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iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Store notes of interest from Apple’s earnings conference call
Below are some notes of interest from Apple’s recent earnings conference call: Year over year Mac growth was relatively low at 2%, but still higher than 1% for the broader PC market.. Apple recorded all time quarterly highs for iPad sales and new Q3 2012 records for iPhone and Mac sales. Apple sold 26 million […]
Continue reading...Apple testing new store layout to accommodate more Genius Bar space
Monday, July 2, 2012
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According to ifoAppleStore, Apple is looking to slightly alter the layout of its Apple retail stores in response to growing demand for interaction with Apple Store geniuses. The designers’ solution to Genius Bar crowds was to pivot the GB table by 90-degrees so that it’s perpendicular to the rear wall of the store, and to eliminate […]
Continue reading...Apple retail employees getting a nice little pay hike
Thursday, June 21, 2012
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Dow Jones reports: Apple has begun raising the wages of its retail store employees by as much as a quarter of their wages following an internal review period earlier this year. Employees began learning of the raises in face-to-face meetings with managers last week, according to three Apple employees in various regions across the U.S. […]
Continue reading...Fortune profiles Apple’s former retail chief Ron Johnson
Friday, June 15, 2012
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Fortune has a thoroughly entertaining and informative profile of Ron Johnson, Apple’s former retail chief who recently assumed the CEO position at JC Penney where he’s excited to tackle his latest challenge – transforming JC Penney from a has-been department store into a rousing shopping experience. Described as relentless and cheery with an all-American upbringing, […]
Continue reading...John Browett, Apple’s new Senior VP of Retail, sends introductory email to Apple retail store employees
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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This past January, Apple filled up the role vacated by Ron Johnson with former Dixons Retail CEO John Browett. Browett began working at Apple a few weeks ago, and with his mug now officially a part of Apple’s executive profile page, Browett this week sent out an email to Apple’s team or retail employees. The […]
Continue reading...Apple’s profits and growth rates visualized [Charts]
Monday, April 30, 2012
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Following another one of Apple’s blowout quarters which sent shares of Apple back up to the $600 range, The Atlantic put together a few charts to help contextualize just where Apple’s money is coming from and what products continue to drive revenue to unprecedented heights. Apple Revenue by Product Here we Apple’s revenue broken up […]
Continue reading...Numbers and stats to digest from Apple’s Q2 2012 earnings conference call
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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Following Apple earnings announcements, Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer typically field a few questions from analysts. Below are a few numbers that were touched upon yesterday that are worthy of looking at. Macintosh Mac sales grew 7% year over year, and though this was lower than what analysts were hoping for, Apple this past […]
Continue reading...83 year old woman breaks nose walking into glass at Apple retail store, decides to sue for $1 million
Monday, March 26, 2012
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CBS reports: A Queens woman is suing Apple for $1,000,000 after smashing her face on a glass door at a Long Island Apple Store. Evelyn Paswall, 83, claims that the glass doors at the front of Apple Stores pose a risk to the elderly. Paswall’s attorney Derek T. Smith told the Post that,“Apple wants to […]
Continue reading...Apple warns Hong Kong scalpers not to queue up outside
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Apple’s new iPad is set to launch in Hong Kong on Friday, and it’d be quite the understatement to say that Apple product launches there go off without a hitch. Unfortunately, scalpers are a big problem when it comes to Apple products as folks looking to make a quick buck are notorious for trying to […]
Continue reading...Apple’s new retail store in Amsterdam is magnificent [Photos + Video]
Monday, March 5, 2012
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Over the weekend, Apple opened up a new retail store in Amsterdam, marking the company’s first retail initiative in the Netherlands. The store is housed in the historic Hirsch building in the Leidseplein district and the interior design job Apple pulled of inside is absolutely stunning. Amongst the Apple executives who made the trip for the grand […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook responds to concerns over hiring of new retail VP John Browett
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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Apple yesterday announced that it had hired Dixons CEO John Browett to take over Ron Johnson’s spot as the company’s Senior VP of retail. The selection of Browett was notable for a few reasons. One, Browett has a lot of international experience. And two, as noted by many, Dixons operates a number of stores in […]
Continue reading...Apple hires John Browett as its new Senior VP of Retail
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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After months of searching, Apple today announced that Dixons Retail CEO John Browett will succeed the recently departed Ron Johnson as the company’s Senior Vice President of Retail. Apple today announced that John Browett will join the company as senior vice president of Retail, reporting to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Browett comes to Apple from […]
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
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