But its asset-light, cash generative business model means the surprise is all the greater when it warns.
Kickstarter's model means that the 12,000 unsuccessful projects never received any money, nor were their backers charged.
The opt-in model means subscribers get only offers they want to receive, making each one worth reading.
Her speech about her bisexual identity and what being an LGBT role model means to her was extremely powerful.
Using the partnership model means that Academy4Housing can deliver economies of scale when costing training courses for its staff members.
Dutch unions have not yet come to industrial action and past success of the Dutch collective bargaining model means they are probably less likely to.
"What the Detroit model means for the future is being hammered out between these hardest of times and the promise of the Obama administration".
The ownership model means it is in the interests of John Lewis and Waitrose staff to work hard as they are the direct beneficiaries.
Its "single source" model means that customers wanting to buy mattresses can do so only from Jamison Bedding, a large vendor.
This "gold" open access model means that research papers become available immediately online without any subscription or one-off payment required by readers.
