Hunter, a Scotsman who owns 5% of BHS, says Green's critics are simply green with envy.

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"Forty percent of my time used to be spent involved in senior management politics, " says Paul Coackley, BHS' chief operating officer.

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He even negotiated better terms for BHS' fleet of 700 company cars.

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Just last month, Sir Philip's Bhs business announced a 60% fall in annual profits, a setback he blamed on mistakes in its womenswear collection.

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Entering in the stock symbols of ten of the largest homebuilders including Brookfield Homes (NYSE: BHS), Beazer Homes USA (NYSE: BZH), D.

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For now he says his plan is to focus on BHS and Arcadia, concentrate on growth and, he hopes, to one day hand his two children, Brandon, 11, and Chloe, 13, a healthy family enterprise.

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In the last four years the 52-year-old clothier has rehabilitated two retail operations: British Home Stores (now known as BHS), a 76-year-old chain of department stores, and Arcadia Group, owner of popular outfitters like Topshop and Topman.

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