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Apple retail stores now a possibility in India
Apple’s retail guru Ron Johnson may have left the company, but Apple remains steadfastly committed to rolling out more and more retail shops across the globe. In that vien, livemint reported last week that Apple is considering opening up its first retail store in India. Interestingly, the option for Apple only became available recently following […]
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Reuters today confirmed a story we relayed earlier in the week regarding Apple’s plans to open up ‘store within a store’ shops at 25 Target locations, emulating Apple’s current retail strategy at Best Buy. The announcement is part of an overall push from Target to offer premium merchandise as a means differentiate itself from other […]
Continue reading...Apple planning to expand “store within a store” concept to Target
Monday, January 9, 2012
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One of the reasons behind Apple’s push into retail was the shoddy manner in which computer shops would routinely display Apple’s products, if at all. Macs were often relegated to the backshelves and were manned by employees not usually able to articulate the benefits of purchasing a Mac. In creating their own retail environment, Apple […]
Continue reading...A look at the devices running on Apple’s retail store wi-fi network
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
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Apple’s retail store strategy works not only because it provides Apple with a means to showcase their products in the best light possible, but also because they’re bona fide places to come in and hang out. With desktops, laptops, phones, and iPods all at the ready, and typically pre-loaded with cool software, Apple’s retail stores […]
Continue reading...Apple planning new prototype retail store in downtown Palo Alto
Friday, December 23, 2011
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Mercury News is reporting that Apple is set to begin working on a two-story prototype Apple Store in Palo Alto in the coming week. Plans filed with the city call for a glass roof and facade that will allow natural light to flood much of the 15,030-square-foot store. Stone and steel also factor heavily into […]
Continue reading...Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer in charge of Apple retail until successor to Ron Johnson is found
Monday, December 12, 2011
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Apple this past Friday opened up its largest retail store to date, located in the always bustling Grand Central Station in New York City. As Apple’s retail plans continue to expand, they are somewhat juxtaposed by the departure of Ron Johnson, Apple’s retail guru who helped develop, guide, and expand Apple’s unparallelled dive into the […]
Continue reading...Apple Store in Grand Central Station opens up to thousands of eager fans
Monday, December 12, 2011
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Apple long anticipated retail store in New York’s Grand Central Station opened up to throngs of excited consumers this Friday. Measuring in at 23,000 square feet, Apple’s new retail location is its largest yet and is likely to be its most successful, or at the very least the busiest, given that 750,000 people file in […]
Continue reading...Apple’s policies on product confidentiality and social media participation
Thursday, December 8, 2011
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Following last week’s story that an Apple retail employee in England was let go after making comically disparaging remarks about the iPhone, 9to5Mac got its hands on Apple’s internal policy concerning social networking, blogging and a whole lot more. Here’s a rundown of what Apple employees can and can’t do. Having a personal website is […]
Continue reading...Apple Store in Grand Central Station to open on December 9th while lease gets scrutinized
Friday, December 2, 2011
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Set to be its largest store yet, Apple’s upcoming retail store in New York’s Grand Central Station will be opening up for business next Friday on December 9. Now one of the key strategies Apple employed to help make its retail initiative a success was to position its stores in highly foot trafficked areas and in premium […]
Continue reading...Apple blew away sales records on Black Friday
Monday, November 28, 2011
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Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year and Apple was an active participant with attractive deals across its entire product line, save for the iPhone of course. And so the start of the busiest holiday shopping period began with a bang for Apple who, according to Seth Weintraub of 9to5Mac, recorded its […]
Continue reading...Apple retail store at Grand Central Station won’t be opening “anytime soon”
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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Earlier this week we reported that Apple’s upcoming and massive retail store in Grand Central Station was on track to open in just a few days. Checking in at 23,000 square feet, the upcoming store will be Apple’s biggest yet and on account of its location will likely be Apple’s busiest as well. But it […]
Continue reading...Apple’s grandiose retail store in Grand Central Station set to open in next few days
Monday, November 21, 2011
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Ron Johnson may no longer be with Apple, but the company’s plans to expand and open up increasingly ambitious and high profile stores continue unabated. This coming Tuesday, rumor has it, Apple will open up a new 23,000 square foot retail store in New York’s Grand Central Station. Apple’s lease for the space will reportedly […]
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Friday, January 27, 2012
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