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“I am absolutely a free marketeer and I believe the creation of wealth is a good thing and anyone who doesn't really needs to have their head examined - otherwise where are we going to get the schools, the roads, the universities, the third runway, dare I say it?”

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Stuart Rose

Stuart Rose, born on March 17, 1949, is an accomplished businessman with extensive experience in the retail industry. He has held several key positions, including CEO of several well-known retail companies. more

“I am the largest market shareholder of clothing in the UK and I am not a destination shop for food. If the clothing market is affected - and it has been - and I hold my market share mathematically, then fine, I am doing no worse than the market is doing, which is exactly the case, but I'm losing revenue.”

Ifs Has Beens Cases Share Fine Losing Shops Destination Affected Clothings Revenue Shareholders

Author:Stuart Rose

“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.”

Ifs Stills Different Wish Gone If I Could Employee Routes Ruling Great Times Had A Great Time Rewind

Author:Stuart Rose

“If you are not online, people look at you askance. I think in three to four years' time people will look equally askance at you if you haven't got the ability for consumers to buy what they want, where they want and how they want.”

People Ifs Thinking Want Years Looks Three Ability Four Havens Consumers Online Four Years

Author:Stuart Rose

“If you wait for customers to tell you that you need to do something, you're too late. Good business leaders should be half a step ahead of what customers want, i.e. they don't actually quite know they want it. That's what innovation's about. With Plan A, we didn't wait for the consumers to tell us.”