Running a successful restaurant is tough. Whilst a good restaurant can me it look easy, there are a lot of things you need to get exactly right to be successful. Everything from the ingredients, the menu, the chef, the ambiance and the waiting staff have to be just right. Plus don’t forget that it’s a [...]

Ryanair is Europe’s largest low cost airline. Their strategy is very much based on cost leadership and is a classic “no frills” approach on the strategy clock model. In simple terms you don’t pay a lot for the service but at the same time you don’t get a lot. This approach can be very successful [...]

Christmas shopping for me is normally a last minute rush before the shops close on 24 December. This year though I was determined to be organised and last weekend headed off to hit the shops in London’s West End. It was a pleasant surprise to find that arguably the two most famous shopping streets in [...]

At this year’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition the best Vodka in the world award was won by a small distillery based in rural England in Herefordshire. Chase Vodka beat off 115 other entries to win. This is a superb achievement by them. I’ve been lucky enough to try some of the vodka. It’s certainly [...]

The Tune Hotel chain has just opened up its first hotel in the UK. The chain already has 7 hotels in Malaysia and 2 in Indonesia and they claim they offer 5 star beds at 1 star prices. Their policy is to offer the essentials that people look for in a hotel such as safety, [...]

A top boutique hotel has just opened in London that performs surgery. Actually, that should really read a top hospital has just opened in London that has all the features of a luxury boutique hotel with the added advantage that it can perform surgical operations. BMI Weymouth Hospital, just off the world famous Harley Street [...]

The French football team revolted yesterday and refused to train, football powerhouse Germany lost to Serbia, defending champions Italy failed to beat football minnows New Zealand and England were embarrassing in their game against Algeria on Friday. At least Nike seem to be getting it right though. Last week we blogged about the Bavaria girls [...]

I’m currently sat in a Starbucks coffee shop enjoying a nice coffee and making use of their wifi. It’s got me thinking about the Starbucks phenomena and what strategy they have adopted in terms of growing their business. It’s an interesting approach and whilst it undoubtedly has been very successful there are commentators that would argue [...]

You’re all no doubt undertaking some “last minute” revision in the run up to the P3 exam next Wednesday. Christmas is fast approaching and I always tend to leave my shopping to the “last minute”. Christmas Eve for me is normally a mad rush around the shops trying to buy presents before the shops close. [...]