Stuart Rose Men Quotations

The environment remains very difficult and we have the important Christmas trading period ahead,

The trading environment remains difficult and we do not expect this to improve in the next financial year. Progress will become more demanding as we start to come up against growth year on year.

I believe in a uniform for work, but why, because we're men, do we have to be ghettoised into grey suits?

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 because chronologically on a Friday night you have reached a certain age... with all that experience, how can it be that on a Monday morning, you are useless?

I don't believe in retirement.

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 was the chief executive once, I've been there. My recommendation to anybody is don't go backwards.

We believe responsible business can be profitable business

Our job now is to get the conversion rate (from footfall to sales ratio) up. We have to ask, 'Are there enough things to excite you?' We didn't get it right last year; our research on the in-store environment was frankly a bit disappointing,