Former JC Penney CEO on Apple Stores, SoulCycle & Approaching Digital Commerce

Johnson discusses blending digital convenience with the offline experience, launching the Apple Store concept while working for Steve Jobs, and his time as CEO of JC Penney.

By Scott Kirsner · September 14, 2016 · 1 min read

Ron Johnson has been responsible for bringing new ideas — not always successfully — to companies like Target, Apple, and JC Penney. Ron Johnson, in blue shirt at center, with Enjoy colleagues. As a merchandising VP for Target, he brought in designers like Michael Graves to…

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