I was struck this morning by the news that Ron Johnson, head of retail at Apple, is becoming CEO of JC Penney. He’s the third fashion CEO I’ve heard of that got his start at Apple, and learned according to The Book of Jobs. Think that’s a coincidence? I don’t.
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Vanessa has been the FT’s fashion editor since 2003, and is based in New York, though she lived in London for 12 years.