Topic: Apple Retail
Several Apple retail stores fall victim to smash-and-grab burglaries [u]
2010/14/12, 09:12 pm
A burglary at the Apple Store in Greenwich, Conn., Tuesday morning is the latest in a string of smash-and-grab burglaries targeting Apple's retail stores.
Apple's first retail store is pilgrimage site for fans
2010/10/12, 11:12 am
Apple's first retail store in Glendale, Calif., has attained cult status, as passionate fans of the company frequent the site solely because of its status as Apple Store No. 1.
Architectural drawings reveal Apple's $1.7M Berkeley, Calif., store
2010/07/12, 03:12 pm
Apple will spend $1.7 million to renovate a building for its new store in Northern California with 4,455 square feet of retail space, plans associated with the store have shown.
Florida man accuses Apple store of age discrimination
2010/03/12, 02:12 pm
A Florida man in his 60s has sued Apple, alleging that he was denied promotions when he worked at the company's retail store because of his age.
Retailers building their own iPod touch, iPad POS systems
2010/02/12, 06:12 pm
Apple's open, third party iOS ecosystem is enabling retailers to build mobile point of sale devices based on the iPod touch independently of the EasyPay solution used in its own retail stores, with new retail applications of the iPad also in progress.
Briefly: Orange UK subsidizing iPad, iPhone 4 Torx screws, Apple Store burglarized
2010/22/11, 09:11 pm
Wireless operator Orange UK announced that it will soon offer a discounted iPad with a data service plan, while reports indicate that Apple has begun changing the screws on the iPhone 4 to the less user-accessible Torx screw. Finally, burglars broke into an Apple Store in Pittsburgh, Penn., making off with over $10,000 in merchandise.
Leaked Apple dead pixel policy allows two for iPad, none for iPhone
2010/05/11, 03:11 pm
Apple's official internal policy on replacing devices with dead LCD pixels leaked this week, revealing that the company will replace an iPhone if it has just one dead pixel, while an iPad must have at least three to qualify.
Apple erases Personal Shopping retail program
2010/02/11, 06:11 pm
Apple has ended the Personal Shopping program in its retail stores, removing all mention of the service online and within its Apple Store iOS app.
Apple Stores to use new Concierge app for customer check-ins [u]
2010/25/10, 10:10 pm
Apple retail stores will soon launch a new wireless check-in service that will allow employees to manage a queue of customers using a custom iOS app called Concierge, according to a new report.
Apple's largest mall-based US store opening Oct. 16
2010/12/10, 10:10 pm
Apple announced Tuesday that its newly redesigned Apple Retail Store in Saint Louis, Mo., which will feature a first-of-its-kind lounge area, will open Saturday, Oct. 16 at 9 a.m.
New 'lounge' concept coming to future Apple Store
2010/08/10, 01:10 pm
A new Apple Store in St. Louis, Mo., could include a new feature previously unseen at the company's retail locations: a "lounge" area with free Wi-Fi.
Thousands line up for China iPhone 4 launch
2010/25/09, 10:09 am
Over a thousand people waited in line Saturday for the grand opening of Beijing's Xidan Joy City store and the launch of the iPhone 4 in China.
$24K stolen from Illinois Apple Store, 1M iPhones sold in South Korea
2010/22/09, 02:09 pm
Burglars stole more than $24,000 in merchandise from an Apple store in Naperville, Ill., on Wednesday, and wireless carrier KT Corp. announced that it has sold more than a million iPhones in South Korea.
iPhone 4 to launch in China on Sept. 25, 2 new stores to open
2010/19/09, 10:09 pm
Apple announced Sunday that the iPhone 4 will be available in China starting Saturday, September 25 at 8 a.m. The launch will coincide with the openings of the Hong Kong Plaza Apple Store in Shanghai and the Xidan Joy City Apple Store in Beijing.
Crowds gather for China iPad launch, China Unicom starts iPhone 4 preorders
2010/17/09, 12:09 am
Chinese Apple fans braved heavy rain Friday morning to be the first to purchase the Wi-Fi iPad from Apple. China Unicom began taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4 Friday at 10 a.m.
iPhone 4 remains sold out at half of Apple's US retail stores
2010/12/08, 08:08 am
The iPhone 4 remains in limited stock at Apple's U.S. retail stores seven weeks after its launch, suggesting that "antennagate" has done little to slow sales.
Browser-based 'jailbreak' website blocked at Apple retail stores
2010/06/08, 03:08 pm
After a number of pranksters uploaded videos of themselves "jailbreaking" demo iOS devices on display at Apple's retail stores, the company has blocked access to the website from its networks.
iPad boosts Apple retail revenue 73%; new London store photographed
2010/04/08, 10:08 am
Apple's retail store revenue increased 72.8 percent year over year to $2.58 billion in the June quarter, an increase attributed to consumer demand for the iPad. The company's retail expansion will continue this Saturday with the opening of its largest U.K. store in Covent Garden.
Apple plots new strategy to target small businesses through retail stores
2010/22/07, 10:07 am
Apple has begun to focus on small, local businesses as part of a newly evolved strategy that aims to expand the company's sales past the consumer market.
Apple rumored to improve Genius Bar service with shorter wait times
2010/14/07, 02:07 pm
Apple is said to be prepping major changes to the Genius Bar at its brick-and-mortar retail stores, in hopes of offering customers shorter wait times and quick overnight repairs.

