Ron Johnson

person on 4 shows · 4 statements across 2 episodes · said 24 times in 8 episodes since 2020

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2025 21 mentions in 6 episodes 4 per episode
2021 1 mention in 1 episode
2020 2 mentions in 1 episode

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4 statements about Ron Johnson, every show

Parrish: J.C. Penney was my biggest investing mistake due to personal bias
“Well, biggest investing mistake is JC Penney. I got sucked in by Ron Johnson's vision of retail because this comes back to something we talked about earlier, right? Like this was the vision of retail I wanted. This is how I thought retail should work. This is …”
Shane Parrish Nov 16, 2020 ▶ 1:07:18 Shane Parrish – Learning to Learn at Farnam Street (Capital Allocators, EP.164)
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Johnson: Retail stores are merely distribution systems, not brands themselves
“Well, I think brands are really not retail. They're much bigger than retail. Retail is just a distribution system for a brand”
Ron Johnson Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 1:57 a16z Podcast | Building Brands and Running Retail -- Ron Johnson and Tristan Walker Break It Down
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Johnson: Apple Stores were designed for customer experience, not direct sales
“And so we designed a store that wasn't about selling things. It was about making an owner have a better experience.”
Ron Johnson Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:16 a16z Podcast | Building Brands and Running Retail -- Ron Johnson and Tristan Walker Break It Down
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Johnson: Physical stores will become increasingly less important in retail
“In today's world, which is multi-channel, unfortunately we're in a period where stores will become increasingly less important in the total distribution mix. The world is moving online.”
Ron Johnson Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:46 a16z Podcast | Building Brands and Running Retail -- Ron Johnson and Tristan Walker Break It Down

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