Ron Johnson Speaks on His J.C. Penney Tenure

He's retail's persona non grata, but does he deserve to be? After being in the news for 17 months straight on an almost daily basis, Ron Johnson, the much-maligned ex-CEO of J.C. Penney, hasn't been heard from since his unceremonious ouster in April, until now — sort of. Johnson told me via email that although it's premature to discuss his tenure at J.C. Penney, he did say that much of the analysis of his stint at the chain has been "lacking in depth, largely inaccurate and surprisingly uninformed."