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Economies of Scope - Tom Spencer consulting blog

Tom Spencer

Economies of scope have been found to exist in a range of industries including banking, publishing, distribution, and telecommunications. More stable cash flows are attractive for three reasons. Secondly, a strong cash position can also be used to extend credit to customers and thereby increase sales.

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Subscription Businesses Are Booming. Here’s How to Value Them

Harvard Business

Previously dominated by the likes of newspapers, magazines, gyms, utilities, and telecommunications firms, more products and services are being offered to more people through subscriptions than ever before. subscribers in 2017, and the industry as a whole has been growing at 200% annually since 2011. Case Study: Blue Apron.