{"id":6508,"date":"2017-05-20T17:08:39","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T15:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=6508"},"modified":"2023-08-31T07:30:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T05:30:11","slug":"tesco-homeplus-virtual-subway-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/05\/tesco-homeplus-virtual-subway-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesco Homeplus Virtual Subway Store"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Innovation is the development and implementation of ideas that lead to more value for whatever business you are in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When grocery chain Tesco wanted to expand their market share in South Korea, they came up with a brilliant idea. Because the people in South Korea work long hours, Tesco thought of an efficient way to sell their products. &nbsp;Why is this shop interesting to view?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video to find out. Be able to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Tesco Homeplus Virtual Subway Store in South Korea\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fGaVFRzTTP4?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What do you think about Tesco&#8217;s virtual store at subway stations in South Korea?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How was Tesco better than its competitor in terms of innovation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you think this innovative idea could be successfully applied in all countries? 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