The Guardian:

John Browett, the former Dixons boss who was ousted from Apple after six months, is stepping down from Monsoon, the fashion chain he joined two years ago.

Browett replaced Ron Johnson at Apple and was replaced by Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Sales. Browett’s run at Apple was short:

Browett was a high flyer at Tesco before leaving to head up Dixons where he is credited with kicking off a turnaround at the PC World and Currys chains. He was poached to head up Apple’s retail division in 2012 but only six months later he was ousted by the technology group’s boss Tim Cook. Staff apparently disliked his efforts to make them more profit-driven rather than simply focusing on customer service.

[Hat tip to Loop reader David Leech]