Alan Giles

For the Anglican Dean of Jersey, see Alan Giles (priest).

Alan Giles is Chairman of Fat Face, the active lifestyle retailer.[1]

He was chief executive officer (CEO) of HMV Group, owner of record shop HMV, which he joined in 1998, from March 1999 until September 2006.[2][3]

HMV Group is also the owner of UK book chain specialist Waterstones,[3] which bought another book chain Ottakars in 2006.[4] HMV and Waterstones suffered a decline in sales in the financial year 2005-2006. Alan stated that the internet, including music downloading, and supermarket competition, contributed towards HMV's decline in sales.[5]

References

  1. ^ James Hall (January 22, 2010). "Asda clothing boss Anthony Thompson defects to Fat Face". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/7046742/Asda-clothing-boss-Anthony-Thompson-defects-to-Fat-Face.html. Retrieved January 22, 2010. ("Alan Giles, Fat Face's chairman and the former chief executive of HMV Group..." "Fat Face, a niche retailer")
  2. ^ "HMV names Simon Fox as CEO from Sept 28, succeeds Alan Giles". Forbes. July 18, 2006. http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2006/07/18/afx2885324.html. Retrieved January 22, 2010. ("Fox will succeed Alan Giles, who will retire as Chief Executive and as a director of HMV Group at the group's AGM on September 28.")
  3. ^ a b Damian Reece (January 12, 2006). "HMV boss to quit as shops lose to internet". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2929969/HMV-boss-to-quit-as-shops-lose-to-internet.html. Retrieved January 22, 2010. ("Mr Giles's decision to quit the company, where he has been chief executive since March 1999...Mr Giles has been at HMV Group since it was formed in 1998 to acquire Waterstone's from WH Smith...")
  4. ^ "HMV warns on job losses following Ottakar's deal". Forbes. May 31, 2006. http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2006/05/31/afx2782634.html. Retrieved January 22, 2010. ("HMV Group PLC today said there would be some job losses as a result of its agreed 62.8 mln stg takeover of bookstore specialist Ottakar's PLC")
  5. ^ "HMV in a spin". The Daily Telegraph. January 15, 2006. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2930151/HMV-in-a-spin.html. Retrieved January 22, 2010. ("He concedes that the internet has fundamentally altered the way people shop, but he believes that it is only in the past few months that it has really made a big impact on high street retailers.")