I was the chief executive once, I've been there. My recommendation to anybody is don't go backwards. Stuart Rose More Quotes by Stuart Rose More Quotes From Stuart Rose Customers want good value, but they care more than ever how food and clothing products are made. Stuart Rose caremadewant 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. Stuart Rose destinationlosingshare We believe responsible business can be profitable business Stuart Rose businessmanagementbelieve 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 will see it emerge as a powerful online player. Stuart Rose powerfulplayerbelieve Was I the best husband? No. And I regret it. Stuart Rose best-husbandregrethusband I'd go mad if I didn't have things to make me laugh. Stuart Rose make-me-laughmadlaughing I want to please every woman, every time. Stuart Rose pleasewant 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. Stuart Rose leadermovingthinking I think fashion is the best value way, the most affordable way in the 21st century, that men and women can express their personality... Stuart Rose fashionmenthinking 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 the kitchen, and I organised everything, from the undertaker to the funeral... I looked after everybody, I sorted it all out and Ive done so ever since. Stuart Rose motherfatherlying Most employees want to be involved in a successful business and most employees are happy for people running successful businesses to be paid a reasonable wage and a market rate for it, provided they understand the reason. What they hate most of all is pay for failure. Stuart Rose hatesuccessfulrunning 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 want to work for nothing unless I choose to, and I do a fair amount of that already; and I want to have some fun. Stuart Rose fourfunpeople 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 60 seconds later. Stuart Rose our-worldnew-yorkmoving 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 the rich and the poor that we've ever had, and we've potentially got a planet which is going to go bust any day. Stuart Rose gapsrichfaces There's no abhorrence about wearing M&S. We just haven't been delighting the girls. Stuart Rose abhorrencegirlhavens It's P for Progress not R for Recovery. Stuart Rose recoveryprogress I have always been an advocate and was, in my last job at M&S, a supporter of the Al Gore dictum that a sustainable business can be a profitable business. We were the first sizeable company in the UK to prove that was the case. Stuart Rose alslastsjobs Ultimately, growth is essential for increasing a company's value. Stuart Rose companyessentialsgrowth 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... Stuart Rose nicesuccessfulmother 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. Stuart Rose innovationleaderwaiting
