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When Steve Jobs hired Ron Johnson to create the Apple Store in 2000, conventional wisdom said that the internet would put stores out of business. By the time he left Apple in 2011, Johnson and his team had created the most respected and profitable retail stores in the world. And even then, skeptics were still predicting the death of physical retail.<\/p>\n

In Shop Different<\/i>, Johnson reveals how it happened: how he earned Jobs\u2019s trust, how they developed a vision for a store that would win not by selling but by serving, and how he convinced Jobs that the store\u2019s service philosophy should be rooted in something as intangible as love. Johnson then gives readers a new look at Apple\u2019s ascent to the most valuable company in the world; offers an inspiring vision for a future in which retailers win on connection, service, and experience; and shares an honest look at what leads to success\u2014and what can follow.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I enjoyed this interview<\/a> that Jeff Benjamin and Fernando Silva did with Ron Johnson.<\/p>\n

Previously:<\/p>\n

Apple<\/a> Apple Retail Stores<\/a> Book<\/a> Business<\/a> History<\/a> Interview<\/a> iPhone<\/a> iPhone Duo<\/a> iPod<\/a> Mac<\/a> Shopping<\/a> Steve Jobs<\/a><\/p>\n

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