Bright, uncluttered, and clad in glass, they couldn’t contrast more sharply with the big-box labyrinths they were designed to replace…
Tag: retail
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…
‘Most ambitious’ Apple Retail Store put up for sale by Chicago landlord
The Chicago landlord of what Apple Inc. calls its ‘most ambitious store’ has put the building on the block…
Samsung, maker of iPhone knockoffs, denies knocking off Apple’s Animoji
Samsung Electronics Co.’s newest flagship phone is betting on animated emojis…
Apple’s first store in South Korea opens Saturday
Apple Garosugil will open in Seoul on Saturday at 10 am…
38% of Macs, but just 11% of iPhones sold in the past 12 months were sold directly by Apple
Apple’s retail stores are not consumer destinations for all of the company’s products…
U.S. retail sales record biggest increase in seven months
U.S. consumers boosted purchases of motor vehicles as well as discretionary spending…
Apple Retail Stores are saving many shopping malls from death
Appel Retail Stores have become the new mall anchor store, a role once held by department stores…
Apple by far the No. 1 retailer in sales per square foot, nearly double those of Tiffany & Co.
The #1 retailer in sales per square foot is Apple Inc., which did a staggering $5,546 per square foot…
Steve Jobs’ initial reaction to Apple Store’s Genius Bar: ‘That’s so idiotic!’
In 2000, when Apple hired Ron Johnson to create and run its first retail store…
The problem with Apple Pay
What’s not to like about Apple Pay? Once you set it up with a credit card…
Apple ordered to pay $2 million penalty following retail employee complaints over meal breaks
Apple has been ordered to cut a $2 million check for denying some of its retail workers meal breaks…
Apple’s iOS 10.2 has three nasty surprises
While iOS 10.2 does contain a fun surprise, it doesn’t bring the crucial fixes…
Apple store employee: iPhone battery replacement is a mess
Apple was quick to rectify the ‘random shut down’ issue affecting some iPhones by offering in-store battery replacements…
Fewer cars are parked at malls – bad for Apple?
An Apple Watch was sold every 13 seconds and an iPhone 7 was sold every 30 seconds in the U.S. on eBay
Apple retail stores ushered in the post-commodity era
Fifteen years ago, what the pundits didn’t get about the stores is what they still don’t get about Apple…
Angela Ahrendts brings luxury to Apple’s flagship stores
Apple has unveiled new concepts for its flagship retail stores in a transformation led by Angela Ahrendts, the former Burberry chief executive…
Apple’s new Union Square store highlights new retail elements, including ‘Genius Grove,’ ‘The Forum,’ and more
Apple today revealed its new store on San Francisco’s Union Square, offering many new features and services…
Apple’s iPad finds strong uptake in restaurants and stores
Apple’s iPad has completely revolutionized that market…
U.S. retailers wrap weakest year since 2009; Wal-mart to shutter 269 stores, 154 of them in the USA
Wal-Mart is closing 269 stores, more than half of them in the U.S…
Here’s what Angela Ahrendts should do to boost the luxury factor of Apple Retail Stores
Ahrendts instituted private try-on appointments for the higher-end Apple Watches and has been extremely selective…
Apple’s Angelea Ahrendts makes her mark on Apple Stores by going ‘ultraluxe’
Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s senior vice president of retail, got a private demonstration of the fancy…
Analyst: Microsoft holiday sales a ‘non-event’ while Apple stood out
Only a handful of people bought Xboxes and laptops. Moreover, the analysts did not see people purchasing the Microsoft Band…
Apple’s iBeacon so far fails to ignite retail revolution, won’t be big this Black Friday either
The launch of iBeacon two years ago was supposed to change shopping. What happened?
Apple’s Angela Ahrendts a featured speaker at next week’s Bloomberg Year Ahead Summit
Apple’s senior VP of Retail and Online Stores, Angela Ahrendts, will be a centerpiece speaker…
Microsoft’s retail stores struggle in shadow of packed Apple Retail Stores
Nearly six years have passed since Microsoft began opening retail outlets patterned after Apple’s…
Microsoft to open five-level Fifth Avenue retail store next month
Microsoft Corp.’s first Manhattan flagship store will open its doors on Fifth Avenue next month…
Apple Retail Stores copy Microsoft Retail Stores
The store design is the next generation of Apple Retail Store that is rolling out…
Apple Retail Stores replace iPad ‘Smart Signs’ with new ‘Pricing’ apps on demo units
Apple has now ditched the Smart Signs in Apple Stores…
Apple plans retail stores in United Arab Emirates after being granted exemption
Apple Inc. has been granted an exemption from foreign ownership laws…
Apple has an uncopyable secret weapon that customers love
As far back as I can remember, back to Macs in the last century…
How the Apple Retail Store took over the world
It’s kind of crazy that Apple pulled off its unique store strategy…
Apple intervenes in Radio Shack sale in effort to protect customer data
The hedge fund Standard General was the top bidder with $26.2 million…
Apple Watch is already attracting retailers and e-commerce giants
The first shipment of Apple’s Apple Watches just began Friday morning…
Eight stores worldwide will be selling Apple Watch on Friday
A high-end fashion boutique in West Hollywood will be one of a handful…
Apple Retail Stores (and workers) get makeover ahead of Apple Watch launch
Apple’s head of retail Angela Ahrendts has been working alongside design chief Jony Ive…
Angela Ahrendts: The days of waiting in line at Apple Retail Stores are over
Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts has issued an internal memo…
Apple Watch Edition: What are the margins?
Since Apple Watch Editions are so much more expensive than the others…
Apple Watch shops set to open on April 10 in London, Paris and Tokyo
Apple on Thursday announced it will officially open three international…
