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…
It has today emerged that Apple plans to triple the number of franchise stores it has in India. It hopes to increase the number of exclusive franchise stores from 65 to 200 by 2015, as Apple looks to exploit India’s developing smart phone market. Despite plans for expansion however, Apple is still not allowed to build Apple Stores in India. Government…
Wish there was an Apple Store near you? Well, one may be coming near you at some point this year. Over in the UK, Apple is having a Grand Opening for a new store on March 21st. You can find information that over on Apple’s retail site here: Trinity Leeds. According to other sites, the UK isn’t the only place that will be seeing a larger retail presence from…
Article 29, a privacy watchdog group in the EU made up of EU data and privacy protection authorities, has issued new recommendations to anything and everything related to app distribution, which includes the App Store, Play Store, Amazon App Store, and any other software deploying marketplace. The recommendations that these stores will now have to follow…
We’ve now known for a while of Apple’s decision to discontinue the ageing Mac Pro, and we’ve seen lots of evidence to show that its successor will make its debut in the spring. However, today Apple has removed the ill-fated machine from its European online stores, some nine days shy of the date Apple promised for the device’s demise in the EU. Although…
Over on Gizmodo they have an exclusive report based on various conversations with ex Apple retail employees discussing topics such as theft, fraud, product damage and even checking out customers’ personal content. I would love to say it surprised me, but having worked in retail, I can tell you none of what I read shocked me one bit. There’s a lot to dig…
We’ve heard a lot about Apple struggling to keep up with demand for its latest products. The iPhone 5 in particular has been the subject of a lot of talk thanks to Foxconn workers having issues with the quality and quantity demands placed on them by Cupertino. The sad fact is, it’s Apple most popular product to date and is also the hardest to…
The iPad mini went on sale in the UK just over an hour ago, and – if MacWorld UK’s report from last night is anything to go by – it’s as far from the hype of an iPhone 5 launch as you can get. In Covent Garden there was only one person waiting for the store to open this morning. Apple’s smaller tablet was always going to attract a smaller market, so that’s…
Despite yesterday (Wed, October 10th) coming and going without even a hint of media event invites, iPad mini rumors are still going strong. The smaller device is expected to feature a square-ish aluminum back, a 7.85″ display and come as a Wi-Fi only option to begin with. Although some are expecting it to compete with the Kindle Fire and Nexus 7 on the…
A key factor in Apple’s global success has to be its retail program. Apple Store’s are famous world wide, the crisp, clean layouts have provided inspiration for many a retail outlet, and the famous glass fronts have graced the streets of over 300 cities. According to The Loop, those Apple stores have received over 300 million customer visits in the last…
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