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Top 100 retail landmarks: Apple makes the list
RetailWeek recently compiled a list of the top 100 retail locations around the world. What did they find? Well, Apple holds two positions in their list: one for the 5th Avenue store (New York) and one for the Regent Street store (London). According to the list, the 5th Avenue store has all three key deciding factors: "excitement, education and ease." They go on to say that the glass cube is in line with the "DNA of the brand."
Does this change your mind about shopping at Apple's retail stores? Be sure to take our poll and drop a comment.
[via MacNN]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
XIV said 8:09AM on 7-04-2008
I voted : "No, I only use 3rd-party retailers", but I'd go if they opened a store in Montreal.
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cristian said 10:50PM on 7-04-2008
Why dont you just go to Carrefour Laval? It isnt that far away...
Anyway, i just got from there and bought and iPod Touch, but i said 3rd party retailers, because im just visiting Montreal :( Because in my citi there isnt one
XIV said 8:27AM on 7-05-2008
Because I don't own a car yet, and I estimated that it would take me like an hour/1h30 to go and probably the same to come back. it would cost me more since my bus card from montreal wouldn't work there, etc.
Galley said 9:00AM on 7-04-2008
Where's the option for "There are no Apple Stores in my state"?
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Vince said 2:31AM on 7-05-2008
They're opening one in Charleston soon. That's still a good 3+ hour drive, though.
Vince said 2:33AM on 7-05-2008
And the answer to your question is "No". It's asking "Do you shop at Apple stores?" If you don't have one near you, the answer is no, they don't need to refine it to have 10 different choices for no.
LuminousNerd said 9:00AM on 7-04-2008
From the article: "This represents the transparency of the retailer itself and the design is in line with the DNA of the brand."
This guy clearly has no idea what he's talking about. Apple is about the least transparent company I know of!
I'm glad they don't lie about things, though, rather just very open about their closedness.
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Rubbinz said 9:11AM on 7-04-2008
I avoid my local Apple Store. It's a shame to even call it a store. It's nothing but a small hole in the wall sardine can with no room to actually do anything. If there's just 1 person in there stopping to look at a system, walk on! You're not getting past him to get to the counter or even to view anything else in the store.
If Apple's reading this, please stop opening new stores for a bit. Time to upgrade and expand some of your little hole in the wall closets in Malls.
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Sabon said 9:42AM on 7-04-2008
Why is there no, "most of the time"? That's what I would have picked.
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Andy said 9:48AM on 7-04-2008
I actually only have gone to that specific Apple store (the 5th Ave location), but that's because it's ridiculously convenient for me because I work in the building it sits in front of (the General Motors Building).
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chesama said 10:14AM on 7-04-2008
does anybody else find it incredibly sad that there's a list of retail "landmarks"???
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jkuehn said 10:24AM on 7-04-2008
Apple stores are unequivocally retail landmarks. Last summer I traveled to New York City for the first time. On my sightseeing agenda: MoMA, Guggenheim, and the 5th Avenue Apple store.
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Navarro Parker said 2:07PM on 7-04-2008
Where is "I would shop at an Apple store if there was one in my city/state"?
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Rich said 11:10AM on 7-04-2008
Let us not forget the Architectural firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson of San Francisco and the engineers who created these fanciful playgrounds. Those designers are the reason Apple, Inc. is incredibly successful with its retail division. Apple, as an entity simply pays the bills. Architecture is incredibly important in the success or failure of a retail shoppe. The client is not responsible for the architectural typology, only the Architect is. In essence, let us not forget Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects.
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Ralph said 12:49PM on 7-04-2008
You need another choice noted:
"There's not one in my area; if there was I would."
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Ali Afghah said 8:23AM on 7-05-2008
I live in Iran and the closest thing to Apple Store is where I work and bought my Macs! But boy if I were near an Apple Store for sure I'd be there hanging at least 5 times a week!
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Ali said 8:26AM on 7-05-2008
Or maybe worked there!
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Drew Hatfield said 10:08AM on 7-05-2008
The only thing I buy from the store is hardware bc of the edu discount. Everything else (accessories, software) I buy from third party online stores (amazon, macmall, smalldog, etc.). I love my macs but don't really have the income to support my habit so I have to make sacrifices here and there. :)
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