04: Hot Property | Business Boomers

01: Coffee Shop Hot Shots | Business Boomers

Looking at why the nation became obsessed with coffee shops, and how the brands do battle for our custom. With behind-the-scenes...

02: Real Storage Wars | Business Boomers

A look at businesses that have boomed despite tough economic times. This episode discovers why Britain came to have the biggest self...

03: Amazon's Retail Revolution | Business Boomers

Documentary series on businesses that have boomed despite tough economic times. This episode reveals how Amazon has grown f...

Adapting to change | Business Boomers

Adapting to change is key for the big coffee shops, as Starbucks decide to individualise their store designs and Costa goes electronic.

Amazon and bookselling | Business Boomers

Many bookshops rue Amazon as an alternative because Amazon are able to make a loss on certain books and charge much less.

Amazon and taxes | Business Boomers

Amazon, like other massive multinationals, famously avoid taxes through legal loopholes and centralised offices in tax havens. The UK Dir...

Amazon business model | Business Boomers

Amazon describes its business as a "flywheel" that encourages consumers to tell their friends about the low prices.

Amazon Culture | Business Boomers

Bezos was known as a tough boss, and was particularly ruthless when it came to complaints.

Amazon Drones | Business Boomers

Amazon went viral with a video about drone delivery. Being pushed before the pre-Christmas rush was no mistake say some commentators.

Amazon Marketplace | Business Boomers

Jeff Bezos decided that other sellers could use Amazon to sell their goods and make even more profit.

Amazon stock crash | Business Boomers

Despite a panicky start to the new millennium and stock price devaluing almost to nothing, Bezos remained convinced of Amazon's future ...

Amazon: unprofitable? | Business Boomers

Amazon claim to be one of the largest unprofitable companies, as any profit they make they reinvest in expansion.

Amazon: winners and losers | Business Boomers

Some companies have thrived by taking advantage of symbiotic relationships with Amazon while others have been crushed.

Amazon's beginnings | Business Boomers

Amazon's humble beginnings as a small online bookstore to "Earth's biggest bookstore".

Big Yellow Storage success | Business Boomers

Despite being late the game, Big Yellow Storage is the prominent storage company, due to a few key marketing tricks.

Coffee brands | Business Boomers

The different shop brands attract different types of people, and naturally some perform better than others with Costa having the lions share...

Coffee Margins | Business Boomers

Coffee options | Business Boomers

With all the different options for coffee, raw materials and other spends increase only slightly but the profit margins triple.

Coffee Shops and the UK | Business Boomers

Two American ex-pats saw an opportunity in London to provide decent coffee to Britons; an opportunity that Starbucks would be quic...

Costa vs Starbucks | Business Boomers

Battling for the top spot, Costa took open digs at Starbucks by advertising that their coffee was generally preferred.