Tag Archives: ron-johnson

The CEO as Rock Star: My Evolving Mindset

30 April 2013, 10:48

When politicians say their opinion on a particular subject has “evolved” you know you’re about to hear a complete flip-flop. I suppose it’s easier than saying “I was wrong.”  Well, I’ve been thinking a lot about the role of a CEO in retail.  It’s only natural, really.  We’ve seen the [shocking] debacle of Ron Johnson [...]

Ron Johnson and JCP

16 April 2013, 10:45

As we bid a last farewell to Ron Johnson at JCP (or Penney, or whatever new name comes along) it’s worthy to take a look back at his sixteen month tenure. Most industry observers were excited to see him come on board. In my own case, it wasn’t because he’d ‘rocked it’ at the Apple [...]

Update: JCPenney’s New Era, Phase 1

7 February 2012, 10:02

Last week I wrote about my take on Ron Johnson’s new strategy for JCPenney. I wrote the article over the weekend and it published on Tuesday, January 31. JCP’s new strategy, Phase 1 went into effect the very next day. So naturally, I was at the mall on Wednesday, checking to see how much of [...]

The ‘P’ Ron Johnson Forgot

31 January 2012, 16:02

Disclaimer. Like Ellen DeGeneres, I also worked for a JCPenney in my youth. I spent about a year in the Visual Merchandising department of the Thousand Oaks Penney’s store, supplying promotional signs to my store as well as the Ventura store and one other that I no longer remember — either Santa Barbara or Oxnard. I [...]

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