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Apple Store customer photos become part of art exhibit

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 2nd, 2012)

Image: Shutterstock.com The next time you go to an Apple store, you should resist the urge to fire up Photo Booth and snap a photo of yourself gazing into that MacBook Pro. If you don't, you may find yourself part of an art exhibit like the one created by Irby Pace. According to a Wired article, ...

Best Buy touts its Apple store within a store

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 28th, 2011)

Best Buy is an authorized Apple reseller, and it wants its customers to know that this holiday shopping season. The retailer's latest ad focuses on a customer who just discovered Best Buy sells all the hottest Apple gifts. The edgy commercial pits the customer who purchased all her gifts from ...

Tim Cook announces impressive Apple Retail Store numbers

by Mike Schramm (Oct 4th, 2011)

Photo courtesy Engadget Tim Cook has taken the stage in San Francisco to kick off today's Apple event, and he's shared some big numbers for Apple's retail stores. The company's largest store in Asia boasted more than 100,000 visitors in just its opening weekend. Cook says Apple was impressed ...

Apple unwraps flagship Hong Kong Apple Store

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 21st, 2011)

Apple has taken the wraps off its flagship Hong Kong store, 9to5Mac reveals, and underneath is a gorgeous store at the International Finance Center, with a (now familiar) glass staircase running through the center. The store was confirmed on Sept. 5 after pictures were uploaded to Facebook. ...

Apple begins shipping Thunderbolt displays

by Mike Schramm (Sep 7th, 2011)

The Thunderbolt-compatible displays Apple announced back in July have reportedly started shipping out to stores and retailers. MacRumors reported that the displays shipped this week, and should hit shelves very soon. Electronista has heard that shipping to customers will start up on September ...

Apple Store heading for Hong Kong

by Dave Caolo (Sep 5th, 2011)

Hong Kong's first official Apple Store has been confirmed (Google translation here). Engadget Chinese reports that a Hong Kong mall has uploaded pictures to its Facebook page, including some lettering on a banner advertising a forthcoming Apple Store. The Engadget team traveled to the mall and ...

Apple is tops in retail dollars per square foot across US stores

by Mike Schramm (Aug 24th, 2011)

A site called RetailSails has done an analysis of the top global moneymaking retailers per square feet of store space, and guess who comes out on top? That's right, it's Apple, who reportedly picks up over $5600 a year per every square foot of retail store space. There is some confusion and ...

How one independent retailer competes with Apple Stores

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 27th, 2011)

Darryl Peck has a 25-year long history of working with Apple; first as a software developer, then as a reseller at outpost.com. Four years ago, the seasoned businessman decided to open his own retail store, PeachMac, and now he competes head-to-head with the Cupertino company. Even though Apple ...

Fake Apple retail stores ordered to close

by Dave Caolo (Jul 25th, 2011)

Two unofficial and unauthorized Apple retail stores have been ordered to close by Kunming, China officials. Not because of their less-than-official nature, but because neither had on official business permit. Chinese law protects trademarks, of course, but also prevents one store from copying ...

Apple discontinues most boxed software

by Mike Schramm (Jul 20th, 2011)

Considering that the Lion release today (which has gone swimmingly) was a vote of confidence, Apple has moved to get most of its boxed software out of the Apple Store completely, sending a notice out to retailers to discontinue titles like iWork '09, iLife '11, Aperture 3, and most of ...

Microsoft to open another 75 retail stores

by Michael Grothaus (Jul 13th, 2011)

Microsoft is going on a retail binge in hopes of replicating the success of Apple Stores. In the next two to three years the Redmond company plans to open an additional 75 retail stores across America and in other countries as well. As noted by Neowin.net, Microsoft announced the expansion ...

Rumor: Apple planning something in stores for retail anniversary

by Mike Schramm (May 16th, 2011)

Just this morning we were hearing rumors that Apple was planning some sort of event for this weekend's retail anniversary, and now BGR has heard that there's a flurry of activity behind the counter at Apple Stores. There are some overnight shifts planned for this weekend, black curtains to go ...

Apple Stores (probably not) opening early tomorrow

by Mike Schramm (Mar 14th, 2011)

There's a report flying around that Apple is opening a few retail stores early tomorrow, with brand new shipments of iPad 2s ready to go out the door, but before you grab your wallet and set your alarm, not so fast. TUAW did a quick survey of retail stores near our various houses, and none of ...

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 ...

Ouch! Accident at Berkeley Apple Store construction site closes two businesses

by Chris Ward (Feb 23rd, 2011)

Two walls have partially collapsed at the construction site for Apple's new Berkeley store, forcing two neighboring businesses to temporarily close. There was "A very large bang" at about 9:50 AM on the morning of February 22, according to George Kiskaddon, a partner at the book store Builders ...