Gerald Ratner on recession and jewellery sales

Title

Gerald Ratner on recession and jewellery sales

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Sep 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:40

Description

Interview with jeweller Gerald Ratner, in which he plays down his previous criticism of his company’s goods (as crap) and blames the recession for a slump in sales. He praises the acuteness of customers and talks about some of Ratners’ new lines in the run-up to Christmas. Interviewer is Clayre Gribben.

Contributors

Clayre Gribben; Gerald Ratner

Keywords

Companies; Economics; Economic recession; Sales; Jewellery; Ratners

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