The Chicago landlord of what Apple Inc. calls its ‘most ambitious store’ has put the building on the block…
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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…
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…
Analyst: Black Friday 2015 sales likely Apple’s strongest ever
Apple Watch was probably the Number 1 selling item at mail order companies like B&H…
Tim Cook to Best Buy CEO: ‘Beleaguered’ doesn’t have to be forever
When Hubert Joly was named CEO of Best Buy in the summer of 2012, he knew the magnitude of the challenge…
Did Apple just save Best Buy?
Best Buy recently posted solid second-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines thanks to robust demand for Apple Watch…
Apple Watch primed for mainstream appeal with full-scale Best Buy rollout
So much for the Apple Watch being a niche product…
Best Buy CEO: Apple Watch demand is ‘so strong’ that we’re expanding sales to all 1,050 stores
Best Buy continued its remarkable turnaround last quarter, with a big assist from Apple…
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…
Overall sales at shopping malls with an Apple Store are 10% higher
Apple may be disrupting your local mall…
Staples brings Apple Pay to app for iPhone 6/Plus; Apple Pay coming to stores across the U.S. soon
Staples customers will soon be able to use Apple Pay at Staples stores across the U.S…
Android ‘Fake ID’ bug lets criminals gain access to Android users’ credit card data
An Android flaw lets malware insert malicious code, gain access to the user’s credit card data and…
Apple’s ‘iWallet’ could debut as soon as this fall
Apple is accelerating work on a mobile payments system, or digital wallet…
Apple and online payments: 800 million reasons why that’s a good idea
Consumers are using Apple devices more than any other mobile device to shop…
Crucial security flaw found in Google Play: Thousands of secret keys found in Android apps
A crucial security problem in Google Play, the official Android app store, has been found…
No, Apple has not killed location tracking with iOS 8
Apple’s move broadly does two related things….
With iOS 8, Apple makes iOS even more secure ahead of smartphone security competition
The iPhone 6 could be Apple’s most secure smartphone to date thanks to iOS 8…
Amazon’s Bezos: ‘I would love to know what Apple’s product roadmap is; that would be very helpful to me’
One of the most interesting insights came toward the end of the meeting
Apple Retail Stores switching from iPod touch to iPhone 5s for EasyPay point-of-sale system
Apple is in the process of updating the iPod touch units used by Apple Store employees….
Is Apple getting ready to jump into mobile payments?
Ever since Apple introduced the Passbook…
Beleaguered RadioShack to close up to 1,100 U.S. stores
Radio Shack, the beleaguered consumer electronics retailer announced Tuesday…
Apple seems to be preparing to invade the mobile payments space
Apple appears to be shooting for the moon…
Will Apple solve the credit card fraud problem?
We have a number of mobile payment initiatives and products available…
Bypassing the credit card: Apple patent application reveals major financial system beyond iWallet
Apple currently has a treasure trove of inventions relating to…
PayPal wants to partner with Apple in mobile payments, sources say
Apple may finally appear serious about facilitating the purchase…
Is Apple ready to disrupt yet another industry?
Apple is laying the groundwork to disrupt yet another industry…
Tim Cook as good as confirms Apple prepping mobile payments via Touch ID
When Touch ID was first rumored, there had been much speculation about…
Apple pushes deeper into mobile payments; lays groundwork to expand service for physical goods
Apple Inc. is laying the groundwork for an expanded mobile-payments service…
iWallet: Apple exploring expansion of mobile payments, sources say
The initiative is being led by Eddy Cue…
Apple patents offline iTunes purchases using per-device ‘credit’ system
This patent could be a harbinger of new never-before-seen iTunes functionality…
Apple’s massive ‘iWallet’ advantage: Over half-billion active iTunes accounts linked to credit cards
Apple will make a push into the digital wallet space…
Attention shoppers: Why Apple’s iPad mini may be the retail world’s new best friend
While the benefits for Apple and consumers are clear, the iPad mini…
Apple’s iPhone helped boost retail sales, but only a touch
No, the iPhone didn’t save the day for the U.S. economy…
Apple now nearly worth more than entire U.S. retail sector
Apple is notoriously deft in retail. Its stores bring in by far more dollars per square foot…
Lowes deploys 42,000 iPhones as mobile holiday shopping booms
When it comes to holiday shopping, more people are phoning it in…
New J.C. Penney CEO Johnson hiring former Apple co-workers
In a little over a week as chief executive of J.C. Penney Co., Ron Johnson…
Apple ranks #1 in U.S. retail sales per square foot
Apple officially ranks number one in retail sales per square foot…
