Rise and Fall of Marks & Spencer; and how it rose again
Details:
- Author(s) Bevan, Judi
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2007
- Pages 2nd ed; 336pp; illus
- Publisher Profile Books
- Place Published London
Topics:
- Name Business/Industry failure, decline, lack of success, etc: decline of businesses
- Name Turnarounds
Countries:
Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
Groups:
Notes:
First published 2001 as 'Rise and Fall of Marks & Spencer'. Written by a 'freelance financial journalist and writer'. Relates the story of how 'Britain's best loved retailer fell disastrously from grace and is finally coming back to life under a new management team'. First edition has chapters: 'In the beginning'; 'New directions'; 'After Simon [Marks]'; 'Goodbye to the family'; 'Along came Rick [Greenbury]'; 'Suppliers'; 'The glory years'; 'Storm clouds'; 'The challenger [Keith Oates]'; 'Crisis'; 'Hello Philip'; 'New beginnings'; 'Recovery at last'. Touches on clothing suppliers; next plc,