Apple is evolving its in-store shopping experience with signage and display fixtures that remove ambiguity and encourage increased hands-on interaction with products. New designs that have been spotted in multiple locations reflect the changing requirements of busy stores and appear to address common customer needs.
iPhone display tables in Apple Stores are traditionally arranged with rows of devices grouped by model. Specifications for each device like capacity, color, and upgrade options are presented through a Pricing app on each phone. Now, new signs placed on the face of each table group the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR, offering a quick list of specifications and pricing to compare.
These signs keep basic information accessible at all times while trying a device and should reduce the workload of staff fielding questions from customers who are trying to understand the differences between each model. These signs do not appear to have rolled out to all stores at this time… [Also] new easels popping up at some stores across the U.S. and Canada clearly denote an Express Checkout zone to pay for accessories like iPhone cases, cables, and headphones. The signage provides an anchor for customers who are unsure of where to checkout or not aware of the scan and buy self-checkout feature of the Apple Store app.
MacDailyNews Take: Ah, sanity prevails!
Yeah the apple store is a horrible place to buy things. Hopefully this improves that, but I’m not super hopeful.
My wife said she would like an Apple watch for Mothers Day. We went to the mall so she could see them, try them on, pick bands she liked. The greeter was miffed the people entering the store through the 6 open doors didn’t form a single file line so he could put us in different waiting queues. Because we wanted to buy something, we were told to stand by that table over there for about 45 minutes until a product person would be available to speak with us. THIS is the company with $260 Billion in the bank. THIS is the company Tim Cook robotically says has the most incredible customer sat numbers. When Apple polled me about our experience, I asked if they would tell Tim Cook to go wait by that table for about an hour and watch a store full of people wait to have their nonfunctioning product replaced or told it’s out of warranty.
Wait you stood by a table for 45 minutes! – ARE U KIDDING ME! – YOUR LAME and well… a bit stupid Tom. Either you’ve got to be lying bro or embellishing a bit – this has never happened while trying to just buy something at Apple.
who are you to comment. Apple retail blows.
And who are you to comment on the comment, You Blow! which makes you a c*** sucker.
More of a See You Next Tuesday. We can all agrgee that ck suckers are a rare and beautiful creature that shoud never be sullied. Also fk o*f.
@gav we politely declined the invitation to wait by the table and left the store, went to the food court, I ordered a watch and accessories online for my wife while we ate lunch, went back to the store when the text said our purchase was ready for pickup, waited another 10 minutes to be handed our purchase … not lame, not lying, not embellishing, been a software developer since the early ’90s (COBOL, RPG, dBase, FoxPro, Filemaker, 4D, AppleScript, Facespan, WebObjects, MS SQL Server, IIS, ColdFusion), attended WWDC 2004, watched Steve’s keynote at the Moscone Center from the second row right side as he introduced the 30 inch monitor … good luck to you gav, if your cognitive dissonance handler is this sensitive then life will reasonably unfold unpleasantly for you
Yep, Apple stores are a horrible experience. Go Angela, good riddance.
I very much enjoy visiting and shopping at Apple stores.
Use to love going to the Apple store but now I avoid it and only go if I have to.
Angela had a keen eye for the visual layout, and zero care for the customer. Try going into buy something simple – anything – at an Apple Store. 15 people standing around in their “zones” and no one to just walk up and address your need. So stupid.
She had ZERO customer perspective. I mean, seriously, dress different and go into stores Angela, acting like a joe customer with various needs and see what happens.
Thank goodness she’s gone to do other things. Pretty easy to run a store like Burberry with 3 customers max at a time in there…
You do realize that’s the point right? Push customers towards the online experience, with delivery or pickup in store…. There is no way Apple can satisfy all that traffic, they need to have you buy online.