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Apple to begin reopening stores in United States next week
In the first resumption of physical retail operations since Apple shuttered all U.S. stores in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple said Friday…
Apple COO Jeff Williams ‘optimistic’ about post-coronavirus US economy
Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams is “optimistic” about a U.S. economy recovery from the COVID-19 reaction as businesses begin to reopen…
Apple Retail Stores to reopen in Germany on May 11th
Apple is expanding on recent moves to reopen retail stores in South Korea, Austria, and Australia. The company will reopen its 15 stores across Germany …
What happens when you visit a newly reopened Apple store
Apple has reopened 21 of its 22 Apple stores Thursday in Australia after they were shut for nearly two months in response to the COVID-19 outbreak…
Apple to reopen Apple Store in Vienna, Austria on May 5
Apple is set to reopen their lone Apple Store in Austria, Apple Kärntner Straße, in Vienna on May 5th. The store will operate on limited hours, and like…
The biggest US mall owner to reopen 49 properties, several with Apple Stores
Simon Property Group plans to reopen 49 of its malls and outlet centers between May 1 and May 4, according to an internal memo…
Apple retail chief expects ‘many more’ stores to reopen in May
In her weekly video update, Apple’s retail chief Deirdre O’Brien told staff that she expects the company to reopen “many more” of its retail stores…
Apple Retail Store to reopen in South Korea
An Apple store in South Korea will reopen outside of China for the first time since stores around the world closed in response…
U.S. Apple Retail Stores closed until ‘early May’
Apple will keep all of its retail stores in the United States closed until at least May. The company had announced last month that it would be shutting…
Apple asks retail store workers to take on remote tech support roles
Apple is asking retail store employees to temporarily take on remote technical support roles while stores remain closed. The workers will still be paid…
Repair pickups at Apple Stores won’t resume until stores are reopened
Apple Store repair pickups are currently in limbo. Customers who’ve dropped off an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or other product for repair at an Apple Store…
U.S. Apple Retail Stores closed ‘until further notice’
Apple’s retail stores are closed ‘until further notice,’ according to a notice posted on Apple.com on Tuesday. Last Friday, Apple announced…
How Apple will handle returns and repairs during retail store closures
Apple has posted a FAQ about how the company will will handle retail store closures, including returns and repairs. Apple has closed all retail stores…
Apple takes leadership role in coronavirus response
In response to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Apple recently announced further steps. Loup Ventures’s gene Munster applauds the leadership role…
Apple closes retail stores worldwide, except in Greater China, until March 27
Apple has published a letter from CEO Tim Cook addressed to “the worldwide Apple family” regarding Apple’s efforts to help curtail the global COVID-19…
Apple boosts Mac stocks in retail stores
Apple has boosted stocks of Macs and Mac accessories in some of its retail stores, with an employee stating that there’s been a “sharp increase”…
Apple reopens all 42 retail stores in China
After it was forced to close them last month due to the coronavirus outbreak, Apple has reopened all 42 of the company’s retail stores in China …
Apple closes all 17 retail stores in Italy due to COVID-19
Apple is closing all seventeen of their company-owned retail stores in Italy “until further notice” as the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak severely…
Apple gives unlimited sick leave to retail, hourly workers with COVID-19 symptoms
Apple hourly employees, including Apple Retail Store workers, are getting unlimited sick leave if they experience COVID-19 symptoms. Apple has also offered…
‘Today at Apple’ canceled in Seattle and San Francisco due to coronavirus
Apple has canceled all of its “Today at Apple” sessions in Apple Retail Stores in Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area
All ‘Today At Apple’ sessions canceled in Italy due to coronavirus
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, Apple has cancelled all of its Today At Apple sessions throughout Italy, one of the world’s hardest hit countries…
Apple warns retail stores about replacement iPhone shortage
Apple has warned technical support staff at the company’s retail stores to expect shortages of replacement iPhones, another sign the coronavirus…
Apple temporarily closes some retail stores in Italy due to coronavirus
Apple is set to temporarily close a single retail store location in a shopping mall in Italy, Apple Oriocenter, on March 7th and 8th on orders from…
Apple launches ‘She Creates’ to celebrate International Women’s Day in stores around the world
Apple has announced the launch of ‘She Creates’ in order to to celebrate International Women’s Day in Apple Retail Stores around the world…
Trump administration got Apple Retail Stores into India
Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the Trump administration successfully lobbied the Indian government to get Apple Retail Stores into India …
Apple Stores coming to India; online this year, brick-and-mortar in 2021
At Apple’s annual meeting of shareholders today, CEO Tim Cook told attendees that the company will open its Apple Store Online in India …
Apple reopens more than half of retail stores in China
Apple has reopened more than half of its retail stores in China after closing all outlets due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak…
10 more Apple Retail Stores reopen in China
At the beginning of February, Apple closed its entire chain of retail stores in China. Now, it’s reopening 10 more Apple Retail Stores reopen in China…
Apple needs to pay employees for time spent checking their bags
The California Supreme Court has ruled that Apple must pay retail store staff for the time they spend waiting for their personal bags to be checked…
Apple to reopen retail store in Shanghai on February 15th
Apple said on Friday it would reopen one of the company’s seven retail stores in Shanghai on February 15th albeit with reduced working hours…
Court rules Apple owes store staffers millions for off-the-clock bag checks
The Apple Store violated California law when it failed to pay employees for time they spend waiting for mandatory bag checks at the end of their shifts…
Mobile World Congress cancellation is good news for Apple’s ‘iPhone SE 2’
sterday’s cancellation of the 2020 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, could very well be good news for Apple’s “iPhone SE 2” launch…
Apple suppliers scramble to restart production in China while keeping vast factories coronavirus-free
Apple suppliers in China are scrambling to restart production. Foxconn’s main Longhua campus in Shenzhen is the size of 250 football fields…
Apple set to reopen some retail stores in Beijing on February 14th
Apple preparing to reopen some of the company’s Retail Stores in Beijing, China after shutting them due to the 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak…
Foxconn refutes Reuters report on restart timeline for Chinese factories
In a statement to the Taipei stock exchange, Taiwan’s Foxconn on Thursday refuted that recent Reuters reports on its plans to restart factories in China…
Coronavirus infects Apple’s Mac Pro delivery schedule
For at least a week, many custom iMac, iMac Pro, and MacBook Pro configurations have been facing longer-than-usual delivery estimates on Apple’s online store…
Mobile World Congress 2020 canceled due to Coronavirus outbreak
The 2020 Mobile World Congress has been canceled by GSMA due to fears surrounding the 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak. The decision to abandon…
Apple shares surge as Chinese factories accelerate post-coronavirus restarts
Following a report that Foxconn’s iPhone assembly plants will speed up their return to normal production, the market saw Apple shares surge …
Coronavirus effects on Apple to date
The 2019-nCoV coronavirus continues to spread through China. Here’s a rundown of the effects on Apple due to the coronavirus so far…
Foxconn plans to resume 50% of output in virus-hit China by end of month
Foxconn plans to resume 50% of output in virus-hit China by end of February, as the major Apple-supplier reopens plants shut over the coronavirus outbreak…
JPMorgan: Coronavirus may be smaller risk to Chinese manufacturing than feared
The 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak that killed at least 1,018 may be a smaller risk to Chinese manufacturing than feared, according to JPMorgan …
