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Apple Store Down in Australia/New Zealand

Apple is taking down its International online stores systematically in anticipation of the Black Friday shopping event that features discounted prices on several iProducts, including accessories.Despite having leaked its Black Friday deals by mistake earlier this week, Apple is following procedure in taking down its ...

24 November 2011
08:06 GMT

Apple Sends Photo with Grand Central Store Opening Details

Apple has confirmed to an American publication that its Grand Central retail store will be opening to the masses ‘soon’. No word on the exact grand opening date, but it’s rumored for December 9, according to the Gothamist.Contacted with queries on the estimated opening of the store, Apple’s pu...

24 November 2011
06:00 GMT

Apple Leaks Black Friday Discounts on iPods, iPads, Macs

Apple has accidentally leaked its Black Friday deals for this year which include fair discounts on numerous products, including accessories.The leaked internal documents show that Macs will be discounted by $101 (iMac, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro); iPad discounts will range from $41-$61 (all capacities - 16GB, 32GB, ...

23 November 2011
05:04 GMT

How Ron Johnson Will Revitalize JC Penney

Writing for the Harvard Business Review, former SVP of Retail at Apple, Ron Johnson explains what makes Apple retail stores so great. He also throws a bone to those curious to know what he plans to do with JC Penney. Johnson, who is now CEO of JC Penney and has a tough mission to revitalize the retailer’s...

22 November 2011
07:40 GMT

Apple Posts Black Friday Teaser

The last Friday of November, commonly referred to as Black Friday, has become one of the biggest shopping days of the year in the United States. Ever since the term was coined in the 1960s, several nations have picked up on the tradition as well.As every year goes, Apple will be offering a special one-day shopping ev...

22 November 2011
02:42 GMT

Apple’s Largest Retail Store Set to Open this Week

Apple’s largest retail store ever made will open its doors this week, presumably on Tuesday, according to people who claim to be familiar with the matter.The Grand Central store will be Apple’s largest in the world, if you were to measure it by square feet.The store is housed in one of the most busy place...

21 November 2011
03:25 GMT

Apple Geniuses to Get iPads, New Duties - Report

Apple Retail Store Geniuses are to receive iPads as a replacement for the current platform they use (MacBook laptops) to troubleshoot customers’ problems.The highly-portable iPads will reportedly enable Geniuses to move about the store, rather than keep a fixed position behind the iconic Genius Bar. In fact, Ap...

14 November 2011
05:59 GMT

Apple Launches Unlocked iPhone 4S

Apple has officially launched the ‘unlocked’ version of its latest iPhone, meaning you can pick one up in-store, go home and slide in a SIM card and start using it on your preferred carrier’s network, so long as it’s a ‘supported’ one.Apple makes an important note of the fact that ...

11 November 2011
10:25 GMT

Apple Slashes $250 Off 13-Inch MacBook Air, 1.86 GHz, 128GB SSD

Following two days of nothing but Mac mini refurbs and several other deals going over the $1,000 mark, Apple’s Special Deals area is now featuring fresh offers on MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros, some of which save their buyer as much as $250.A Refurbished MacBook Air 1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo selling for $899 del...

8 November 2011
09:11 GMT

Apple Fighting Retail Staff Unionization with Training Class

Apple is planning to train retail employees on the problems surrounding unionization. The initiative was likely spawned after news broke out in May that some of the company’s staffers believed they were not compensated properly for their hard work.According to documents obtained by Cnet, the course seeks &ldquo...

8 November 2011
07:25 GMT

Apple Officially Launches EasyPay System

Arriving later than expected, the Apple Store 2.0 application is now live on iTunes with new abilities like Personal Pickup, and EasyPay, the all-new purchasing method which eliminates the need to go through a traditional check-out process.Unveiled a week ago by people privy of Apple’s retail strategy, the Appl...

8 November 2011
04:49 GMT

Astronaut Lands in NYC Apple Store

A person dressed up like an astronaut has been photographed in one of Apple’s iconic retail stores in New York City. The person is likely part of the Mini team promoting the car maker’s new Coupe line.Apple’s retail stores are somewhat notorious for allowing misbehavior, which includes ordering a pi...

7 November 2011
07:39 GMT

Apple Unveils New Glass Cube at 5th Ave. Store, NYC

The flagship Apple Retail Store in Manhattan, New York City, has been fully renovated, and workers have finally pulled the tarp off the 15 seamless slabs of glass that make up the impressive cube structure.Previously comprised of 90 pieces of glass held together by hardware, the new cube now uses fewer glass panes, g...

4 November 2011
10:14 GMT

Apple Equips Stores with ‘EasyPay’ Signs

Apple’s EasyPay system is about to kick into gear with the company equipping stores with blue EasyPay signs that indicate you can buy a product yourself.The cat was out of the bag earlier this week, but only now has Apple begun preparing for the new service which (if I understand correctly) will allow customers...

4 November 2011
09:02 GMT

Self Check-Out Apple Store App Launching Thursday - Report

'Trusted sources' have the scoop on a new Apple offering this week, and it’s (allegedly) about to change retail as we know it.According to the people with inside information cited by BGR, there will be a new iOS app to download this Thursday.The software will be tailored to the specific needs of Apple...

2 November 2011
06:42 GMT

Apple Lifting Cloth Off the Glass Cube at Fifth Ave. NYC

One of Steve Jobs’ legacies, the redesigned glass cube sitting atop of the entrance of the flagship Apple Store on Fifth Avenue, NYC, is to be unveiled this Friday, according to reports.The November 4th unveiling reportedly matches the original permits that estimated an “early November” completion o...

31 October 2011
10:54 GMT

Apple Opens In-Store Pickup to America

US residents now have the option to buy an Apple product online and then pick it up themselves at their local store with an online receipt and ID in hand.Apple yesterday took down its web-based store across the United States to implement a new feature that allows customers to secure an item (such as an iPad or the ne...

27 October 2011
05:53 GMT

Apple Store Down - 26/10/2011 [Updated]

The online Apple Store is down in several territories around the world, including the United States, where the yellow sticky sign is up with the message “we’ll be back soon”.The giant computer company headquartered at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California has posted its famous message saying &ldquo...

26 October 2011
02:44 GMT

Apple Officially Updates MacBook Pro Line

As speculated, Apple has updated its MacBook Pro lineup with faster processors and bigger hard drives. However, the company made no announcement whatsoever and didn’t even take down its online store to place the new entries.While Apple generally puts up the yellow sticky sign to warn that something’s &lsq...

24 October 2011
07:55 GMT

Apple Store Down - 19/10/2011 [Updated]

Apple has taken down its online store for maintenance Internationally amid persistent rumors of a MacBook Pro refresh.Although it is entirely possible Cupertino is only doing some backend work, like tweaking the store’s interface to better accommodate ordering your iPods, we can’t help speculate there cou...

19 October 2011
03:02 GMT

'Memory' MacBook Pro Model Shows Up on Apple Store

Two mysterious listings for ‘MacBook Pro Memory Model’ on Apple’s online store has some people thinking Apple just leaked its own plans to introduce new laptops. The entries are tied to a November launch.As the screenshot above shows, Apple is featuring two entries for ‘MacBook Pro Memory Modu...

18 October 2011
07:14 GMT

Apple Stores Closing for One Hour Wednesday, Oct. 19th

Apple has confirmed to employees that retail operations will shut down for one hour on October 19th, during the Steve Jobs celebration event. The time will be used to watch a live webcast of the celebration in Cupertino.Following Jobs’ death on October 5th, Apple announced that the company would hold a celebrat...

17 October 2011
03:32 GMT

Couple to Get Married on 'Steve Jobs Day'

Erica Montelongo, 34, and Gunter Zieber, 50, are getting married tomorrow at the Apple Store in Bellevue Square at 5:00 p.m., a Bellevue source reports.The couple selected their specific time and place not only because Zieber is a technology buff, but also because he is a huge fan of the late Steve Jobs, according to...

13 October 2011
13:31 GMT

The Easiest Way to Get an iPhone 4S

The company formerly run by Steve Jobs is marketing its iOS Apple Store application as being the best way to upgrade your existing iPhone to the latest version.The app itself has not been updated - only its description has (but they forgot to put in new screnshots featuring the iPhone 4S).Speaking about the Apple Sto...

9 October 2011
07:09 GMT

iPhone 4S Sells Out

Apple has sold out on iPhone 4S pre-orders in the U.S, and so has AT&T according to the latest reports, which say the carrier has received pre-orders for 200,000 units since Friday morning.As opposed to Friday morning, when Apple started allowing iPhone 4S purchases online for delivery on October 14, Apple&rsquo...

8 October 2011
08:51 GMT

Apple Offers iPhone 4S Unlocked

Apple has turned the lights back on at store.apple.com where an iPhone 4S buy selector can be found for customers looking to secure their own unit for October 14, the day Apple plans to ship the handsets.A few weeks ago, Apple took down its online store to include a new web app that allowed iPad customers to select t...

7 October 2011
04:49 GMT

Apple Store Down [Updated]

Days after launching the iPhone 4S, Apple has taken down its online store to accommodate pre-orders for the new device in the countries chosen for initial shipping. I’d speculate there’s more ‘in-store’ but, sadly, there’s nothing on the horizon that could count as a reason for Apple ta...

7 October 2011
02:39 GMT

'You Built the Future for All of Us. We’ll Miss You There'

‘You Built the Future for All of Us. We’ll Miss You There’. This is the message left by one unidentified Apple fan who, like many others, decided to jot down a few sincere words to pay his respects to Steve Jobs. The message can be read in its original form on the sticky to the far left of the pi...

6 October 2011
07:16 GMT

Apple Just Leaked the iPhone 4S in Japan [Updated]

Apple apparently just leaked its own iPhone announcement with an 'iPhone 4S' listing discovered minutes ago on the Japanese version of its web site (screenshot above).For months the tech media has been on and on about what new iPhone Apple was set to introduce come fall 2011, and while many were indeed expe...

4 October 2011
12:40 GMT

Apple Store Down Ahead of iPhone 5 / 4S Announcement

How do you like that! The Apple web store is down. While this isn’t a strange move in and of itself, it sure makes one wonder: will Apple allow pre-orders for its latest smartphone as soon as today?There is just as much speculation about what new iPhone Apple will release today as there is regarding its availab...

4 October 2011
12:15 GMT

Apple Setting Up Live-Streaming Conditions at Covent Garden Store, UK

Apple is fitting out the flagship Covent Garden store in London with everything British journalists need for a flawless keynote experience as the “Let’s Talk iPhone” event nears.As confirmed earlier today, Apple is refusing to stream its iPhone event live to everyone on the planet, but it is making ...

4 October 2011
10:39 GMT

Apple Streaming iPhone 5 Event to UK’s Covent Garden Store

Apple has confirmed to retail staffers at a flagship London store that their October 4 event (featuring Tim Cook with plans to 'talk iPhone') will be streamed live to the huge plasma screens on the store’s walls. The Covent Garden Apple Store in London is known to be the most expensive store projec...

30 September 2011
07:29 GMT

White MacBook Up for Grabs via Apple Special Deals

If you’re on the lookout for a discount on your next Mac purchase and don’t mind buying a discontinued MacBook model, perhaps it is high time you paid the Apple store a visit, because there’s a shiny White polycarbonate MacBook just waiting for its future owner.Originally released May 2010, the Whit...

23 September 2011
09:02 GMT

LaCie's Thunderbolt Equipped Little Big Disk Arrives at the Apple Store

LaCie's Little Big Disk, one of the few Thunderbolt accessories that were announced together with the launch of this high-speed interconnect, has finally become available for purchase from the Apple Store, where it retails for prices starting at $399, roughly about 292 Euro.The external drive was introduced at t...

20 September 2011
08:39 GMT

Apple Expands Online Store to Czech Republic, UAE, Others

Apple has announced that the web-based Apple store is coming to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and the United Arab Emirates. Apple posted the announcement on each of the country’s store address with a cheerful banner full of confetti that bears the colors of each flag.The Apple Store (available by directi...

19 September 2011
07:39 GMT

Apple Customers Confident of Their Next Purchase, Despite Steve Jobs Resignation

Those who were planning a trip to the Apple retail store before CEO Steve Jobs had resigned are not feeling any drawbacks now that Jobs has stepped down, leaving the reins to former COO, Tim Cook, according to a new survey.The results are in from a recent ChangeWave study which clearly indicates there’s a bit o...

14 September 2011
14:41 GMT

Apple Store Down - 09/09/2011 [Updated] - New iPad 2 Selector

The yellow, be-back-soon sticky is up and the Apple store is down, meaning one of two things: either yesterday’s shipping times really did indicate a product refresh, or Apple is simply carrying out maintenance [Updated with new info below].We’re not getting our hopes up too much, since the last two outag...

9 September 2011
02:34 GMT

Apple Possibly Refreshing Some Products As Shipping ETAs Extend

You can count this one as an Apple-Store-Down news report, as Apple’s online store is now showing increased shipping times for pretty much all products in a single shot, something that may be indicative of a new product launch.Although it’s not unusual for Apple to extend shipping times for certain produc...

8 September 2011
12:01 GMT

Exclusive: Apple Remodeling Alderwood Mall Retail Store

A tipster has contacted us with news that Apple’s retail store in Alderwood Mall, Lynnwood, WA is closed until September 3rd with the purpose of “remodeling.”The store in question is located in Alderwood Mall, at 3000 184th Street Southwest in Lynnwood, next to GAP. Alderwood Mall itself is located ...

2 September 2011
07:21 GMT

Santa Monica Approves 'Apple Glass House' in a Blink of an Eye

No matter how strange or complicated Apple’s plans for a building may be, they’re all getting approved lately, sometimes even without discussion.It is the case of Apple’s upcoming retail store on Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California, which features a curved, all-glass roof that should ...

18 August 2011
10:41 GMT

Apple Online Store Gets Social Sharing [Updated]

Although many sites had ‘net problems yesterday, the blackout at Apple’s online store seems to have ended with at least one notable change - social sharing features. So long as you’re accessing store.apple.com on a supported browser (Safari, Firefox, Chrome), the site now offers the ability to shar...

18 August 2011
03:01 GMT

Apple Store Down - Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 [Updated]

Apple’s web-based store is down for maintenance, a move that always piques our curiosity as to what could possibly be up next from Cupertino.As it generally occurs, Apple’s online store is the primary ‘official’ indicator that new or updated products are about to be introduced.However, ‘...

17 August 2011
08:41 GMT

Another 22 Fake Apple Stores Closed in China

Reports indicate that almost two dozen fake Apple stores have been shut down in China, as a result of authorities concluding that said establishments did not operate under Apple’s approval, yet advertised themselves using the the Apple logo.Those who’ve been following Apple in the news lately will not be ...

12 August 2011
04:58 GMT

London Rioting Prompts Apple to Close Stores, Clear Out Stock

UK Apple retail stores are closing business until authorities put an end to the rioting over the death of Mark Duggan, reports from the country indicate.As one of the most tempting targets for thieves worldwide, Apple is clearing out stock in its UK retail stores to avoid vandalism and looting from rioters.According ...

10 August 2011
04:39 GMT

To Buy or Not to Buy Apple Care

A former Apple Genius and currently the author of a personal, Mac-centric blog, Thomas Brand asks “Should You Buy Applecare?” Both noobs and savvy users will agree that it’s very important to consider a highly informed opinion before getting this ‘insurance policy’ for your Mac. As...

1 August 2011
05:18 GMT

Real Apple Store Services a Fake MacBook Air

It’s getting harder and harder to get thrown out of an Apple retail store nowadays. You’d think they’d not tolerate bringing in a fake Apple product for repair, but apparently they’ll even troubleshoot it for you.Comedian Mark Malkoff recently proved to the world that Apple retail stores are q...

29 July 2011
10:01 GMT

Apple Store Down - Friday, 29 July, 2011 [Updated]

Much to our surprise, Apple has taken down its online store internationally, with no rumored announcements in sight, making it fairly likely that the Cupertino technology giant is merely carrying out maintenance on its venue. We’re almost convinced Apple is doing some backend dust wiping (after all, it's...

29 July 2011
02:35 GMT

Comedian Mark Malkoff Brings a Goat in the Apple Retail Store

Apple is notorious for its permissive attitude when it comes to accommodating customers in its retail establishments, a fact most recently proven in Japan. But there has to be a limit as to what’s allowed and what's not allowed to do in the Apple Retail Store, one would think. Just like the renowned Myth...

26 July 2011
08:36 GMT

Fake Apple Stores Forced to Shut Down Business

An official investigation kicked off after a blogger’s discovery of five fake Apple stores in Kunming, China, has prompted local authorities to close down two of the establishments, while investigations continue to determine what needs to be done next. On her blog, American blogger and Kunming resident Jessi...

25 July 2011
07:31 GMT

Apple to Pay $800,000 in Rent for Grand Central Terminal Store

If passed, a proposal by Apple to build a new retail store in the Grand Central area of Midtown Manhattan (New York City) will have the Mac maker pay $800,000 upfront just for rent. After 10 years, the annual rent will exceed $1 million. Speaking to the press, spokesman Nick Leahy confirmed that Apple had indeed p...

25 July 2011
02:37 GMT


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