From customer loyalty and late-night opening, to food scares, a new six-part series offers a behind-the-checkout look at the British grocery chain, Tesco.
Irish retailers and suppliers may relish a peek at how the company which now owns Quinnsworth and Crazy Prices implements its strategy from boardroom to shopfloor, in Superstore, BBC 2, Thursday, 9 p.m.9.30 p.m.
And retail strategists reveal some of their weapons in Shop Till You Drop. They reckon that by the time shoppers tread from a store's hard flooring into the deep pile, they are already on the "fast-track" to a purchase, Channel 4, Tuesday 8 p.m.8.30 p.m.
Satellite Wars proffers the inside track on the race between Rupert Murdoch and the fledgling British Satellite Broadcasting, to be first to beam satellite channels into British homes in 1989, Channel 4, Tuesday, 1.50 a.m.2.45 a.m.
Why are British men scared of successful women? Body Shop founder and chief executive, Anita Roddick, gives her verdict in the last part of the quirky series The Truth About Women, UTV, Thursday, 9 p.m.10 p.m.
Juggling home and work seems an increasingly hard act for men as well as women.
Aine Ni Ghlinn works part-time, Pat O'Sullivan is a stay-at-home dad, and John McCarrick is self-employed. In Leargas they weigh up the balance they have achieved between job and family commitments, RTE 1, Tuesday, 7.30 p.m.8 p.m.
What's around the corner for the motor trade? The latest car designs feature in Motoring into the Millennium, on Wednesday, 10.40 p.m.11.10 p.m. and Ulster Motor Show 98, UTV, Monday, 10.40 p.m.11.10 p.m., as part of the channel's "Motorweek" schedule.
Finally, what price love? Apparently, anything from £30 to £45 if you're going to spell it out with 12 red roses on Saturday week, according to a Streetwise survey, Tuesday, Network 2, 7.35 p.m.-8.10 p.m.
