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John Timpson, the chairman of key cutter and shoe repair business Timpson, claims hiring good people is the key to a successful business. Timpson told delegates at Retail Week Live: “What’s absolutely essential is great people. I don’t want people who can fix shoes or cut keys; I want personality. You can’t put a spark into a grumpy cobbler,” he said. He joined Nigel Cassidy to discuss more.

According to a new PwC report, 61% of the UK financial services industry believe they could lose as much as 40% of their revenue to standalone FinTech firms. So, what can the financial services industry do to keep up with the ever-evolving fin-tech scene?

Today, President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping will be meeting at Trump's Mar-a-lago resort in Florida to perhaps set the tone or one of the world’s most important bilateral relationships. So, what can we expect from the meeting and what does it mean for trade between the US and China?

It's time to talk politics. Today: the EU Parliament has agreed a plan for Brexit negotiations; the UN Security Council has held an emergency meeting over the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

This is In My Experience, where Share Radio's Simon Rose grapples with inspiring stories that shape careers. On today's programme, Simon is joined by Charlie Thuillier, founder of Oppo Ice Cream. In 2015, Oppo Ice Cream became the most over-funded offer ever on Seedrs. Returning to Seedrs in 2016, Oppo broke through its £150,000 target in 6 hours. Along the way, their journey took them to the studios of Dragon’s Den and now, Andy Murray is one of its many investors. For ShareRadio listeners head into http://www.oppoicecream.co.uk/storefinder/ and a £1 off voucher for a tub will pop up!

Georgie Frost is joined by food entrepreneurs Natasha Cooke and Lucy Pedder to discuss their latest venture- a restaurant that's bringing back traditional British cuisine- named Lupins.

This week Kantar Worldpanel released its latest grocery market figures revealing new highs for discount retailers Aldi and Lidl whilst many of the big established firms struggle. For consumers inflation seems to be taking a toll with food prices up 2.3% and expected to rise. To talk through the findings Share Radio's Tom Hill spoke to Head of Retail and Consumer Insight Fraser McKevitt.

The European Parliament is debating its "red lines" for Brexit negotiations today. Ed spoke with Vincenzo Scarpetta, Senior Policy Analyst at OpenEurope to find out more.

Today's the last day you can open an ISA allowance in this tax year, so I'll ask Tom Selby of AJ Bell, about the advantages of opening one

Theresa May has said free movement of EU citizens into the UK could continue during the 'implementation phase' of Brexit. For more on this, Ed spoke to John Ashmore, Chief Reporter at Politics Home.