The Rise and Fall of Marks and Spencer
Subtitle: . And How it Rose Again
Edition: Rev Ed edition
Publisher: Profile Books; Profile
Published: September 28, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781861978981
Subjects: Retail sector; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; British Isles; Corporate Finance; Industries - Retailing; Industries - Textile Industry; Business & Economics / Industries; Industries - General
First sentence: On 18 March 1932 Queen Mary visited the largest Marks & Spencer store, which had been opened two years before in Oxford Street.
Description: Why did Marks & Spencer, once Britain's most admired retailer and most successful business, collapse so precipitously, and how did it regain its reputation? All is revealed in this fully updated version of Judi Bevan's award-winning history.