The environment remains very difficult and we have the important Christmas trading period ahead, |
The sum total of all this demonstrates that Philip Green's offer significantly undervalues the business, |
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. |
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. |
There are a lot of very busy blokes about who wear a suit for work, who go through a lot of wear and tear and who'll want this because of convenience, The customer is time-compressed and, in middle America, also pocket-book compressed. |
There's no abhorrence about wearing M&S. We just haven't been delighting the girls. |
This is an encouraging performance, but there remains much to be done, |
Three weeks is a long time in retail and there was no humble pie eaten, |
We are pleased with the progress we are making but there remains much to do. |
We have already received such positive feedback from customers we will be extending the range further this autumn. |
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. |
We've got a bit of growth a bit earlier than expected. |