The Rise and Fall of Marks & Spencer

by JudiBevan (Author)

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  2002

  $3.23

  For decades Marks & Spencer was unassailable. It was the most successful retailer in the world. Its clothes were a byword for affordable quality and its food halls pioneered ready-prepared meals. It cared for its staff, the City loved it - the company was the perfect British success story. But then so suddenly that it took everyone by surprise Britain's best loved chain went down the tube. Customers abandoned the shops - suddenly they were they were dowdy, the staff deserted in droves and the shares plummeted. What went wrong?

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  Paperback
  2007

  $3.90

  For decades Marks & Spencer was the most successful retailer in the world. Its clothes were a byword for affordable quality and its food halls pioneered ready-prepared meals. Then suddenly they were dowdy, the staff deserted in droves and the shares plummeted - but the annual results in April 2006 show that the company is on the mend. What went wrong and how have things improved? In new chapters covering the Philip Green bid and the Stuart Rose recovery plan, and covering the Christmas 2006 trading figures, Judi Bevan reveals all.

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  Hardcover
  2001

  $3.23

  For decades Marks & Spencer was unassailable. It was the most successful retailer in the world. Its clothes were a byword for affordable quality and its food halls pioneered ready-prepared meals. It cared for its staff, the City loved it - the company was the perfect British success story. But then so suddenly that it took everyone by surprise Britain's best loved chain went down the tube. Customers abandoned the shops...suddenly they were dowdy, the staff deserted in droves and the shares plummeted. Why? What went wrong? Judi Bevan, a seasoned business journalist has watched Marks & Spencer with hawklike vigilance for years, interviewed all the principle players, from suppliers to directors and shows how the success was soured by arrogance. Like a Greek tragedy, this is a classic tale of pride before the fall that everyone can learn from.