Apple’s Top Retail Exec to Leave Amid iPhone Sales Slowdown

Apple’s Top Retail Exec to Leave Amid iPhone Sales Slowdown
An iPhone X is seen on a large video screen in the new Apple Visitor Center in Cupertino, California, on Nov. 17, 2017. Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters
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SAN FRANCISCO—Apple’s top retailing executive is stepping down amid a slowdown in iPhone sales that has raised doubts about the company’s future growth prospects.

The shake-up announced Feb. 5 ends Angela Ahrendts’ five-year stint overseeing Apple’s 506 retail stores and e-commerce operations. She is being replaced by Deirdre O'Brien, a longtime Apple executive who also runs the company’s human-resources department. Ahrendts will remain with Apple until April.