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Tag: Ron Johnson

Apple’s incoming retail boss Angela Ahrendts: ‘I firmly believe in following your intuition’

Tuesday, November 26, 2013 6:36 pmTuesday, November 26, 201328 Comments

When I joined Burberry in 2006, it was not without a lot of reflection…

Burberry’s Angela Ahrendts makes a smart move to Apple

Friday, November 8, 2013 5:30 pmFriday, November 8, 201316 Comments

Angela Ahrendts’ new job as head of Apple retail is her first gig…

Angela Ahrendts: High-class CEO – not for the reasons you’d think

Thursday, October 17, 2013 4:29 pmThursday, October 17, 201327 Comments

Burberry just lost its top innovator to Apple – CEO Angela Ahrendts…

Apple’s newest exec Ahrendts should shake things up, fit like a glove

Thursday, October 17, 2013 2:28 pm6 Comments

Before Tim Cook was officially appointed CEO…

Apple Retail: Meet the new boss, better than the old boss

Thursday, October 17, 2013 10:00 amThursday, October 17, 201320 Comments

Apple Inc’s (AAPL) Apple Retail division has seen better days…

Control freaks: Apple and Burberry

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:02 pmWednesday, October 16, 201321 Comments

To tour the Burberry flagship store on London’s Regent Street…

Apple’s new retail chief Ahrendts has long championed the integration of technology and fashion

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 4:31 pmTuesday, October 15, 201323 Comments

Apple Inc. hired Burberry Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Angela Ahrendts…

Tim Cook’s email to employees announcing hiring of Angela Ahrendts as retail chief

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 12:27 pmTuesday, October 15, 201326 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook has issued the following email to employees regarding…

Apple hires Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts as retail chief

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:34 amTuesday, October 15, 201358 Comments

Apple has poached high-profile Burberry chief executive Angela Ahrendts…

Apple hires Levi Strauss senior VP for U.S. retail job as search for chief continues

Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:00 pm15 Comments

Apple has poached Enrique Atienza from Levi Strauss…

Apple’s Retail Store headache

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 11:42 am23 Comments

Apple Stores are one of Steve Jobs’ greatest legacies, but the retail business has been a headache for Apple lately…

Apple shows signs of sales stress: Is the missing retail chief to blame?

Friday, August 2, 2013 3:00 pmFriday, August 2, 201331 Comments

Browett’s resignation couldn’t come any sooner…

Apple Retail Stores suffer from sameness with no head of retail for 10 months and counting

Thursday, August 1, 2013 5:02 pm42 Comments

Apple Inc.’s search for a new head of its retail stores is dragging…

The latest performance figures for Apple Retail Stores

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 1:02 pmTuesday, July 30, 20133 Comments

When looking at the latest performance figures for Apple’s Retail Stores…

Apple really doesn’t need a shopkeeper to lead its retail chain, it needs an evangelist

Friday, July 5, 2013 3:28 pmFriday, July 5, 201314 Comments

The search for a new retail chief continues at Apple…

JC Penney brings back fake prices

Monday, May 6, 2013 1:50 pmMonday, May 6, 201345 Comments

It’s already time to welcome back discounts and inflated prices alike…

Apple CEO Tim Cook must go, he’s no better than Ron Johnson or something

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 4:30 pmWednesday, April 17, 201391 Comments

In and of themselves, Tim Cook’s missteps appear benign…

No, Apple’s senior VPs are not the S&P 500’s best-paid execs

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:07 am4 Comments

No, their ‘pay’ didn’t jump…

Apple execs dominate best-paid list as board retains Steve Jobs’ deputies

Monday, April 15, 2013 3:01 pmMonday, April 15, 201318 Comments

Four of the five highest-paid employees at Standard & Poor’s 500 companies…

Are Apple executives set up to fail after they leave the Cupertino Colossus?

Friday, April 12, 2013 9:07 am19 Comments

Ron Johnson’s exit from J.C. Penney on Monday was abrupt…

Three ex-Apple execs exit JC Penney following Ron Johnson ouster

Thursday, April 11, 2013 2:32 pmThursday, April 11, 201313 Comments

Mass exodus…

Failed Apple CEO John Sculley: If I were Samsung, I would tap Ron Johnson

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 8:51 amWednesday, April 10, 201334 Comments

The ever-increasingly vacant-eyed John Sculley, failed former Apple Computer CEO…

Yoshikami: The Ron Johnson disaster at JC Penney

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 3:31 pmTuesday, April 9, 201318 Comments

The replacement of CEO Ron Johnson at J.C. Penney caps what has truly been a disastrous…

Ron Johnson: Apple Stores vs. J.C. Penney

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 1:02 pmTuesday, April 9, 201312 Comments

At Apple, Johnson had one of the best brands in the world to with which to work…

Ron Johnson out as JC Penney CEO, says source

Monday, April 8, 2013 5:14 pmMonday, April 8, 201360 Comments

JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson is out…

John Browett: Apple rejected me for fit rather than competency

Friday, March 15, 2013 3:03 pmFriday, March 15, 201338 Comments

Apple’s short-lived head of retail, John Browett, said…

Ron Johnson starting to look a lot more maniacal than brilliant

Friday, March 8, 2013 1:38 pm17 Comments

When a senior executive makes the move from Target to Apple, the world’s most exciting technology company…

If JC Penney fires CEO Ron Johnson, analyst predicts bankruptcy

Friday, March 8, 2013 12:04 pm21 Comments

Firing JCPenney CEO Ron Johnson amid poor sales results would be an irresponsible move…

J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson cuts 2,200 more jobs as sales plunge

Friday, March 8, 2013 11:03 am19 Comments

J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) is cutting an additional 2,200 jobs to trim costs…

J.C. Penney posts large loss as sales sink further

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:02 pmWednesday, February 27, 201324 Comments

The bill for J.C. Penney Co.’s first year under Chief Executive Ron Johnson…

JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson capitulates, brings back sales

Monday, January 28, 2013 4:21 pm17 Comments

J.C. Penney is bringing back sales…

Apple Retail VP Jerry McDougal resigns

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 8:40 pm31 Comments

A key player in the birth of Apple’s retail chain and a potential candidate…

Internal Apple video offers insight into Apple Retail Store philosophy (with video)

Monday, November 26, 2012 4:44 pmMonday, November 26, 201212 Comments

Washington Square Films (NYC) gave us a rare look at one of the internal videos…

Apple retail’s Ron Johnson and John Browett have proved the Peter Principle is alive and well

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 6:09 pmTuesday, November 13, 201228 Comments

The Peter Principle is a principle articulated by Dr. Laurence J. Peter…

JC Penney shares sink on $203 million loss

Friday, November 9, 2012 8:25 amFriday, November 9, 201225 Comments

JC Penney’s stock tumbled 8% Friday in premarket trading…

Apple Retail Stores in dire need of competent leadership

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 2:32 pm60 Comments

I love my Apples but I hate going to Apple stores…

Roger McNamee: Post-Steve Jobs, Apple’s already acting like a ‘dumb monopolist’

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 9:58 amWednesday, September 19, 201266 Comments

Elevation Partners Managing Director and Apple Inc. shareholder Roger McNamee…

Report traces Apple Store ‘mistake’ all the way to Tim Cook; shift in emphasis from service to profits comes from Cook, say insiders

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:41 am85 Comments

After Apple public relations released a statement calling staffing cutbacks…

Genius training manual details banned words for Apple employees

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 4:00 pmTuesday, August 28, 201234 Comments

Details from Apple’s training manual for Genius Bar employees have been published onlin…

NPD: Nearly 60% of Apple product owners more likely to purchase another Apple device after positive Genius Bar experience

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 9:31 amTuesday, August 28, 201210 Comments

Nearly 60 percent of Apple product owners said they are somewhat or much more likely…

Reports persist of Apple Retail Store budget cuts, emphasis on revenue over customer satisfaction

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 9:05 amTuesday, August 28, 201262 Comments

Despite a public acknowledgement by Apple that recent retail store staffing changes were ‘a mistake’

After being Browettized, Apple Retail touts numbers

Monday, August 20, 2012 6:48 pmMonday, August 20, 201255 Comments

A series of recent administrative moves to reduce the number of Apple retail store employees…

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