Are you, or is the woman in your life, a young high-spending Fashion Enthusiast, an aspirational Thirty-something Shopper, a bargain-hunting Price Led Replacer or a well-heeled Label Seeker? They're the tags the retail clothes business puts on women shoppers, according to Shop Till You Drop, in the first part of a new series on Channel 4, Tuesday, 8 p.m.8.30 p.m. A team of experts explains how shops use colour, design and ambience to lure and catch each specific type of female customer.
Excelling at sales may not be enough for the State's small butchers, however. Many could face the chop following the introduction of new EU regulations demanding the same standards from them as the high-volume meat plants, Ear to the Ground reports on RTE 1, Tuesday, 8.30 p.m.9 p.m.
The Republic has the highest percentage of nightworkers in Europe, reports Leargas, RTE 1, Tuesday, 7.30 p.m.8 p.m. But what makes them toil into the small hours, and how does it affect their lives? Caoimhe Nic Caba talks to some of those on the night shift: air traffic controller, Conall O Muirgheasa; hackney cab driver, Simon Fogarty; Intel technician, Stiofan O Conghaile; and Swiftcall employee, Shira Brady. (With English subtitles).
Meanwhile, Streetwise looks at the likely financial return on thousands of savings policies taken out with Canada Life in recent weeks. Plus, a report on working from home, Network 2, Tuesday, 7.35 p.m.8.10 p.m.
After the Brent Spar controversy in 1995, the Shell oil company sought an environmentally friendly alternative to dumping at sea. The result is assessed in Spar- ring Partners, BBC 2, tomorrow, BBC 2, 7.05 p.m.8 p.m.
Derek Davis dips in to the brighter side of life at sea, in Out of the Blue, as he gets caught up in mussel-harvesting in Bantry Bay and boards a multimillion pound exploration vessel, RTE 1, Thursday, 8.30 p.m.9 p.m.
