Posted in News The ‘stupid’ joke that cost me £500MILLION: How ‘King of the high street’ lost his home, his company and almost his sanity with the quip his jewellery was ‘total crap’ – and he still regrets it today June 28, 2025 EXCLUSIVE: Gerald Ratner’s company, Ratners Group, was the biggest jewellery retailer on earth, owning H. Samuel, Ernest Jones, Leslie Davis and even Watches of Switzerland. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14850699/stupid-joke-cost-Gerald-Ratner-lost-home-company.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490