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Health, Sports & Psychology
Business Bursts: Supply chain
Business School academics look at different approaches to supply chain, exploring brands such as Mini and WH Smith
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Business Bursts: Marketing
There are many motivations for businesses to get their marketing right - Business Bursts examines how these messages are getting ever more sophisticated.
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Society, Politics & Law
The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Experts give a first reaction to George Osborne's 2015 Spending Review and the Autumn Statement.
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Society, Politics & Law
Why has the welfare cap become so complex?
George Osborne's changes to his welfare cap in the July 2015 budget have made a simple measure almost too complex, say Christine Whitehead and Emma Sagor
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Business Bursts: Failure
There's many reasons why even great companies can fail—and a difficult economy can exacerbate the problems
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Business Bursts: Branding
Your brand is more than a logo. Business Bursts explains the value of a brand—and how to cherish one.
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Society, Politics & Law
What is the 2015 Autumn Statement all about?
The OU's Alan Shipman offers a guide to the things to watch for when George Osborne presents his autumn statement this Wednesday.
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Money & Business
Too much of a good thing? Choice challenges in sustainable clothes shopping
With 460 eco-labels in 197 countries, how can we make sense of them all? Professor Marilyn Carrigan investigates the issue of the over-saturation and impact of eco-labels.
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Money & Business
George at Asda – What makes clothing ownership and use sustainable?
Catherine Watkins from George at Asda explains what the large business does to support sustainability.
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Money & Business
Sustainable Design – Innovative design techniques
Designer Rhiannon Hunt explains what the challenge of producing sustainable clothing adds to her experience of designing t-shirts.
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Money & Business
The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer
Derek Jackson gives the retail perspective on the impact of ethical trading in the clothing market.
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Money & Business
Standards for better cotton
The Better Cotton Initiative, BCI, is an organization looking at global cotton-production standards. Ruchira Joshi, one of the Programme Directors at BCI, explains what they do.