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29%OFFGordon Black - From Bags to Blenders: The Journey of a Yorkshire Businessman - 9781785782039 - V9781785782039
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From Bags to Blenders: The Journey of a Yorkshire Businessman

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Description for From Bags to Blenders: The Journey of a Yorkshire Businessman Hardback. .

This is a book about success and how to achieve it. 







While there are many books about eminent retailers, From Bags to Blenders tells the story from a different angle - from the point of view of a supplier. 







Gordon Black's career at Peter Black spanned over 40 years. He led a team with his brother which built a substantial business with sales of approximately £300 million and 3,000 employees. His revealing book faces up to the difficulties of supplying retailers today, and contrasts that with ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Duxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785782039
SKU
V9781785782039
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-23

About Gordon Black
Gordon Black CBE DL was born in 1943 and educated at Bootham School, York and Clare College, Cambridge, where he took a degree in History. He joined Peter Black in 1965 and became Chairman in 1977. Peter Black Holdings was a major supplier of footwear, toiletries, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and logistics to the UK's leading retailers, with ... Read more

Reviews for From Bags to Blenders: The Journey of a Yorkshire Businessman
From Bags to Blenders is also littered with amusing anecdotes reflecting Gordon's belief that business should be fun as well as profitable.
Ilkley Gazette
Theirs is a classic rags-to-riches story
The Jewish Chronicle
An entertaining and amusing read that is peppered with plenty of serious points to provide helpful hints to anyone running a business.
... Read more

Goodreads reviews for From Bags to Blenders: The Journey of a Yorkshire Businessman


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