James Reid
speaker
1,746 appearances
14 recordings
3 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 17 Aug
James Reid’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Let's go back to the beginning and those swinging 60s, because I believe that you were the person with your team who introduced the miniskirt to Marks and Spencers, no less.
That's...
That's right.
Sorry to interrupt you at this point, just to help me visualise this.
Was the board all male?
So you were presenting all men, there were no women on the board.
And they were probably all of a certain age.
And they had a reputation for being quite staid.
Why is that, Janet?
Because you are short.
So it looked quite long on you.
He's a famous retailer.
For pre-decimalization.
Even re-employment began in 1960.
Well, it was a time for new ideas, wasn't it?
And he was definitely an ideas guy.
So you found yourself in this amazing business.
where they were open-minded to new ideas.
And you were able to present what you thought.
What colours were they?
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