Apple Retail Stores
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Apple Hires Dixons CEO John Brewett as Retail Chief
So today we got the answer to a question that we’ve been pondering for a number of months and we got Tim Cook’s first major hire as the official CEO of Apple. But I for one am a little skeptical.
Two Europe and One Canada Store to Open This Weekend
Continuing towards a self-set goal of opening 30 new retail stores before the end of September, Apple will this weekend open another three. So far Apple has opened 14 new stores in four weeks with another four to go. The following stores will open this…
Store Opening Marathon Continues this Weekend, Grand Central Work Begins
In line with Apple's self-imposed target of opening 30 new stores by September 30th, the company will this weekend open three new stores around the world. Last weekend Apple opened five new stores spanning from Australia to Alaska, with large crowds in attendance. This coming…
Apple Plans Five Store Openings, Reveals Fifth Avenue Changes
Apple this coming weekend plans to open five retail stores across the world in the aim of reaching 30 new stores before September 30th, as outlined by Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer during the company's last fiscal results conference call. Opening five retail stores…
Apple Pens Deal for Grand Central Terminal Store
Over the last few months a number of rumours have suggested that Apple was showing serious interest in setting up the company's largest (Editor note: disputable figures as ever) Apple store inside New York City's Grand Central Terminal. This morning we have near confirmation that…
Apple's Growth Mirrored in Retail Movements
Apple's massive growth over the last few years is beginning to be mirrored in changes being made to retail stores that are beginning to strain under the pressure of Apple's new found popularity. Over the last year Apple has built bigger and bigger stores around…
Apple Begins Fifth Avenue Plaza Overhaul
Apple has begun work on a major renovation to the plaza that sits above its famous Fifth Avenue retail store in New York City. The renovations which will take until early November will see the iconic glass cube removed and then reinstalled. The details of…
Apple Retail Chief Scooped Up by J.C. Penney
Apple's Senior Vice President of Retail Ron Johnson who has long been associated with the company's rapturous retail success is leaving the company to become president and eventually CEO of J.C. Penney. In an official statement J.C. Penney announced that Johnson will become CEO of…
Apple: "We've learned a lot"
Apple has this week distributed posters for display in Apple retail stores in the back-of-house area. The poster which is a celebration of Apple's ten years in retail is typical Apple philosophy reflecting on what Apple has learnt and achieved in those ten years.
Apple Store Changes Covered in More Detail
Today Apple has been rolling out a number of important changes to its retail stores around the world. Earlier World of Apple reported how Apple has installed iPads next to every product in the store offering product details, price comparisons and the ability to call…
Interactive iPad Displays Key to Retail Store Revamp
Following much speculation Apple has today quietly unveiled what was known internally as "Apple Store 2.0". The change means that products displayed in Apple retail stores are now flanked with an iPad showing product information and price comparisons rather than a card plaque. The new…
Apple Retail Stores Celebrate 10 Years
On this day ten years ago Apple opened its first two retail stores, the first in Tyson's Corner, VA, and three hours later Glendale Galleria in South California. As pointed out by Apple 2.0 Channel Marketing Corp. president David Goldstein told Businessweek , "I give…
Rumours Suggest NFC Payments Heading to Apple Stores
It is being reported today that Apple could begin making use of NFC payments in its brick and mortar stores. The rumour from Boy Genius Report cites “multiple Apple sources” who outline a number of changes that have occurred in retail stores recently.
Apple Pens May 22 for US Retail Meeting
Both MacStories and Boy Genius Report have written today that Apple will be holding a series of meetings on Sunday, May 22 for its US retail staff.
Retail Stores Heading for New Orleans, Germany, London and Australia
It has been revealed over the past couple of weeks that Apple is planning a number of stores around the world which can now be revealed. On March 31, Apple opened its first retail store of 2011 with a new store in Dresden in Germany…
Apple Reportedly Backs Out of Grand Central Plans
Citing a source within New York's Metropolitan Authority, the New York Observer is reporting that Apple has abandoned plans to build a large retail store inside Grand Central Terminal. The plans for the 16,000 square-foot store reportedly never got off the ground with negotiations with…
Apple to Open Temporary Store Ahead of SXSW
Ahead of the start of the huge SXSW music and media festival it has been revealed that Apple will open a "pop-up" store in Austin, Texas to accommodate the hoards of geeks and music fans who will descend upon the city on Friday. The report…
Second Glasgow Apple Store Incoming
It is being reported by ifoAppleStore that Apple is planning to open a second store in the Scottish city of Glasgow. The new store is reportedly set to open in in the outer city Braehead Shopping Centre “by mid-September”.
Apple Plans Third Shanghai Store
It is being reported by The Wall Street Journal that Apple is planning to open a third store in the Chinese city of Shanghai and will most likely be the largest in the country so far.
Apple Sets Sights on Fifth Manhattan Store, Work Underway on Italy Venue
A report in The New York Observer clarified by a detailed essay from ifoAppleStore points towards a fifth Manhattan based Apple retail store. According to the sources Apple's retail team has scouted out a location within Grand Central Terminal situated on Park Avenue and East…