Business is my absolute passion and as a result it is the subject of most of my articles (contrary to the website’s title). Here you’ll find the latest, greatest articles and most of the ones I’ve published so far.
Latest Business Articles
- Who was to blame for the Post Office Scandal?
- F1 owner to acquire MotoGP
- Did the Bank of England get it wrong?
- Finance Quiz of the Year
Greatest Business Articles
Are the supermarkets profiteering from the cost of living crisis?
The UK Big 4 supermarkets have been in the news this week for allegedly profiteering from the cost of living crisis as they are said to have an influence on the higher prices customers…
Primark: The fashion retailer doing things its own way.
Primark: the ‘fast fashion’ retailer has become near ubiquitous in major UK times, defied the Coronavirus pandemic and bucked the trend with regard to online retailing – how have they done it? Owned by…
Why did DriveTribe fail?
A year ago today, the digital content website DriveTribe shut down leaving millions of disappointed users in its wake. Despite a thriving community, behind the scenes the company ran by the Top Gear trio…
What caused Thomas Cook’s collapse?
Thomas Cook: the bastion of British high street travel agents, the oldest holiday company in the world and a business that collapsed in 2019 as a result of severe financial issues. The company was…
Ocado: the unprofitable world of warehouse technology
Welcome to the exciting and unprofitable world of futuristic grocery delivery. At the forefront of this industry is Ocado, the company responsible for swapping pickers and packers for robots and machines in all their…
What is happening at John Lewis?
John Lewis is enduring a tumultuous period in which they are ditching the hallmarks of their 94 year history in an attempt to be relevant, cut costs and quite simply stay afloat. In recent…
The coolest cereal company campaign you’ve probably never heard of
Surreal Cereals is a business that sells premium high-protein, low sugar, healthy cereals that is based in London but I bet you haven’t heard of them until recently. Founded in 2021 by two former…
Why are M&S shutting stores?
Marks & Spencer have announced that they will be closing 67 stores this year but many are wondering why. There are of course obvious reasons for this but is there anything lurking in the…
The real story behind ‘Bank of Dave’
The ‘Bank of Dave’ has become the number 1 film on Netflix in a week of its release, but how much of what was portrayed really happen? How much is fact and how much…
innocent’s Social Media Superpowers
innocent: the healthy drinks company with revenues of over £400 million who created the trend for companies having an amusing tone of voice on social media and use it massively to their advantage. In…
The growing ethical concerns surrounding SHEIN
Shein: the international brand redefining the world of fast fashion, disrupting the market and earning revenues of $10 billion in the process. The online-only fashion retailer was founded in 2008 in Guangzhou, China by…
Red Bull’s Marketing Genius
Red Bull, the sweet fizzy beverage business founded by the late Dietrich Mateschitz in 1987, the business that resells what was a medicinal drink originally, the business that brings in $6.31 billion in revenue…
How controversy lead to Ryanair’s success…
Ryanair, Europe’s most controversial airline. Founded by Michael O’Leary in 1984, the budget airline has spent most of its life disrupting the market and doing things peculiarly differently and maximising profit as a result.…
The curious caterpillar cake court case…
The court case of the decade, no, not Depp vs Heard, Colin vs Cuthbert. The battle of the supermarket caterpillar cakes. You could say that this sorry saga started in 1990, 31 years before…
Can you own colours and shapes? A supermarket court battle.
Two of Britain’s largest supermarkets are at war and legal minds across the land have been debating these serious questions: can you own a combination of colours and shapes? Does using similar visual cues…
What’s been going on with Credit Suisse?
Anyone with even the vaguest interest in our financial sector will have heard of the troubles that have beset the international investment bank Credit Suisse in recent days as it teetered on the brink…
All Business Articles
- How to survive (and thrive in) the cost of living crisis
- The curious case of Nike.
- How controversy lead to Ryanair’s success…
- Energy Price Cap Announcement
- Red Bull and Porsche merger fails to reach suitable conclusion
- Loyalty Cards: The unsung heroes of promotion…
- Red Bull’s Marketing Genius
- The tale of the German discounters…
- Finance News Roundup
- How Britain’s largest supermarket uses promotion
- Are supermarket copycats a good or bad thing?
- McDonald’s Marvellous Promotional Material
- The curious caterpillar cake court case…
- The interesting story of Ben & Jerry’s…
- The meteoric rise of Amazon and their prodigious promotion
- Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz sadly passes away
- The dominance of Walmart (and a bit of Asda)
- What does the Bank of England base rate rise mean for you?
- My five favourite Christmas Adverts
- Top Five 2022 Christmas Adverts
- The story behind ‘Pepsi, Where’s my Jet?’
- Joules bought out of administration
- The growing ethical concerns surrounding SHEIN
- innocent’s Social Media Superpowers
- The marketing magic of Coca-Cola
- What’s behind Joules’ change of name?
- ‘A New Dawn’ for Hyundai
- Book Review: ‘Can’t we just print more money?’
- The innovation, rise (and possible fall) of Netflix
- Why are free trials so effective?
- The business of F1
- The real story behind ‘Bank of Dave’
- Why did DriveTribe fail?
- Bank of England rises base rate to 4%
- What caused Thomas Cook’s collapse?
- My Businessy Holiday in London
- How marketing helped Burger King succeed
- Why are M&S shutting stores?
- 8 Interesting Women for International Women’s Day
- Ocado: the unprofitable world of warehouse technology
- Key points from the 2023 Budget
- Payday Loans: How misselling crippled an industry
- The coolest cereal company campaign you’ve probably never heard of
- What’s been going on with Credit Suisse?
- What does the next Bank of England base rate rise mean for you?
- Why I’m trying to do something about financial education.
- Specsavers: How to turn a mundane service into a national catchphrase.
- My report into Financial Education.
- The most annoying advert on TV (according to me).
- Can you own colours and shapes? A supermarket court battle.
- Primark: The fashion retailer doing things its own way.
- Colin vs Cuthbert Part 2 – Battle of Advertising
- What is happening at John Lewis?
- The sorry state of local newspapers.
- An evening with the Bank of England…
- Best Business YouTube Channels and TV Shows (UK)
- W Series enters administration: where did it all go wrong?
- Nefarious Nestle: the most evil way to make a profit?
- Let’s chat to ChatGPT
- Bank of England Raises Base Rate to 5%
- Are the supermarkets profiteering from the cost of living crisis?
- Why did Debenhams fail?
- Are self checkouts the future?
- Competition & Markets Authority find supermarkets not pricing clearly in the cost of living crisis
- 50 years of Argos
- How did Coronavirus impact the travel industry?
- Is Liberty Media good for F1?
- Bank of England Rises Base Rate to 5.25%
- Formula 1 Financial Championship -Part 1
- Wilko enters administration: where did it all go wrong?
- F1 Financial World Championship Part 2
- Are supermarkets profiteering from the cost of living crisis? Part 2
- Where did it all go wrong for Wilko? (updated)
- Is happy hour over for Wetherspoons?
- TV Review: The Dropout
- Is Temu any good?
- TV Review: Britain’s Housing Crisis – What went wrong?
- Bank of England holds base rate at 5.25%
- Which are the best and worst Christmas adverts of 2023?
- Spotify: Wrapped up in their problems?
- Finance Quiz of the Year
- Did the Bank of England get it wrong?
- F1 owner to acquire MotoGP
- Who was to blame for the Post Office Scandal?
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