisionstation6 Oct 2020
BBC News - McDonald's among food firms urging tougher deforestation rules bbc.co.uk/news/business-5440… Hello ethics units, nice relatable case study, perfect starter material #ethics #ethicalbusiness #businessteacher #alevelbusiness #edubus #bused
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@BusinessInsider6 Oct 2020
Elon Musk's SpaceX wins a $149 million Pentagon contract to build missile-tracking satellites businessinsider.com/elon-mus…

Elon Musk's SpaceX wins a $149 million Pentagon contract to build missile-tracking satellites

Elon Musk's SpaceX will build four satellites for the Pentagon, fitted with wide-angle infrared missile-tracking sensors supplied by a subcontractor.

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@BBCNews5 Oct 2020
Cineworld closures 'not a decision we made lightly' bbc.in/2GE3mrm
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tutor2u Business@tutor2uBusiness3 Oct 2020
Source of finance | Share Capital & Loan finance Rolls-Royce turns to shareholders for £2bn of new share capital - which it hopes will then enable it to raise a further £3bn in loans. bbc.co.uk/news/business-5436…

Coronavirus: Rolls-Royce to raise billions in Covid-lifeline

The plane engine maker will tap investors for £2bn to unlock billions of pounds more in funding.

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@BBCNWT2 Oct 2020
The Blackburn based billionaire brothers behind petrol forecourt firm EG Group and private equity firm TDR Capital have won the £6.8 billion takeover battle for supermarket giant Asda.
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