The only confirmed restaurant

ear results on Thursday and the company is planning for Mr Bailey to make a short speech at the start of the analyst presentation on the morning of the results. But jumping to Apple - whose $157 billion net sales are nearly 50 times those of Burberry - is a challenge of a different proportion for Ahrendts. The pressure is made all the more intense by Cook's previous stumble hiring a retail head from the British market. John Browett, CEO Chanel outletof British consumer electronics retailer Dixons, was Cook's first major hire after he took over from Steve Jobs as CEO in 2011. But Browett left after just six months, and later said he had not fitted in with the business culture at Cupertino,

 California-based Apple. Silicon Valley-based Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi said not being steeped in the culture "and looking at the space and the brand from an outsider's perspective might actually be a plus. "We are in a little bit of a bubble here in as far as what we th Shares in Burberry fell sharply last month after investors were unnerved by the shock announcement that the highly-rated Angela Ahrendts was leaving to join Apple. Ms Ahrendts will be replaced by Mr Bailey, the chief creative officer, when she leaves in the middle of 2014.oin luggage retailer Tumi and luxury handbag

 and accessories store Kate Spade. The only confirmed restaurant tenant so far is Daniel Boulud's DBGB Kitchen; Boulud said earlier this Chanel outlet storeyear he would open the restaurant there. Emails to Burberry and to Hines, the developer of CityCenterDC, were not immediately returned. Hines has been very quiet about the list of retailers and restaurants who have signed for the development, but with the center's planned o Mr Bailey has been the creative power behind the revival of Burberry over the past decade but does not presently serve on the board and has had little contact with investors and analysts.