Jin Lee/Bloomberg J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson has spent the past several months trying to persuade investors that his transformation of the struggling retailer was the equivalent of Steve Jobs’ efforts to turn around Apple a decade ago.

In remaking Penney, CEO making a mess

Analysis » Former Apple exec missing mark in emulating Steve Jobs.

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN

| The New York Times

First Published Nov 17 2012 01:01 am • Last Updated Mar 06 2013 11:33 pm

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