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Nigel Cassidy

Goodbye BHS – Nick Hood of OPUS looks at the consequences when a major company closes

Nigel Cassidy
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Goodbye BHS – Nick Hood of OPUS looks at the consequences when a major company closes
In 1928 British Home Stores was set up by some American entrepreneurs. The first store was in Brixton and nothing in the store cost more than a shilling (5p). But now 90 years later it's goodbye BHS. Nick Hood, a Business Risk Advisor at OPUS, discussed the end game when a household name fails.
Guests:

Paul Sedgwick, Nick Hood


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: “Blockchain will do to finance, what containers did to shipping”

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money: “Blockchain will do to finance, what containers did to shipping”
Peter Randall, CEO of London start up SETL, talked about blockchain and its impact on financial institutions. SETL is launching ‘the world's first commercial platform for using blockchain technology to register and settle securities transactions’. Peter discussed the platform.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Peter Randall


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: How can organisations improve knowledge worker productivity?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money: How can organisations improve knowledge worker productivity?
In line with Local Business Week, a new research study has revealed how organisations can go about improving knowledge based worker productivity. Karen Plum, Director of Research at management consultancy, Advanced Workplace Associates, discussed the results of the study on Share Radio Morning Money.
Guests:

Emma Wall, Karen Plum


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: How important is etiquette for the business traveller?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: How important is etiquette for the business traveller?
Marie-Hélène Ferguson, Principal at the London School of Etiquette, talked etiquette for the business traveller. New research has revealed just how confident we are at meeting new people and our biggest faux pas when abroad. So what mistakes do we make, what are our biggest fears and is etiquette important today both at home and abroad?
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Marie-Hélène Ferguson


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Is online shopping fuelling a consumer demand for free returns?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: Is online shopping fuelling a consumer demand for free returns?
Are you a serial returner? Research from Barclaycard has highlighted the rise of shoppers who deliberately over-order goods before returning them. Otherwise known as 'serial returners', it’s beginning to hurt retailers' bottom line. Sharon Manikon, Director of Customer Solutions at Barclaycard Global Payment Acceptance, talked about this with Sarah Lowther and Chris Bailey.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Sharon Manikon


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Is the UK financial sector failing to take cyber-crime seriously?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: Is the UK financial sector failing to take cyber-crime seriously?
The financial services industry is the perfect target for a cyber-attack, a report from lobby group, TheCityUK, has warned. Marcus Scott, Chief Operating Officer at TheCityUK, told Sarah Lowther and Chris Bailey why the banking and financial sector need to be more resilient to cyber-attacks.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Marcus Scott


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: The rise of robots – a look into the future for human-robot relationships

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: The rise of robots – a look into the future for human-robot relationships
Researchers at Leibinz University in Hannover are creating an artificial nervous system, making it easier for robots to work side-by-side with humans. Experts predict that relationships between robots and humans may soon become common-place, so Robert Van Egghen spoke to Julie Carpenter, a roboticist from the University of Washington, about the future for human-robot relationships.
Guests:

Robert Van Egghen, Julie Carpenter


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: What are the industry implications after the disappearance of EgyptAir flight MS804?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money: What are the industry implications after the disappearance of EgyptAir flight MS804?
A huge search operation involving the Egyptian, Greek, French and British military is continuing in the Mediterranean Sea. EgyptAir flight MS804 was en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board when it dropped off the radar at 37,000 feet. The loss of another passenger plane raises major business issues for carriers everywhere. John Strickland is a former airline industry chief, and the founder of JLS Consulting, looked at the industry implications.
Guests:

Sara Sjölin, John Strickland


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: What changes have been made to the tobacco industry?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money: What changes have been made to the tobacco industry?
Cigarettes are being sold in the UK in standardised green packaging with explicit images from today, under new rules designed to cut the number of smokers. It comes after the world's four largest tobacco firms lost a legal challenge against the Government's new plain packaging rules at the High Court on Thursday. Ben Southwood, Head of Research at the Adam Smith Institute, discussed tobacco legislation and the changes to e-cigarettes.
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Ben Southwood


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: What did Charles Schwab’s Kully Samra make of Janet Yellen’s latest comments?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money: What did Charles Schwab’s Kully Samra make of Janet Yellen’s latest comments?
Kully Samra, Managing Director at Charles Schwab, discussed the US economy ahead of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, after the recent non-farm data release. Janet Yellen, the Chair of the US Fed, said that the tone was “fundamentally solid, but laced with uncertainty”, in a speech in Philadelphia indicating that the next rate cut has been kicked further down the road.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Kully Samra


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