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What went wrong at the department store chain that once dominated America's shopping malls? We hear about its glory days from historian Jerry Hancock. Mark Cohen, a professor at Columbia Business School and former CEO of Sears' Canadian Business, gives his assessment of what went wrong. Amid protests, fracking for shale gas has begun at a site in Lancashire in the UK. Kate Blagojevic is UK head of energy at Greenpeace, and explains why there is resistance to the practice. We also hear from the United States. Seth Whitehead, is a spokesperson for Energy in Depth, the education and outreach arm of the Independent Petroleum Association of America. Apple has bought the music analytics firm Asaii. Liana Brinded, editor of Yahoo Finance UK, tells us what's behind the move. Plus our regular workplace commentator Stephanie Hare explains why time-wasting meetings make her angry.

(Picture: An empty Sears shopping basket. Credit: Reuters)