{
  "id": 9772054,
  "title": "Interview: Why Ron Johnson says Apple had no choice but to gamble millions on retail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/interview-why-ron-johnson-says-apple-had-no-choice-but-to-gamble",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-25T13:33:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/25/interview-why-ron-johnson-says-apple-had-no-choice-but-to-gamble-millions-on-retail"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Steve Jobs and Ron Johnson were mocked by business and finance press over the Apple Store, and in an interview with AppleInsider, Johnson reveals that if they hadn't opened them, Apple itself would not have survived. Ron Johnson (left) and Steve Jobs, circa 2001 - image and background shot of Apple Fifth Avenue credit: Apple. You've been in an Apple Store, or at least if you haven't, the odds are…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Ron Johnson & buying iPhones in Apple Stores on the AppleInsider Podcast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/ron-johnson-buying-iphones-in-apple-stores-on-the-appleinsider-podcast",
        "published": "2026-09-25T13:11:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}