An Accidental Career - Where We Buy #172

<p>Ron Thurston's first retail job was at age eighteen, selling men's suits at a Broadway department store in San Francisco. Since then, he's worked in leadership roles at Gap, Apple and Bonobos. Today he's the Vice President of Stores at Intermix. In his book Retail Pride, Ron explores and celebrates retailing. A job that for many he says, is an accidental career.</p> <p>James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL. </p> <p>Subscribe: <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/where-we-buy/id1186408446?mt=2&ls=1"> Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/5foHMsABY7H5l88nIwBKuZ?si=GxFexBGJQXG4HAgyhBw27g"> Spotify</a> | <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL3doZXJld2VidXkubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M="> Google Podcasts</a><br /> Listen: <a href= "http://wherewebuy.show/">WhereWeBuy.show</a> <br /> Alexa: Say "Enable the Where We Buy <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BSXLMM3/">skill</a>"</p> <p>Email: <a href= "mailto:jamesd.cook@am.jll.com">jamesd.cook@am.jll.com </a></p> <p>Leave a message on the Where We Buy hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061 </p> <p>Read more retail research here:  <a href= "http://www.us.jll.com/retail">http://www.us.jll.com/retail</a></p> <p>Theme music is <a href= "http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Good_Lawdz/A_Lil_Sumthin_Sumthin/The_Good_Lawdz_-_A_Lil_Sumthin_Sumthin_-_03_Run_In_The_Night"> Run in the Night</a> by The Good Lawdz, under <a href= "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">Creative Commons license</a>.</p>