Dressing trendy teenagers, Portas pilot towns, daffodils
Winifred Robinson discusses the cost of clothing trendy teenagers, plus a report from one of the retail industry's biggest events, and the energy ratings of electrical products.
One out of five electrical appliances don't deliver the promised energy rating according to the The Energy Saving Trust, we'll find out why.
Daffodil farms are blooming because of the recent warm weather and lack of a cold winter but farmers are worried they have bloomed too early.
We'll be live with high street and supermarket leaders at The Retail Week conference in London.
The Portas Pilot Towns were awarded government money to reinvigorate their high streets, we'll be looking at what they've been spending the money on.
Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Simon Browning.
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Melanie Abbott at Retail Week live.
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Daffodils
The recent warm weather and lack of a cold winter has caused problems for daffodil farms.
Duration: 07:20
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Duration: 04:21
Electrical efficiency
One in five products are not complying with energy saving claims.
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Teenagers are too old and big for kids clothes, but too young for student discounts.
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The mum of a disabled child takes aim at supermarkets unwilling to have special trolleys.
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FOI requests reveal what's been spent in Portas pilots.
Duration: 06:02
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- Wed 12 Mar 2014 12:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Wed 12 Mar 2014 12:04Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 LW