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Wake Up to Money: 24/12/2010

24/12/2010

BBC Radio 5 Live - Wake Up to Money, 24/12/2010

Some retailers to open until 10pm for a last minute rush for shoppers.

Some retailers will stay open until 10pm tonight; a planned tube strike will go ahead on Boxing Day; and the Internet will be under "great strain" this weekend.

News and views from the business world with Steph McGovern and Jeremy Naylor.

With lots of people leaving their shopping until the last minute, some retailers are staying open until 10pm tonight hoping for a last minute rush from shoppers delayed by the snow. We talk to Bryan Roberts, director of retail insights at Kantar Retail, about whether this late opening is normal, a sign of the times or a call for desperate measures.

Industrial action by Tube drivers in London will go ahead as planned on Boxing Day after The High Court ruled against their employers, London Underground. Andy Cook, industrial relations adviser from Marshall-James and former HR director at Transport for London joins us to discuss this.

Finally, the Internet is going to come under huge strain this weekend according to broadband providers, TalkTalk. Co-founder of Thinkbroadband.com, Sebastian Lahtinen, explains the problems with Christmas lights affecting the quality of our Internet connections and what changes users will see.

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