Zoe Schiffer, The Verge’s Norma Rae, reports on 16 Apple retail workers who claim they’re “struggling to survive” amid “untenable conditions.”
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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…
Target to add ‘enhanced Apple shopping experiences’ in store and online
Target today announced an enhanced Apple shopping experience for its customers. The new shopping experience debuts online and will begin…
Fry’s Electronics goes out of business effective immediately
Fry’s Electronics has decided to shut down its operations and close its business permanently as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Apple, other retailers entice Christmas shoppers with fast curbside pickup
With Americans homebound due to COVID-19 lockdowns, record numbers of online holiday purchases, and snowy streets worsening…
Cyber Monday set to be biggest online shopping day in U.S. history
According to latest industry estimates, Cyber Monday is on track to bring in a record of as much as $12.7 billion in online sales…
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 Fifth Avenue glass cube remains barricaded as worries about election unrest mount
Companies are installing reinforced glass. The Apple Fifth Avenue glass cube remains barricaded since June…
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…
Panera Bread offers 3% Daily Cash Back on Apple Card
Today, Panera Bread announced that guests can now get unlimited 3% Daily Cash Back on Apple Card when they use the Apple Card with Apple Pay…
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 begins accepting Mac trade-ins at retail stores
Apple has now officially expanded its Mac trade-in program to retail stores in the United States and Canada. Apple currently offers trade-in programs…
Apple Retail Stores to launch Mac trade-in program in U.S. and Canada
Apple plans to launch a Mac trade-in program next week at the company’s retail stores in the U.S and Canada. Apple currently offers trade-in programs…
Apple Retail Stores smashed and looted amid widespread riots
Apple Retail Stores have become a target of rioters and looters during the ongoing protests across the United States, with some Apple Store storefronts…
Apple Stores, other retailers already hit hard by COVID-19 shutdown board up amid violent U.S. protests, looting, and riots
Apple Stores and many other retailers have boarded up following the death in Minneapolis of a black man, George Floyd, seen on video gasping for breath…
Significantly fewer Americans say they are avoiding public places – Gallup
Significantly fewer Americans say they are avoiding public places, with the largest weekly declines seen to date in Gallup’s trends…
Apple Stores showing signs of change under new leader Deirdre O’Brien
Apple is evolving its in-store shopping experience with signage and display fixtures that remove ambiguity and encourage…
Apple Retail Store overcrowding is a problem worth solving
Increased customer awareness and more in-depth class content since the rollout of the “Today at Apple” learning sessions has led to bottlenecks…
Two years in, ‘Today at Apple’ is outgrowing Apple Retail Stores
The program has evolved so much, in fact, that it is beginning to outgrow the stores…
Former Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts appointed to Airbnb Board of Directors
Former Apple retail boss Angela Ahrendts is joining Airbnb’s board, the company announced Thursday…
Angela Ahrendts gives first interview since leaving Apple
How do you balance calculated decision-making with trusting your gut?
Mallpocalypse: Even Apple Stores can’t save dying shopping malls
Foot traffic at some of the best shopping centers across the country peaked around August 2018…
How Apple Retail Stores changed for the worse, says former store manager
When it comes to Apple stores, they’ve long been regarded as a fundamental pillar of the Apple experience…
Apple taking its in-store iPhone push too far by promoting upgrades instead of repairs?
It’s no secret that Apple has been pushing iPhone upgrades like never before…
Now is the time for Apple to re-think its retail priorities
The departure of Angela Ahrendts as Apple’s retail chief is a Rorschach test…
Ron Johnson: Apple Retail Stores ‘are a victim of their own success’
Apple has the premier retail experience. Under Angela Ahrendts they made significant improvements, but…
Angela Ahrendts’ post-Apple plans
Decked out in a striking Ralph Lauren pink turtleneck and coat…
New Apple retail chief Deirdre O’Brien receives stock grant worth up to $8.2 million
Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s new retail chief, has been handed restricted stock…
Who is Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s new head of retail?
Deirdre O’Brien has spent three decades at the center of Apple’s operations, personnel and sales….
Examining Angela Ahrendts’ five-year tenure as head of Apple Retail
When Angela Ahrendts steps down from Apple as senior Vice President, Retail, in April 2019…
Apple CEO Cook thanks Angela Ahrendts in company-wide memo to employees
Following the surprise press release yesterday from Apple that retail head Angela Ahrendts is abruptly leaving…
Apple names third retail chief in seven years
Apple Inc. named its third retail chief in seven years, seeking to shake up store operations…
Apple’s Angela Ahrendts to depart in April; Deirdre O’Brien named senior vice president of Retail + People
Apple today announced that Deirdre O’Brien is taking on new responsibilities for Apple’s retail and online stores…
Apple announces new ‘Today at Apple’ sessions
Apple today announced a new Today at Apple release with sessions in three new and expanded formats…
Apple’s Angela Ahrendts has a plan for next-gen retail
Angela Ahrendts stands on the snowy steps in front of the former Carnegie Library in Washington, DC…
Apple’s Michigan Avenue store selling for $79 million in one of Chicago’s most expensive retail real estate deals ever
Less than 18 months after buying Apple’s flagship store on the Chicago River, a Chicago investment firm is cashing out…
Claps and cheers: Apple stores’ carefully managed drama
Bright, uncluttered, and clad in glass, they couldn’t contrast more sharply with the big-box labyrinths they were designed to replace…
Apple’s spectacular Louvre store is closing
Apple has revealed that it will shutter its Apple Carrousel du Louvre retail store in Paris…
Slavish copier Samsung appeals $539 million verdict for peddling Apple iPhone knockoffs
The jury may have made a decision, but the fight isn’t over…
Amazon, Facebook and Google tiptoe toward monopoly, but not Apple
Imagine a not-too-distant future in which trustbusters force Facebook to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp…
Apple’s $539 million in damages is a ‘huge loss’ for iPhone knockoff peddler Samsung
Samsung Electronics Co. took a gamble when it appealed a finding it infringed Apple Inc.’s smartphone design patents…
