Apple Store boss Angela Ahrendts to leave company in shock departure

The boss of Apple's retail stores is stepping down amid concern about how many iPhones the company is selling. Angela Ahrendts, who ran Apple's 506 retail stores as well as the online store, had been one of the company's most prominent executives. She regularly appeared at its global launch events, and was often touted as a potential successor to Tim Cook. She had been paid millions of dollars to move to California from London to join Apple from Burberry. After her arrival, she led a major change in the way the stores worked, redesigning its businesses and moving towards seeing them as town halls.