Stuart Rose Quotes

"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."

"We have been at pains to point out that we've got the critical three months to Christmas to go. If we get to January and we're on a similar sort of track, then we can start talking about a recovery."

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

"Customers want good value, but they care more than ever how food and clothing products are made."

"We are pleased with the progress we are making but there remains much to do."

"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,"

"The thing about London is that it is a hotbed of new and exciting talent. We don't aim to compete on a like-for-like basis, we aim to do what we can do best."

"Clearly it would be quite nice to get to 400 pence (but) that will only be a journey. The market will decide...what our earnings or potential earnings are worth and price us accordingly,"

"This is an encouraging performance, but there remains much to be done,"