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Apple mandates masks for customers at all U.S. retail stores
Customers at Apple Retail Stores across America will be required to wear face masks to shop. California imposed an indoor mask mandate on…
Apple Rosenthaler Straße opens on December 2nd in Berlin
Apple today previewed Apple Rosenthaler Straße, the first Apple Store in the Mitte borough of Berlin. Situated on the eastern side of the…
16 Apple retail workers claim they’re ‘struggling to survive’ amid ‘untenable conditions’
Zoe Schiffer, The Verge’s Norma Rae, reports on 16 Apple retail workers who claim they’re “struggling to survive” amid “untenable conditions.”
Apple to pay $30 million over retail store worker bag checks
Apple has agreed to pay $29.9 million to employees at its retail stores who were forced to submit to security bag checks — unpaid — when…
Apple launches 2021 Holiday Gift Guide
Starting today, Apple is celebrating the holidays at Apple Store locations and apple.com with the launch of the Holiday Gift Guide and…
Apple Retail Stores to drop customer mask requirement in many U.S. states
Apple Retail Stores will drop the COVID-19 mask requirement for customers at many of its U.S.locations starting Friday…
Thieves used Apple Store’s own sales devices to steal millions in gift cards
Thieves stole Apple Retail Store employees’ “Isaac” handheld sales devices, then used them to send themselves some $1.5 million in Apple…
Apple to give retail store employees up to $1,000 in one-time bonuses
Apple will give retail store employees up to $1,000 in one-time bonuses next month, following a tumultuous effort to get its retail…
Apple closes South Carolina retail store after some employees were exposed to COVID-19
Apple closed its store in Charleston, South Carolina, after more than 20 staff members were exposed to COVID-19 …
Apple scraps plan to resume in-store classes over COVID-19 fears
Apple will increase testing of employees and will delay rebooting in-store “Today at Apple” classes in the U.S. over COVID-19 fears …
Apple releases ‘Ted Lasso’ sticker pack for iMessage and Clips
The breakout Apple TV+ hit comedy series “Ted Lasso” now has its own iMessage Sticker Pack and animated stickers are also available…
More than half of U.S. Apple Retail Stores to again require masks
Apple plans to restore the requirement to wear masks at most of its U.S. Apple Retail Stores on Thursday for both customers and staff, even…
Apple to pilot ‘Retail Flex’ hybrid in-store and work-from-home program for retail workers this year
Apple plans to test a “Retail Flex” hybrid in-store and work-from-home arrangement with a small number of store employees later this year…
Google’s first retail store takes more than a bit of inspiration from Apple
Google has opened its first ever physical retail store located on the first floor of its New York City headquarters. The store, in the city’s…
Apple Retail Stores expand operations as U.S. emerges from response to COVID-19
Apple Retail Stores are expanding operations as the United States emerges from response to COVID-19, betting that a combination of…
Apple Retail Stores, offices start dropping mask requirement in U.S.
Apple will begin dropping the mask requirement for customers vaccinated against COVID-19 at many U.S. stores this week, as yet another…
Apple plans to open more retail stores, even as online sales accelerate
Apple plans to add to its global retail store presence even as retail outlets in inner cities struggle with the shift to sales online…
Apple Via del Corso opens May 27th in Rome
Apple today previewed Apple Via del Corso, the newest retail location nestled in one of Rome’s most vibrant areas. As the 17th store to open…
Apple encourages employees to get COVID-19 vaccination, offers paid time off
Apple is encouraging employees to get COVID-19 vaccination by offering paid time off for appointments and paid sick leave for those…
Former Apple Store manager indicted in $1.5 million COVID relief fraud case
For fraudulently obtaining or attempting to obtain over $1,500,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) COVID relief loans …
Judge paves way for damages trial in lawsuit over Apple bag checks
The judge said he was prepared to rule in favor of a class of 12,000 California Apple Store staffers for time spent during Apple bag checks…
All U.S. Apple Retail Stores now open a year after COVID-19 lockdowns began
All of Apple Inc.’s 270 U.S. retail stores are now open in some capacity for the first time since closures due to the COVID-19 lockdowns…
Apple to make announcement ‘bigger and better’ than a new product
Apple is set to make an announcement that is “bigger and better” than a new product, according to a CBS’ Gayle King who interviewed…
Apple closes all California retail stores over increase in COVID-19 cases
As COVID-19 cases in California increased, Apple announced this weekend that the company was closing all of its retail stores in the state…
Apple temporarily closing Los Angeles area retail stores due to COVID-19
Apple is again temporarily closing its Los Angeles-area stores as COVID-19 cases rise in the area. The move marks the first time in several…
Nearly half of U.S. Apple Retail Stores have switched to Express storefronts
Following the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping weekend, nearly half of all Apple Stores in the U.S. have added Express storefronts…
COVID-19 lockdown again closes several Apple Retail Stores in Italy
Just ahead of Apple’s iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max launch, new COVID-19 lockdown measures in Italy have forced Apple to close…
Apple announces AirPods Pro Service Program for Sound Issues
Apple has announced the AirPods Pro Service Program for Sound Issues. Apple has determined that a small percentage of AirPods Pro may…
Apple Store in riot-ravaged Minneapolis permanently closed
The Apple Retail Store, Apple Uptown, located at 3018 Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota has been permanently closed …
Apple expands ‘Express’ retail store format ahead of Christmas shopping season
Apple is expanding a new physical store format as the company looks to get iPhone 12 models into customers’ hands, Apple’s retail chief…
Apple offers new ways to shop for the all-new iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPad Air
When iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPad Air are available Friday, October 23, customers can shop for all-new products directly from Apple…
Apple starts shipping devices from retail stores to speed up deliveries
Joining a trend among retailers, Apple is beginning to employ their network of retail stores as distribution centers for shipping products…
Sonos and Logitech shares fall as Apple Stores pull their products
Shares of both Sonos and Logitech are trading lower following a report that Apple has stopped selling third-party headphones and speakers…
Apple pulls rival headphones and speakers from stores ahead of launch
As Apple prepares to launch its own new audio products, the company has stopped selling headphones and wireless speakers from rivals…
Singapore’s floating orb Apple retail store opens Thursday
Apple today previewed Apple Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, the first Apple Store to sit directly on the water. Appearing as an orb floating…
9th Circuit rules Apple owes retail workers for time spent during bag checks
More than 12,000 Apple retail workers in California are entitled to back pay for time they spent going through security “bag checks” at…
Apple to launch online store in India next month
Taking advantage of a relaxation of India’s once-strict prohibitions against foreign direct retail, Apple will launch an online store for…
Apple to reopen U.S. retail stores that were twice shuttered due to COVID-19 fears
Apple plans to start reopening U.S. retail stores that had been closed over the past several weeks due fears over local COVID-19 cases…
Montreal’s flagship Apple Store closed until further notice due to COVID-19
Apple Sainte-Catherine in Montreal is closed until further notice. A customer who brought in a MacBook for repairs on Thursday…
Apple demands 50% rent cuts and and rent-free period for UK stores
Apple is pushing for huge rent cuts across its UK stores and the company seeks equal treatment with other retailers, who have had rents cut by landlords…
Apple Central World opens Friday in Bangkok, Thailand
Apple today previewed Apple Central World, its second and largest retail location in Thailand, situated in the heart of Ratchaprasong, Bangkok …
