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see the results in the g 11 billion fashion house, is leaving next year to run Apple’s retail operation. News of her departure lopped 4.5 percent off Burberry shares on Tuesday morning. No wonder: her tenure was good for investors. Worse, Burberry is flirting with a risky concentration of power. It is replacing Ms. Ahrendts with the company’s creative director, Christopher Bailey. But he will keep his current job. It is easy to see what drew the technology-savvy Ms. Ahrendts to California. She’ll no longer be the Gucci cluthes leader. But she will oversee both Apple Stores and online sales. Apple is also a more prestigious berth than Burberry, at least in business circles, and is much bigger, too. Pay and perks will probably reflect t Compare that to

the rug merchant at the Grand Bazaar and the similarities are clear. Burberry says its approach is turning the traditional business models upside down. While that’s true among Western retailers, the same Gucci walletmodel has been applied for centuries at the Grand Bazaar. Today retailers are betting big on technology to help them deliver better engagement with the consumers and deliver a personalized and satisfying shopping experience at a large scale, in store or on the web. The rug merchants have learned how to make the intimidating experience of the Bazaar comfortable and personal, just as Burberry has learned to make the experience of going to a high-end luxury shop