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Looxcie POV wireless cameras coming to Apple stores in Europe

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 8th, 2013)

Looxcie, maker of their self-titled Looxcie POV WiFi cameras, has announced a deal that will put its products in Apple stores across Europe come January 23rd. The new US$329 Looxcie HD Explore is a wearable camera that allows you to live stream whatever is right in front of your eyes. The ...

Apple stores lead with the highest sales per square foot

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 13th, 2012)

According to RetailSails, a firm that tracks the US consumer and retail industries, Apple's retail stores are the most profitable stores per square foot out of any other US retailer. As a matter of fact, Apple stores have over twice the sales per square foot of the next closest on the list, ...

Apple halves number of licensed distributors in China

by Steven Sande (Nov 5th, 2012)

The opening of two new Apple Stores, one in Shenzhen this last weekend and the Wangfujing store in Beijing in late October, is a sure sign of Apple's strengthening control of its distribution channels in China. Now Patently Apple is reporting that the company has reduced the number of licensed ...

iPad online shipping times drop to one week

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 20th, 2012)

Apple's inventory of the new iPad is holding up well, especially in the US. Unlike the iPad 2 which faced shortages when it launched, the new iPad is readily available. Most US retail stores have at least one model of the iPad in stock and the online store is steadily improving shipment times. ...

Apple to adjust work schedules for retail employees

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 2nd, 2012)

A report from ifoAppleStore suggests Apple is changing the work schedule for its retail employees to alleviate a problem with over-crowding. According to the report, some Apple stores have doubled their traffic in the last year and they need more staffers to handle this increase in ...

Protests against iPhone factory conditions planned at Apple Stores

by Mike Schramm (Feb 8th, 2012)

Stories about troubling factory conditions at Foxconn are all too familiar, unfortunately, but hearing that protestors are planning to do something about it is new. GigaOM reports that this Thursday, representatives from Change.org and Sumofus.org are planning to bring petitions to Apple Stores in ...

Apple Store is down (Update: Back up with Valentine's Day gift guide)

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 27th, 2012)

The yellow sticky note of doom has appeared, and the Apple Store is currently down. What sort of updates will this bring? Since it's early Friday on the East Coast, most likely maintenance. But with Macworld, it could be anything. We'll let you know of any changes once it's back up! Update: The ...

For the third weekend in a row Apple opening three more stores

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 1st, 2011)

This weekend will mark the third time Apple has opened three stores in as many weeks. That's nine new stores in only three weeks -- quite an expansion and, you guessed it, almost a third of the 30 new Apple Stores the company plans to open this quarter. The new stores opening this weekend are ...

Apple to close, revamp SoHo Apple store

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 30th, 2011)

We knew back in March that Apple had plans to expand and renovate its SoHo store in NYC. Now, we have some more details on the planned changes. According to ifoAppleStore.com, the SoHo store will close in the next three months and will remain closed for an unknown amount of time. It's an ...

Building permits suggest SoHo Apple Store ready for expansion

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 29th, 2011)

Apple's New York SoHo store has a long and storied history. It was the first Apple Store to open in New York City and is housed in an old, distinctively-styled Post Office building. It has been visited by Steve Jobs himself and has been the host of several high-profile guest appearances by the ...

Apple may drop peripherals and some games from its retail stores

by Mel Martin (Mar 7th, 2011)

According to The Loop, quoting sources inside Apple, Apple Stores will be clearing out over 30 boxed games and some hardware items from retail shelves soon. The changes are the result of Apple wanting more room to help customers set up their new purchases, get email up and running, and basically ...

Los Angeles Apple stores offering exclusive headphones this NBA All-Star weekend

by Mike Schramm (Feb 19th, 2011)

If you're around Los Angeles and need some new headphones this weekend, your local Apple Store has a deal for you. To celebrate the NBA All-Star Game, Skullcandy is selling its NBA All-Star Aviator headphones in Apple Stores exclusively, this weekend only. At $180 they're not cheap, but they are ...

Paris and Palo Alto getting new Apple Stores

by Mike Schramm (Feb 4th, 2011)

ifoAppleStore has news of two new stores opening up soon. First up, Paris is getting another new store (in addition to the Opera store opened there recently) in the Carré Sénart shopping and entertainment complex, about 30 miles south of downtown. The area is reportedly quite built up ...

New Australian Apple Store planned for November opening

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 3rd, 2011)

According to a report from ifoAppleStore, another Apple store is slated to open outside Sydney, Australia. Construction crews are reportedly on site in Westfield Penrith (Penrith Plaza) for a store that will open in November 2011. The location within the mall is not yet known, but local chatter ...

Apple: Mac sales could sustain a Fortune 500 company by itself

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Oct 20th, 2010)

One in five PCs sold in the United States is a Mac, making up 20.67% of U.S. consumer market share, and bringing in triple the amount of money the Mac has earned since fiscal year 2005. That's the amazing number that Tim Cook, Apple's COO, shared at the beginning of today's "Back to the Mac" ...