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	Apple Retail Stores - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Apple Retail Stores are computer-related retail stores owned and operated by Apple Computer.
		There are over 125 Apple stores in 31 U.S. states, in addition to worldwide locations in Japan (6), the United Kingdom (6), and Canada (2).
		Apple dropped this amenity in February 2002 to cut costs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Apple_Store_(retail) (462 words)

	ATPM 7.11 - Apple Wedge: Apple Retail Store
		When I asked what Apple has done to simplify OS and software installations on the machines in the stores I was told that they are planning on using Netboot in the future, but for now they are using FireWire drives and ASR (Apple’s Software Restore) to perform installations on store computers.
		Passersby outside the store stopped in their tracks to see what the devil was going on that was causing such a ruckus and that big a crowd in the first place.
		The “bat phone” at the Apple retail store in Chandler, AZ.
	www.atpm.com /7.11/my-apple-wedge.shtml (2602 words)

	ifoAppleStore - News and information about Apple Computer's retail stores
		Apple is negotiating a lease with the Kahala Mall on the eastern edge of Honolulu (Hi.), about four miles from the existing Ala Moana Mall store that is closer to the busy downtown district.
		Apple’s long-dormant mini-store format will be revived this year for some of the 25-30 stores still to open by the end of September 2006.
		A story in the Boston Herald newspaper says Apple is scheduled to present the city’s Back Bay Architectural Committee with a new design for a 3-story retail store on Boylston Street that could open by 2007.
	www.ifoapplestore.com (1932 words)

	Apple revs up retail store strategy \| CNET News.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Apple Computer is expanding its retail store strategy as it considers new ways to draw Windows users to the Mac, according to sources close to the company's plans.
		Apple is trying to learn from the mistakes of struggling PC maker Gateway, which continues to close stores after overexpanding.
		Apple's faithful group of customers tends to buy Macs for emotional reasons, such as styling, and because the computers are vital to what they do for work or leisure.
	news.com.com /2100-1040-933428.html (1472 words)

	Think Secret - Retail roundup: Future Apple store locations
		In the past month, Apple has played up its future high-profile stores in San Francisco and Tokyo, but here are a few others that have yet to be announced on Apple's retail page.
		Apple is currently hiring positions at this location, according to the company's jobs database.
		Apple is listed in the store directory of the shopping center's Web site, marked as "Opening Soon." Additionally, Apple is currently hiring positions at this location, according to the company's jobs database.
	www.thinksecret.com /news/retailroundup.html (546 words)

	Apple Store - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		All of Apple's product lines are carried as well as select brands of accessories for its products.
		Apple Software, including: Mac OS X, iLife and iWork application bundles, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Shake, and other miscellaneous Apple software titles.
		Also available are Apple Instant Loans for when you can't quite afford your purchase, as well as gift certificates to both the Apple Store and the iTunes Music Store.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Apple_Store (280 words)

	VisualStore \| Apple Store SoHo
		Apple chose a 1920s neo-classical, two-story building built by Thomas Lamb on New York's Prince Street as home for its first urban location, and began construction in February 2002 on the 18,000-square-foot store.
		Unlike previous Apple retail stores, the flooring on the first level was changed from maple to 900-square-inch Pietra Serna stone tiles to give the two-story space a sense of grounding.
		Apple will continue to open new urban stores, including one in Chicago next summer, and Bohlin and Riley say that the SoHo location was a successful launching point.
	www.visualstore.com /index.php/channel/25/id/125 (1114 words)

	Think Secret - Inside Apple Retail: Pixel policy, price matching, employee restrictions
		With more than 125 stores slated to be open by the end of October, Apple's retail stores are enjoying more success than ever with each passing quarter.
		Unknown to many Apple retail store customers, especially those dialing AppleCare for help with the matter, at the manager's discretion any retail store is able to replace displays, laptops, or iMacs with even a single dead pixel, regardless of location.
		Should an Apple retail employee come across any "illegal images" on a Mac dropped off by a customer to a store, they are obligated to report the violation to Store Operations, which takes matters from there.
	www.thinksecret.com /news/0508retail.html (522 words)

	Encyclopedia article on Apple Computer [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Apple helped start the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with its Apple II and shaped it in the 1980s and since with the Macintosh.
		A number of different models of the Apple II family were built, including the Apple IIe and IIgs, which could still be found in many schools as late as the end of the 1990s.
		Apple has been criticised for their vertically integrated business model, which runs against the grain of much of the 'received wisdom' of economists, particularly for the computer industry.
	encyclozine.com /Apple_Computer (4875 words)

	USATODAY.com - Apple reboots into retailing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Apple stores are on track to generate $1.2 billion this year.
		PC maker Gateway tried a similar approach as Apple with retail stores, but was forced to close all 188 of them this year due to disappointing sales.
		Apple computers are more expensive, but they have stronger anti-virus protection and seamless integration with multimedia software for photography and music.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/techinvestor/corporatenews/2004-11-21-apple-cov_x.htm?csp=34 (1597 words)

	Macworld: Editors' Notes: Bag of Mystery! And other Apple Store Tales
		Located in the former location of the Sephora cosmetics store, the new Apple Store is a two-story structure with a glass front, huge glass skylight, and large glass staircase.
		Ron Johnson, Apple's Senior VP of Retail, gave a brief presentation to kick off the event, and he dropped several very interesting tidbits about Apple's retail operations as a whole.
		Apple still contends that the Apple Stores are a long-term strategy to attract Windows users to the Mac side, and apparently it's having at least some success.
	www.macworld.com /weblogs/editors/archives/000083.php (798 words)

	Apple Store - Oakridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Visit this store for something you may never have thought possible: a big experience in a small space.
		Apple’s mini retail stores feature everything you need in a layout that’s half the size of a regular Apple retail location.
		At the Apple Store, we are experts in everything Apple and can answer your questions, offer solutions, handle repairs and provide technical support.
	images.apple.com /retail/oakridge (531 words)

	IGM: Microsoft's Back Yard: Apple to Open Washington State Retail Store
		Apple Retail Stores have developed strong revenue bases, with the Stores almost at break-even in the first quarter of 2003, Apple reported, delivering around $148 million.
		The Apple stores are in fact, the only retail experience I've ever seen Macintoshes displayed in a manner as to actually make you desire to buy one, and to be proud to mention aloud that you are a Mac user.
		Apple has fired the majority of their field sales force, leaving the dealers as the only source for those interested in a volume discout and some form of setup service.
	www.insanely-great.com /news.php?id=1998 (1600 words)

	Spymac.com :: News :: Apple opening Hingham retail store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Apple will be opening a new retail store in Hingham, Massachusetts on Saturday.
		Apple Store Derby Street's grand opening will take place at Saturday, February 18, 2006 at 10:00 AM.
		The first 1000 people to visit the new store will receive a free Apple T-shirt and visitors will also have the chance to enter to win a Digital Lifestyle Collection valued at $2229.
	www.spymac.com /news/article.php?contentid=4162 (218 words)

	Apple's store score
		Revenue for the quarter was $1.44 billion, flat with the same period last year and equating to a net loss of $45 million, or 13 cents per share.
		Retail revenue increased to $102 million, from $63 million in the previous quarter; unit sales had also increased per individual store, from 20,000 to 34,000.
		Apple may tap new markets, but Bear Sterns research analyst Naveen Bobba warns that the party won't last forever.
	retailtrafficmag.com /mag/retail_apples_store_score/index.html (302 words)

	Apple retail store at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Apple Retail Stores are stores operated by Apple Computer.
		The stores feature the entire Apple product line; "solution zones" for movies, photos, music and kids; accessories, and a "Genius Bar" at which Apple product owners can discuss technical issues or bring their computers in for service.
		As of February 2003, Apple has opened 76 retail stores in the US and only one international store in Tokyo, Japan.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Apple_retail_store.html (167 words)

	MacNN \| Apple announces retail store in Toronto, Canada
		Apple has officially confirmed plans to expand its retail stores to Canada in a message to employees and members of the Canadian Apple reseller channel, according to AppleInsider.
		Apple currently has ninety-six retail stores in the US, two in Japan, and one opening in London, England this weekend.
		The stores have been incredibly popular, attracting more than fifty million visitors since the first store was opened in May of 2001." The report also indicates that the officially announced location maybe in the previously confirmed Yorkdale Shopping Center located in Toronto, however, no specific location was noted by Apple.
	www.macnn.com /news/27021 (825 words)

	AppleInsider \| Apple international retail stores to hit Canada
		The next round of Apple's international retail store experiment is set to touchdown in Canada, according to sources with ties to the company's retail division.
		Plans to launch at least two stores in the Toronto, Ontario area are said to be underway, with Apple representatives actively seeking additional locations in and outside of the province.
		If Apple asked "you" what apps you would like that are not available on the Mac...
	www.appleinsider.com /article.php?id=378 (599 words)

	IGM: Apple Store disinformation?
		ifo Apple Store, the gold standard for information on and analysis of the Apple Store phenomenon, is running an revealing analysis of the mothership's plans for new brick-n-mortar stores this year.
		Apple must be a more responsible corporate citizen and begin to be more aware of what it is doing to the environment and to individuals.
		First, Apple is moving into consumer electronics (iPods and Mac mini) which are sold in Walmart/Target/Costco/etc. Second, for computers, Apple is moving to closer relationships with its customers through the online store, its own retail stores, and direct sales to education and government.
	www.insanely-great.com /news.php?id=4406 (1263 words)

	Apple plans Toronto retail store \| CNET News.com
		Two more U.K. stores are also planned for next year, Apple executives said at a press tour of the London store.
		Apple opened its first retail stores in May 2001 and now has nearly 100 of the outlets.
		Sales from Apple's retail stores accounted for $376 million last quarter, nearly double that of a year earlier, and 16 percent of the company's total quarterly take of $2.35 billion.
	news.com.com /Apple+plans+Toronto+retail+store/2100-1041_3-5460235.html (780 words)

	Technorati Tag: Apple Store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		View the Apple Store at night May 20th, 2006 Here are more pics (via TUAW) of the Apple Store.
		Apple Store Fifth Avenue Apple is opening a beautiful new 20,000 square store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan today.
		With under 4 hours remaining until the Fifth Avenue Apple Store opens in New York it appears that things haven’t been all that exciting over the last...
	technorati.com /tag/Apple+Store (529 words)

	AppleInsider - Apple Retail Store Set for Minneapolis
		The article, entitled Apple to Take a Stab at Retail with Apple Boutiques, presented background information, inventory analysis, and confidential information surrounding the project, almost two years ago.
		The 6,581 square foot retail store is expected to open its doors sometime this month, along with stores in two other California locations such as Glendale and Orange County.
		Each store is rumored to conform to the same layout and measure between 5,000 and 6,500 square feet.
	www.appleinsider.com /articles/0104/appleretail.shtml (324 words)

	ifo Apple Store - iChatAV With Apple Store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The screen name for retail stores is constructed from the letters "ars" for "Apple Retail store," the store's official 3-digit number, a period, and a 2-digit computer number representing the computer.
		This would be the Cherry Creek retail store in Denver, and computer #5, which is probably on the "Pro" table.
		The computers are numbered starting with the front-most computer in the "Pro" section, which is on the left wall of the stores, then the Pro computers on the desk, the "Home" section desk, then the Home computers along the wall.
	www.ifoapplestore.com /stores/ichatav.html (415 words)

	MacDevCenter.com -- A Stroll Through the Apple Store
		The Apple Store runs on the honor system, and as I left the store I had the sensation that I was a person and not just another number in the consumer herd.
		The best thing about the Apple Store is that it finally helps to quash the myths that have dogged the company in the past 20 years.
		It is hard to measure the "word-of-mouith" factor, but Apple's marketing team should make the effort to find out what consumer reaction is. A tie-in between favorable user experience and Apple's institutional advertisements may provide impetus to convince a broader public to venture within the confines of the Apple Store.
	www.oreillynet.com /pub/a/mac/2001/06/12/apple_store.html (1515 words)

	Retail Notebook: U Village is next site of Apple store
		Apple, a competitor of Microsoft Corp., said last week that it would open its first Washington retail store at Bellevue Square next month.
		Apple has 53 retail stores throughout the country.
		The Bellevue Square store is slated to open May 10.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /business/119371_retail26.html (604 words)

	Spymac.com :: News :: Apple to open Italian retail store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Apple is now hiring for its first retail store in continental Europe set to open in Rome, Italy in 2006.
		Apple set to open second NY retail store
		Apple to open retail store in Broomfield, Colorado
	www.spymac.com /news/article.php?contentid=3653 (224 words)

	Retail Oriented \| Metropolis Magazine \| June 2004
		The hardware for the glass staircase at the center of the store was developed with the same engineering-and-fabrication team that worked on the Louvre pyramid and the Rose Planetarium.
		on the store’s interiors, like to point out that when they first developed this HVAC grill for the Soho Apple store in New York, the similarly perforated case of the G5 computer was still on the drawing boards.
		Although Jonathan Ives, head of Apple’s industrial-design team, does like to meet with store architects and offer his opinion on the company’s retail design, Apple says no. The right design is the right design—whether it’s cooling an Apple store or an Apple computer.
	www.metropolismag.com /html/content_0604/ob/ob09_0604.html (347 words)

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