New Shanghai store will be Apple's biggest retail venture in China yet

With its highly successful retail stores constantly crowded in China, Apple is slowing down and thinking bigger starting with its new Shanghai store, planned to be the biggest yet in the nation.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 10

Apple plotting new stores in Grand Central Terminal and Palo Alto

New reports detail Apple's plans for further retail expansion on both coasts of the U.S., with the company allegedly working toward opening a store in New York City's Grand Central Terminal, as well as a new store in Palo Alto, Calif., near its corporate headquarters.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 22

Mac App Store hastens Apple's plans to cease boxed software sales - rumor

A new rumor suggests that Apple plans to cease all sales of boxed software at its retail stores, instead relying solely on digital distribution through the Mac App Store.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 104

China now home to Apple's most visited stores as retail earns $3.9B

Apple's retail stores had yet another impressive quarter earning $3.85 billion over the holidays, with the success by four locations in China that bring in the most traffic and highest revenue for the iPhone maker.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 30

Apple restricting employee vacations as first 2011 products loom

Apple is quietly prohibiting vacation days for some retail employees for three weeks beginning later this month, a move that could foreshadow a significant product introduction in the coming weeks, AppleInsider has learned.

Neil Hughes and Kasper Jade 15 years ago 85

Lawsuit accuses SoHo Apple store of discriminating against employee

A former employee of Apple's retail store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City has filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming she was discriminated against after she took a medical leave of absence.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 48

Several Apple retail stores fall victim to smash-and-grab burglaries [u]

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.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 47

Apple's first retail store is pilgrimage site for fans

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.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 62

Architectural drawings reveal Apple's $1.7M Berkeley, Calif., store

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.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 17

Florida man accuses Apple store of age discrimination

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.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 180

Retailers building their own iPod touch, iPad POS systems

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. 

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 14

Briefly: Orange UK subsidizing iPad, iPhone 4 Torx screws, Apple Store burglarized

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.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 31

Leaked Apple dead pixel policy allows two for iPad, none for iPhone

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.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 35

Apple erases Personal Shopping retail program

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.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 27

Apple Stores to use new Concierge app for customer check-ins [u]

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.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 25

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