Philip Green
Philip Green
Sir Philip Nigel Ross Greenis a British businessman, and the chairman of Arcadia Group, a retail company that includes Topshop, Topman, Wallis, Evans, Burton, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins, and Outfit. The BHS department store chain was formerly part of the group...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth15 March 1952
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I am delighted to announced that our third year, since acquiring the business in October 2002, has again produced an excellent set of results.
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If I come bumper to bumper with you on Monday, I'm going to punch your headlights out.
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The middle-market continues to be challenging, turnover being down 4 percent year to date.
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I regard the recent barrage in the press as an unjustified attempt to discredit me and deeply disappointing. I believe the current atmosphere could only realistically lead to a bitterly and publicly fought takeover battle which, in my opinion, would now have a very damaging effect upon Marks & Spencer's employees and brand.
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You know the Priory? I've got a permanent room booked there in case I ever think about it.
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You've got to love what you do to really make things happen.
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I'm in the retail business, not the circus business.
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People are always going to go shopping. A lot of our effort is just: 'How do we make the retail experience a great one?
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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work.
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I am brave, but I take a view. It is an educated view. I am careful. I am not reckless.
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You've got to be a believer in what you do.
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New West End Company ensures that there is a body that can put significant investment into the West End, targeted directly to the needs of the area and particularly the customers. Great progress is being made to improve Oxford Street and make it a great destination.
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Yesterday, the focus was very much on grief and trying to do what was necessary for the basic needs of those who were survivors. Today, now they've had a rest, they'll start to think about their travel plans.
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The performance has given us the confidence to both pay the dividend and, more importantly, to continue the high level of investment in the business,