Samsung shutters flagship retail 'Experience Store' in London

While Apple continues to expand its highly successful retail presence, Samsung's own retail experiment appears to be floundering, as the South Korean electronics maker has closed its flagship store in one of Europe's largest malls.

Katie Marsal 11 years ago 76

Work on Apple's new Union Square site begins as existing San Francisco store gets Winter Walk

Apple's plans to build a new Union Square retail store in San Francisco are finally getting started with the demolition of an existing building. Meanwhile, just down the street the company's current store is getting a holiday "Winter Walk" plaza treatment.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 25

Apple to add 7th NYC store next year with new Brooklyn location

Brooklyn will reportedly become the third of New York City's five boroughs to house an Apple retail store, with the Cupertino company expected to open a 20,000 square foot outlet there in April of next year.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 40

Apple to host 'Hour of Code' at retail stores worldwide in December

Apple on Thursday announced that it will collaborate with Seattle-based Code.org for the second year in a row, hosting the Hour of Code — designed to introduce the basics of computer programming — and other events at its retail stores.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 22

Apple reveals Black Friday partnership with Product (RED) for gift card sale

Shoppers that purchase some of Apple's most popular products on Friday will also receive a Product (RED) gift card that can be used on the U.S. iTunes Store, Mac App Store, App Store, or iBooks Store.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 19

Apple pushes holiday gift ideas to shoppers ahead of Black Friday

Apple on Wednesday redesigned its online store and sent out emails to customers spotlighting gift ideas, with just over a week to go before Black Friday kicks off the 2014 holiday shopping season.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 14

Apple begins stocking Nova iOS-connected Bluetooth camera flash in retail stores

Apple has expanded the selection of mobile photography accessories in its retail outlets with the Nova, a wireless, off-camera flash that can be used to enhance low-light shooting and synchronizes with iOS devices using Bluetooth technology.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 9

Apple Rewards card from Barclaycard updated with 3X points on Apple Store purchases, Chip & PIN security

A new "Apple Rewards" Visa card launched this month by Barclaycard with a number of changes, most notably a revised rewards system that pays out Apple Store gift cards, as well as the addition of Chip & PIN security.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 20

Fitbit products remain on the shelves at Apple Stores, for now

Though Apple removed Fitbit hardware from its online store last week, the company's popular lineup of activity tracking devices remain on the shelves at Apple's retail stores.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 30

Apple integrates Genius Bar reservations to online support options

Apple on Friday updated its Support website to incorporate an option to schedule Genius Bar reservations for certain hardware and software issues, further filling in gaps between AppleCare's many arms.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 14

Many Apple Stores to open at 8AM on Black Friday, discounts available online

For the upcoming Black Friday shopping bonanza, many brick-and-mortar Apple Stores are slated to welcome the holiday crush at 8 a.m. and will again offer the same discounts and deals to online customers.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 23

HealthKit-incompatible Fitbit accessories disappear from Apple's stores

Proving an earlier rumor accurate, Apple on Friday removed Fitbit hardware accessories from its online store, narrowing the fitness-related devices offered by the company ahead of the Apple Watch launch.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 16

Apple removes all Bose products from its online store

Following the news that a lawsuit between Apple's Beats and Bose had been settled, all Bose products — including both headphones and speakers — have been removed from Apple's online store.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 87

As new Fitbit models loom, Apple Stores set to stop selling its HealthKit-incompatible devices

Apple Stores will reportedly stop selling Fitbit products, which are not compatible with the HealthKit tools in iOS 8, as a new model with heart rate sensing capabilities is expected to hit the market soon.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 12

Amazon's retail experiment will also include California 'pop-up' stores for holiday season

In addition to a new permanent fixture in Manhattan, Amazon will be dabbling in the retail market with a pair of new temporary locations in San Francisco and Sacramento this holiday season to push sales of its hardware, the company has confirmed.

Katie Marsal 11 years ago 34

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