There’s no doubting that when it comes to creating a first class shopping experience for customers, Ron Johnson is among the best. Sadly, his vision and JC Penney’s reputation for being a low-cost store didn’t go hand in hand, and after only a year as CEO, Johnson was fired. The company recently released this TV ad to apologize for the changes he made,…
The original iPhone. The smartphone that reshaped the industry in a way that nothing else did before, or has done since. It transformed smartphones from being fiddly, overcomplicated devices with resistive touch screens and too many buttons in to simple, thumb-able devices that anyone could use. I am proud to say I own one, but, sadly it is soon to…
As per the German Apple Site: the very first Berlin-based Apple retail store is set to open on May 3rd at 5pm local time. The building itself is converted from an old movie theater, which – in itself – is very typical of Apple. The company regularly chooses iconic and historical buildings to revamp and transform in to some of the best retail stores on the…
The Berlin Apple Store is set to open the first weekend in May according to German website iFun. Their report shows scaffolding being removed from the shop facade, claiming that most of the interior is in place. Employee briefings suggest that the store will open on Star Wars Day, May 4. This is Apple’s eleventh German Apple Store, however it’s the first…
Despite the ongoing concern surrounding the development of Apple’s space-age Campus 2, Apple has hired the contractors responsible, Foster + Partners to carry out upcoming Apple Store projects. According to reports Foster + Partners, which has in the past built the McLaren Technology Centre and New York’s Hearst Tower, is helping Apple on a retail store…
An interesting piece of news broke from the CNBC Twitter account today, having to do with Apple’s former Head of Retail Ron Johnson. Leaving in late 2011, he joined JC Penney as its CEO. Here is the tweet from CNBC that makes it worth mentioning: @CNBC: BREAKING: Ron Johnson out as J.C. Penney CEO – source Yep, that’s right – Ron Johnson is out as CEO at…
BestBuy and Samsung have announced plans to open 1400 Samsung “Experience Shops” in stores throughout the USA… you know, the ones that look at exactly like Apple Stores. The Samsung Experience store is designed to let customers “experience how the devices connect together to enrich their lives”. 900 of these stores will be open in various BestBuy…
One of Apple’s smallest retail stores in San Francisco is about to get a little roomier. The Apple store within the Stonestown Galleria is currently the Cupertino company’s smallest retail location within the city by the bay will soon find a new home, in a different location within the Galleria. As you can see in the picture above, the new store will be…
John Browett, former retail president of Apple, he announced today that he left the company because he ‘didn’t fit in’. Browett had been working for Apple for only six months before making his decision to leave in October last year, and went on to become chief executive of Monsoon Accessorize. His time at Apple has been described as being ”probably best…
Google kiosk located in San Francisco Airport Apple may not be the king of retail stores for much longer. It is being reported that Google will begin to open up physical retail stores by the end of this year. The Google stores will be open to sell Google’s own Nexus devices as well as Chrome based devices directly to consumers. The goal is for Google to…
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