The Apple live press event has started, and the first thing Tim Cook wanted to talk about was Apple Retail. He specifically mentioned the opening of a new store in Barcelona, noting that the new addition was one of Apple’s largest. And of course, “it’s absolutely gorgeous,” he said.
As if you haven’t noticed, some of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) retail stores can get crowded, shoulder-to-shoulder in some locales and difficult to navigate during new product kickoffs. So Apple figures when it comes to its retail outlets, bigger isn’t just better, it’s also necessary, as it plans to shutter 20 retail stores and replace them with larger ones.
Apple’s bringing its brick-and-mortar retail operations to Sweden for the first time tomorrow, with a new flagship location at Täby Centrum in the city of Täby, which is just about 20 miles outside of Stockholm.
The new store opening is timed coincidentally around the launch of the iPhone 5, but when that device hits shelves next Friday, September 21, the newest Apple Store won’t be re
As we learn more about Apple’s Q1 in 2013, we’ve found out some interesting facts about Apple’s retail stores.
The company says that it has opened 401 stores total, with four new ones in China alone.
After launching its mobile payments service in Canada a few weeks ago, Square is expanding its presence in the country with new retail partnerships.
The company’s mobile card reader is now available in more than 250 retail stores in Canada, including Apple, Best Buy, and Futureshop locations.
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Retail vice president Jerry McDougal, a central figure in the construction of the vendor’s retail store strategy, has left the company for reasons described as personal and not work-related, according to reports confirmed by the vendor. Jim Bean, Apple’s former Finance vice president, will take McDougal’s place. Will McDougal’s exit prompt Apple to alter its retail blueprint?
Apple is reportedly considering the opening of physical Apple Retail locations in India, but the WSJ reports that that could be a problem because of an Indian regulation that says foreign retailers have to source 30% of the value of the goods they sell from Indian firms. That would be very hard for Apple to manage, since its components come primarily from Chinese suppliers.
From new iPad 2 driven smart signs, to a new “Personal Setup” bench in Apple’s retail stores, the king of the crunchy kingdom is taking its already market-leading Apple Stores and making them even better, putting competitors – and much of the rest of the computing world – to shame.
There are over 40,000 Apple retail employees out in the world, and if the rumors from MacRumors are true, at least some of them are working tirelessly to improve iOS 6 Maps.
If you’ve been living under a rock and perchance haven’t updated any of your Apple devices in the past few weeks, you may not be aware that Apple’s iOS 6 Maps are inaccurate enough and ugly enough for CEO Tim
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