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🗓️ 30 December 2024
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Sean Farrington finds out if high streets are making a comeback as footfall increases over the Christmas period.
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0:44.1 | Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live. |
0:47.3 | Hello, welcome to Wake Up to Money. |
0:49.2 | The number of people hitting Britain's high streets is up over the aftermath of Christmas. |
0:53.3 | We'll find out how much that's translating to ringing at the tills over the aftermath of Christmas. We'll find out how much |
0:55.0 | that's translating to ringing at the tills with the boss of HMV. With Donald Trump's inauguration, |
1:00.6 | just three weeks away, businesses in the US are scrambling to protect themselves from the looming |
1:05.1 | threat of tariffs. People are going to be more concerned about buying their kids' clothes and |
1:10.6 | things that they need in their home, not a bag. |
1:14.5 | We've got more from our correspondent on what's happening in the US. |
1:17.6 | And are you wrapping up a present to return after Christmas? |
1:21.8 | A major online returns platform tells us whether there's more gifts going back this year. |
1:26.2 | Wake up to Money with Sean Farrington. |
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