Ron Johnson & buying iPhones in Apple Stores on the AppleInsider Podcast
Podcast Ron Johnson & buying iPhones in Apple Stores on the AppleInsider Podcast Wesley Hilliard 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Fri Sep 25 2026, 09:11 AM EDT · 2 minute read Ron Johnson with the interior of Apple's iconic Fifth Avenue store - images credit: Apple. Apple's former head of Apple retail, Ron Johnson, has a book "Shop Different" and joins William on the latest AppleInsider Podcast for a guest interview. Also, your hosts discuss new Macs, perceived Apple failures, and more.
- ▪Podcast Ron Johnson & buying iPhones in Apple Stores on the AppleInsider Podcast Wesley Hilliard 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Fri Sep 25 2026, 09:11 AM EDT · 2 minute read Ron Johnson with the interior of Apple's iconic Fifth
- ▪Apple's former head of Apple retail, Ron Johnson, has a book "Shop Different" and joins William on the latest AppleInsider Podcast for a guest interview.
- ▪Also, your hosts discuss new Macs, perceived Apple failures, and more.
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| Canonical URL | https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/25/ron-johnson-buying-iphones-in-apple-stores-on-the-appleinsider-podcast?utm_source=rss |
| Publication time | Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:11:57 +0000 |
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Podcast Ron Johnson & buying iPhones in Apple Stores on the AppleInsider Podcast Wesley Hilliard 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Fri Sep 25 2026, 09:11 AM EDT · 2 minute read Ron Johnson with the interior of Apple's iconic Fifth Avenue store - images credit: Apple. Apple's former head of Apple retail, Ron Johnson, has a book "Shop Different" and joins William on the latest AppleInsider Podcast for a guest interview. Also, your hosts discuss new Macs, perceived Apple failures, and more. Ron Johnson was brought in to Apple by Steve Jobs to create the Apple Stores in what is now seen as a brilliant move, but back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, was believed to be Apple's folly.
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