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
Three weeks is a long time in retail and there was no humble pie eaten,
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,
This is an encouraging performance, but there remains much to be done,
I think the gear could stand scrutiny against any other designers we have seen so far this week.
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,
I would think that we're probably taking back some market share back off (key rival) Next (NXTNXT) as well,
Life moves on. It's a bit like having a row with your girlfriend; if you still love her you still love her,
Clearly it would be quite nice to get to 400 pence (but) that will only be a journey. The market will decide...what our earnings or potential earnings are worth and price us accordingly,
So far, so good, but we ain't cracked it.
I don't want to put any odds on it (continuing) at all...we're still talking.
The environment remains very difficult and we have the important Christmas trading period ahead,
Listen, it's not nice to have your mum kill herself, that is difficult. But at the end of the day, it happened a long time ago. My mother was, I hope, not the reason that I have been successful. It's not as simplistic as 'My mum killed herself; I've got to prove myself.' I was very lucky that my parents took an interest in me.
When I got married in my twenties, I had a happy marriage and happy kids but at some point in time I let it go off the rails I let it go off the rails.
I've been an employee all my life. Would I wish, if I could rewind it, to have gone down a different route? Possibly, but I've had a great time. Anyway I'm not ruling it out; I could still buy a business.