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Live reporting from Apple’s earnings conference call
– 8.75 million in iPhone sales, eclipsing previous record which was during last years holiday quarter – iPhone now sold on 151 carriers across 81 countries – 1.68 billion compared to 1.38 billion, 22 percent increase apple retail stores – Half of Macs sold at Apple Stores were to customers who never owned a Mac […]
Continue reading...Apple plans to open 25 new retail stores in China over the next 24 months
Thursday, February 25, 2010
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Apple’s annual shareholders meeting too place earlier today in Cupertino, with Steve Jobs and other executives fielding questions on a varying number of issues. Of particular interest are Apple’s plans to open up 25 new retail stores in China, though Ron Johnson, Apple’s Senior VP of Retail didn’t specify the timeframe for such plans. Apple’s first retail […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook on all things Apple – iPhone, iMac, Apple TV, iPad, Apple retail stores and more
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Yesterday afternoon, Apple COO Tim Cook met with investment bankers from Goldman Sachs and answered a number of questions about Apple’s product line and Apple’s future direction. Below are the more pertinent tidbits, with the transcript provided courtesy of 9to5Mac. We’ll break down Cook’s insightful comments in an upcoming post. On Apple’s role as a […]
Continue reading...Couple gets married inside an Apple Store [Video]
Saturday, February 20, 2010
You know, maybe everything they say about Apple-obsessed fans is on point. I mean, how else can you explain a couple deciding to exchange their vows and get married inside an Apple Store? Last Sunday, on Valentines day no less, Josh and Ting Li (both from New York) got married amidst a crowd of iPods, […]
Continue reading...Overheard in an Apple Store
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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Heard this tidbit in an Apple Store yesterday: Grandpa: What’s the point of the Apple Store? Dad: What’s the point of any store? Touche.
Continue reading...Nokia plans to close Chicago and New York retail stores, and why it’s not a surprise
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Just days after Nokia decided to close down its high-end retail shop on Regent Street in London comes news that Nokia stores in New York and Chicago will also be closing up shop in early 2010. Nokia’s attempt to emulate Apple’s retail success began in 2006, and despite attempts to drape the stores with translucent […]
Continue reading...Nokia shuts down retail store in London, attempt to emulate Apple fails
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The Times Online reports that Nokia has decided to shut down its eye-catching retail store on Regent Street in London due to lackluster sales. Ben Wood, an analyst with CCS Insight, said: “There was no question that the store was trying to replicate what Apple had done and build up the brand rather than shift […]
Continue reading...Bringing a Mac Plus to the Apple Genius Bar [Video]
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Gizmodo came up with a brilliant idea – bring a 22 year old non-functioning Mac Plus to an Apple Genius Bar and record the hijinks. Well, hijinks may be a bit strong of a word, but the dude manning the genius bar has a great reaction when he first sees the Mac that probably came […]
Continue reading...Leaked Apple e-mail points to massive Black Friday savings at Apple Stores
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Boy Genius Report has obtained what purports to be a screenshot of an email Apple is planning to send out soon in anticipation of Black Friday, widely considered the busiest shopping day of the year. Surprisingly, the savings indicated below are unusually high, with iPod’s selling for 30% off and Macs selling for up to […]
Continue reading...Apple Stores continue to thrive as Apple plans more iconic storefronts
Friday, November 13, 2009
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Apple yesterday dropped the curtains on its latest Apple Store on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, where Apple retail guru Ron Johnson dropped a lot of interesting tidbits about the current state of Apple stores and in what direction Apple is planning on going with them. Sales wise, Apple Retail Stores have grown in conjunction with Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Apple unveils new retail store on the Upper West Side in NYC
Friday, November 13, 2009
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Apple today removed the curtain on its upcoming retail store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. You can check out some snaps of the new store courtesy of Gizmodo. As you can tell from the photos, the actual space occupied by the store is ginormous, with impressively high walls that are conspicuously barren. Gizmodo […]
Continue reading...First Apple Store in France opens to enthusiastic crowd of thousands
Monday, November 9, 2009
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Apple’s first Apple Store in France opened up for business this past Saturday in the Carrousel du Louvre shopping district, right in the heart of Paris. The grand opening was a rousing success, with thousands of visitors reportedly coming from a number of countries for the event.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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