• It's the Business with Phil Dobbie

  • By: Phil Dobbie
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It's the Business with Phil Dobbie

By: Phil Dobbie
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  • Sadly now defunct, It's the Business was a daily podcast with Phil Dobbie in the first half of 2021. Maybe it'll come back, but lining up guests and sourcing content every day is quite an undertaking.

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Episodes
  • Retail’s big change, no loose change required

    Retail’s big change, no loose change required
    Apr 29 2021
    The retail landscape is changing, with us having relied more on deliveries and click and collect during the COVID crisis. Susannah Street from Hargreaves Lansdown tells Phil Dobbie how Sainsbury’s, who reported their annual earnings yesterday, has seen a big increase in online sales for Argos, as more people click and collect goods during their weekly shop. So, will we look to a similar online-instore hybrid approach to our shopping even when COIVD has gone? Mustafa Khanwala, CEO of MIshipay, explains how their scan and go product allows users more control of their shopping experience, and why he believes it is an important component of bringing people back to the High Street (and away from Amazon).

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    33 mins
  • EU Votes on Brexit Shambles

    EU Votes on Brexit Shambles
    Apr 28 2021
    The European Commission voted yesterday on the trade agreement that has been in operation since the start of January. Their President Ursula von der Leyen warned, in the European parliament yesterday, that they were prepared to use unilateral actions to ensure that the rules are adhered to, confirming that the UK-EU relationship is going to be a rocky one for some time to come. On today’s podcast Phil Dobbie talks to economist Vicky Pryce about the impact of the UK’s withdrawal so far, the problems we face and how we can got about fixing the issues.

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    35 mins
  • A very cloudy summer for tourism

    A very cloudy summer for tourism
    Apr 27 2021

    The Independent’s Travel Editor Simon Calder joins phil Dobbie on today’s podcast to talk about the state of the travel industry in what is likely to be a very disappointing summer all round. Even though Ursula Von der Leyen has said the EU will open up to tourists who have had double vaccinations, it’ll take a while for a lot of the UK to meet that criteria, and there’s also the risk that travellers will face quarantine when they return to home. So, will airlines survive in the meantime? Most will, either by good management or, in the case of Alitalia, lots of propping up by the government.

    Also today, briefly, Tesla’s earnings from yesterday, muddied by Elon Musk’s Bitcoin fixation. And a look at the morning’s papers, which are almost all fixated with Boris’ pile ‘em high comments.


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    34 mins
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