Occupation: Businessman Birth: March 17, 1949
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. Anyw….
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 b….
I think that business leaders today have to be more rounded than they used to be, they have to be completely multi-functional and fast-moving..
My four criteria: I don't want to work with people I don't like; I don't want to work in a business I either don't like or don't understand; I don't ….
When my mother died, my father was in a crisis, my sister was in a crisis, everyone was in a crisis. I went round the night my mother was lying in th….
Our world is moving at an ever-accelerating pace, and with the advent of social media, what happens in New York now can be reported across the globe ….
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 th….
We believe responsible business can be profitable business.
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….
I think fashion is the best value way, the most affordable way in the 21st century, that men and women can express their personality....
I believe in a uniform for work, but why, because we're men, do we have to be ghettoised into grey suits?.
We face a dilemma because although everybody is better off than they've ever been at any time in our history, we've also got the biggest gap between ….
As retail goes through a fundamental shift into the digital world, I believe Ocado's model and the high standards of customer service it provides wil….
We live in a world where there are a hell of a lot of new inputs that need to be factored in to your business. It used to be just about your employee….
I actually think the whole concept of retirement is a bit stupid, so yes, I do want to do something else. There is this strange thing that just becau….
Most employees want to be involved in a successful business and most employees are happy for people running successful businesses to be paid a reason….
Customers want good value, but they care more than ever how food and clothing products are made..
It's P for Progress not R for Recovery..
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 custo….
I want to please every woman, every time..
I don't believe in retirement..