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Apple Store in Grand Central Station ain’t gonna happen
Back in February, word spread that Apple was exploring putting up a new Apple Store inside the historic Grand Central Terminal, otherwise known as Grand Central Station in NYC. But getting an Apple retail store inside a city landmark is no small feat, and requires an inordinate number of applications and a long drawn-out approval […]
Continue reading...Apple Stores to remove games and certain hardware to make room for personalized in-store setup service
Thursday, March 10, 2011
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In an effort to make room for other services, and perhaps even more of an indication that boxed software is on its way out, Apple is removing 32 games and some hardware peripherals from its retail stores. In their place, accordingto Jim Dalrymple of The Loop, will be more space for Apple’s personalized in-store setup […]
Continue reading...An Apple retail store employee tells us what it’s like on the inside
Monday, February 21, 2011
Apple likes to keep a tight lid on things, including its employees who are often forbidden from blogging (at least in their official capacity) and from otherwise letting anyone know what they’re working on. This culture of secrecy even extends down to Apple’s retail employees, which is what makes the following expose all the more […]
Continue reading...Apple Stores showcase clever Pixar Up inspired MacBook Air display
Friday, February 4, 2011
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Now this is some great Pixar Up inspired advertising that demonstrates how light the MacBook Air is. Check out your local Apple Store if you wanna see this first hand, but to save you the disappointment, note that the Air is really being held up by a nearly invisible piece of fishing wire. And a […]
Continue reading...Apple section at Best Buy stores to expand – Report
Monday, January 10, 2011
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Tuaw reports: An anonymous tipster who works at a Best Buy store let us know this morning that he was informed by his Apple rep that the Apple section of the computer department will be going through a transition sometime this Spring to allow more products to be displayed. At the same time, the stores […]
Continue reading...Apple prohibits retail employees from taking vacation from late January through mid-February
Thursday, January 6, 2011
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Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg delivered a keynote speech earlier today at CES and there was nary a mention of the iPhone coming to Verizon. This, of course, shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone given that Apple has a proclivity towards controlling the narrative surrounding their products and announcements. That notwithstanding, the iPhone hitting Verizon is at […]
Continue reading...First Apple Store, located in California’s Glendale Galleria mall, becomes a haven for Apple geeks
Monday, December 20, 2010
There’s no denying that Apple’s foray into retail played an integral part in the company’s resurgence from the brink of bankruptcy into a successful, and more importantly, extremely profitable corporation. In the years prior, Apple products were often hard to find, and if you were lucky enough to find a store that housed gear from […]
Continue reading...Apple planning to open first retail store in Amsterdam in 2011
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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It looks like the land of herb and in-your-face red light districts is about to get some wholesome competition. Yep, Apple is reportedly planning to open it’s first Apple Store in Amsterdam sometime in 2011. Citing a few sources, the Dutch-language block One More Thing writes that Apple recently leased the ground floor and mezzanine […]
Continue reading...Even on Black Friday, Microsoft’s retail stores can’t compete with Apple
Monday, November 29, 2010
Looking to capitalize, err, emulate, the success of Apple’s retail stores, Microsoft up and decided to create its own retail stores and place them in high-traffic mall areas, sometimes right across the way from an Apple store. Microsoft’s retail initiative borrows heavily from Apple, from the architectural design to the employees wearing brightly colored shirts, […]
Continue reading...Disgruntled Apple Store employee lets it all out
Saturday, November 27, 2010
A disgruntled Apple retail store employee, who appears to be from the UK, has a blog detailing all of his beef with the mothership. It’s not terribly eye opening as the complaints are more or less the same as you’d hear from any employee working retail at a large corporation. Still, Apple tends to keep […]
Continue reading...Lincoln Park Apple Store now officially open for business
Monday, October 25, 2010
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Touted as a landmark Apple Store (complete with a rooftop garden), Apple’s brand new retail store in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago opened up for business this weekend. Despite less than stellar weather conditions, crowds lined up overnight so they could experience the grand opening the next morning. Oddly enough, Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel […]
Continue reading...Upcoming Microsoft Store at Mall of America is huge, and located directly across from an Apple Store
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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It’s hard to deny that Microsoft’s retail initiative borrows/relies/steals heavily from Apple’s own line of retail stores – from the layout, to the “answer bar”, right down to the materials used. And now apparently Microsoft is creepin’ in on Apple’s retail space in the Mall of America. Check out the video below and peep Microsoft’s […]
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
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