From Bags to Blenders

The Journey of a Yorkshire Businessman

Biography & Memoir, Business, Business & Finance, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Entrepreneurship
Cover of the book From Bags to Blenders by Gordon Black, Icon Books Ltd
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Gordon Black ISBN: 9781785782114
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd Publication: September 15, 2016
Imprint: Icon Books Ltd Language: English
Author: Gordon Black
ISBN: 9781785782114
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Publication: September 15, 2016
Imprint: Icon Books Ltd
Language: English

**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 the close and fruitful relationship the Blacks enjoyed in the 1980s and 1990s with their main customer, Marks & Spencer. 

This fascinating and amusing book explains why the biggest challenge in building a successful company is the development of a culture of teamwork and passion for the business while, at the same time, avoiding arrogance and taking advice from those with experience. 

In Gordon’s opinion, exiting a business is as big a challenge as building a business. He pinpoints the different options and the pitfalls to be avoided, and emphasises the need for first-class products: ‘You can have the most modern factories and the best systems, but, without the right product, you’re dead!’ 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

**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 the close and fruitful relationship the Blacks enjoyed in the 1980s and 1990s with their main customer, Marks & Spencer. 

This fascinating and amusing book explains why the biggest challenge in building a successful company is the development of a culture of teamwork and passion for the business while, at the same time, avoiding arrogance and taking advice from those with experience. 

In Gordon’s opinion, exiting a business is as big a challenge as building a business. He pinpoints the different options and the pitfalls to be avoided, and emphasises the need for first-class products: ‘You can have the most modern factories and the best systems, but, without the right product, you’re dead!’ 

More books from Icon Books Ltd

Cover of the book Introducing Fascism by Gordon Black
Cover of the book Introducing Heidegger by Gordon Black
Cover of the book Atom (Icon Science) by Gordon Black
Cover of the book Imagine That - Technology by Gordon Black
Cover of the book Introducing Sartre by Gordon Black
Cover of the book Introducing Counselling by Gordon Black
Cover of the book Suarez by Gordon Black
Cover of the book How to be Cool by Gordon Black
Cover of the book Wagner's Tristan und Isolde by Gordon Black
Cover of the book Puccini’s La Bohème by Gordon Black
Cover of the book The Gold Mine Effect by Gordon Black
Cover of the book Introducing Bertrand Russell by Gordon Black
Cover of the book Welcome to the Jilted Generation by Gordon Black
Cover of the book Introducing Logic by Gordon Black
Cover of the book Eureka! (Icon Science) by Gordon Black
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy