Stuart Rose
Stuart Rose
Stuart Alan Ransom Rose, Baron Rose of Monewdenis an English businessman, who was the executive chairman of the British retailer Marks & Spencer. Following the appointment of Marc Bolland in May 2010, Rose stepped down as executive chairman at the end of July 2010 and remained as chairman until early 2011 when he was replaced by Robert Swannell. He was knighted in 2008 for his services to the retail industry, and created a Conservative Life Peer on 17 September 2014,...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth17 March 1949
The thing about London is that it is a hotbed of new and exciting talent. We don't aim to compete on a like-for-like basis, we aim to do what we can do best.
This is an encouraging performance, but there remains much to be done,
It's a solid set of results. I would say so far, so good,
The environment remains very difficult and we have the important Christmas trading period ahead,
I would think that we're probably taking back some market share back off (key rival) Next (NXTNXT) as well,
So far, so good, but we ain't cracked it.
There's no abhorrence about wearing M&S. We just haven't been delighting the girls.
Life moves on. It's a bit like having a row with your girlfriend; if you still love her you still love her,
The business has substantial further trading potential which will be unlocked through a return to the core values of quality, value, service, innovation and trust,
The sum total of all this demonstrates that Philip Green's offer significantly undervalues the business,
Costs of fuel, utilities, rent and rates have risen sharply and will have an impact next year.
Our job now is to get the conversion rate (from footfall to sales ratio) up. We have to ask, 'Are there enough things to excite you?' We didn't get it right last year; our research on the in-store environment was frankly a bit disappointing,
People want cheap goods and Italy does not make them. Protectionism does not work
There are a lot of very busy blokes about who wear a suit for work, who go through a lot of wear and tear and who'll want this because of convenience, The customer is time-compressed and, in middle America, also pocket-book compressed.