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Repairs: How Can Businesses Make Money From Fixing Things?

With the success of the 成人快手 programme The Repair Shop, Evan Davis examines the business opportunities of companies which offer to repair things from clothes through to electronics.

With the success of the 成人快手 programme The Repair Shop, Evan Davis examines the business opportunities of companies which offer to repair things from clothes through to electronics. Is it easier to try and fix something yourself or pay for it to be done professionally? Do we still have the skills that previous generations had to do even relatively simple things like sewing on buttons? With Kyle Wiens, CEO of Ifixit, Katharine Beacham, Head of Sustainability, Clothing & 成人快手 at Marks and Spencer and upholstery repair expert and Repair Shop presenter Sonnaz Nooranvary.

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33 minutes

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