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John Browett comments on his time at Apple

by Dave Caolo (Mar 15th, 2013)

John Browett worked briefly as Apple's head-of-retail, and recently shared some of his experiences at the Retail Week Live conference. Among other things, Browett confessed that he "just didn't fit" at Apple, while praising the company itself: "Apple is a truly fantastic business. The people are ...

Apple's hunt for a new retail chief continues

by Steven Sande (Jan 7th, 2013)

Remember when Apple fired retail head John Browett at the end of October? Well, his job is still open in the company, and as AllThingsD's John Paczkowski notes, Apple may be taking its time to replace Browett because they can't afford to make another mistake hiring a senior VP for this critical ...

Apple retail exec John Browett's departure not surprising

by Kelly Guimont (Oct 30th, 2012)

When the first wave of news was breaking about Apple and its executive shuffle, the initial focus was on Scott Forstall leaving even though that's not actually happening until 2013. According to the Wall Street Journal, both Forstall and John Browett, Apple's vice president of retail, were asked ...

One year of Tim Cook as CEO of Apple

by Steven Sande (Aug 24th, 2012)

Exactly one year ago today, Tim Cook took over the leadership of Apple from Steve Jobs. CNET's Josh Lowensohn reports that his first year at the company has been a huge success. Not everyone believed that Cook, who had filled in for Jobs twice during his battle with pancreatic cancer, would ...

Apple retail chiefs refute layoffs, address employees

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Aug 16th, 2012)

Apple's new retail chief, John Browett, told leadership teams in Apple Stores that the mothership (not his words) "messed up" (his words). In a rare gaffe, Browett's team apparently tried what Dow Jones Newswires says were new staffing formulas. This led to shifts being cut and general ...

John Browett added to Apple's executive profiles web page

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 2nd, 2012)

John Browett took over for Ron Johnson as Apple's chief of retail sales last year and, now, after 13 months on the job, the former Dixon's CEO has a profile on Apple's executive webpage. According to his bio, Browett "oversees Apple's retail strategy and the continued expansion of Apple retail ...

Dixons Retail CEO John Browett will become Apple's new SVP of retail

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 31st, 2012)

Apple announced on Monday that John Browett will join the company as its new Senior Vice President of Retail. Browett will replace Ron Johnson, who left Apple last year to become the CEO of retailer JC Penney. Browett will leave his current position as CEO of British electronics retailer Dixons to ...