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Encyclopedia > Apple Store (retail)
This article is about the retail chain. For Apple's online store, see Apple Store (online).
Interior of the Apple Store in Chicago.
Interior of the Apple Store in Chicago.

The Apple Store is a chain of retail stores owned and operated by Apple Inc., dealing in computers and consumer electronics. As of September 2007, Apple has opened 194 [1] stores, including 172 in 36 US states, ten in the United Kingdom, seven in Japan, and four in Canada. Recently, Apple opened its first store in continental Europe, in Rome. Apple Online Store This page is about the online store. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (661x1024, 376 KB) Summary Source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (661x1024, 376 KB) Summary Source: http://www. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... A drawing of a self-service store Retailing consists of the sale of goods/merchandise for personal or household consumption either from a fixed location such as a department store or kiosk, or away from a fixed location and related subordinated services (Definition of the WTO (last page). ... Apple Inc. ... September 2007 is the ninth month of that year. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ...

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Design and history

The entrance of the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City is a glass cube, housing a cylindrical elevator and a spiral staircase that leads into the subterranean store.
The entrance of the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City is a glass cube, housing a cylindrical elevator and a spiral staircase that leads into the subterranean store.
Customers inside an Apple Store in Palo Alto, California.

The stores carry Apple computers, software, iPod music players, iPhone cell phones, third-party accessories, and other consumer electronics such as the Apple TV. Many stores feature a theater for presentations and workshops, the Studio for training with Apple products, and all stores offer a Genius Bar for technical support and repairs, as well as free workshops available to the public. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 796 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (3084 × 2322 pixel, file size: 5. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 796 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (3084 × 2322 pixel, file size: 5. ... Street sign at Fifth Avenue and East 57th street Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 93 KB)An Apple store interior. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 93 KB)An Apple store interior. ... Downtown Palo Alto Palo Alto is a city in Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA. Palo Alto is located at the northern end of the Silicon Valley, and is home to Stanford University (which is technically located in an adjacent area — Stanford, California... This article is about the machine. ... Software redirects here. ... iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple and launched in October 2001. ... The correct title of this article is . ... Apple TV is a digital media receiver designed, marketed and sold by Apple. ...


The first two Apple Stores opened on May 19, 2001 in Tysons Corner, Virginia and Glendale, California. [2] Apple opened its 200th store on October 26, 2007 in Gilbert, Arizona, 2,251 days after opening its Tysons Corner store.[3] Many stores are located inside shopping malls, but Apple has since built several stand-alone "flagship" stores in high-profile locations. Flagship stores have opened in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Tokyo, Osaka, and London. Each flagship store was designed to suit the needs of the location and have a unique style. Apple has received numerous architectural awards for its store designs, particularly its SoHo location.[4][5] is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Tysons Corner is an unincorporated place located in Fairfax County, Virginia, near Washington, DC. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place, the community had a total population of 18,540 as of the 2000 census. ... Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State Counties Maricopa Government  - Mayor Steven M. Berman Area  - City  43. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Osaka )   is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of HonshÅ«. The city is the capital of Osaka Prefecture. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...


Recently, Apple has introduced a new store layout and design with metallic walls and backlit signage. The new store design lacks a dedicated point of sale station due to increased emphasis on the handheld EasyPay system.[6][7] The BancNet (BN) Point-Of-Sale System is a local PIN-based electronic funds transfer (EFTPOS) payments solution operated by BancNet on behalf of the member banks and China UnionPay (CUP). ...


The retail store is notoriously "tougher to be hired [at], than [to be] accepted by Stanford University," says Senior Vice President Ron Johnson. During one talk he said Apple hired 978 store employees during 2002 from an applicant pool of 16,438, an 'acceptance rate' of 5.95%.[8] Stanford redirects here. ... Ron Johnson Ron Johnson is the Senior Vice President of Retail Operations at Apple Computer. ...


Genius Bar

Main article: Genius Bar

All Apple Stores feature a Genius Bar, where customers can receive technical advice or set up service and repair for their products. The Genius Bar provides software support for Mac OS 9 or later, and hardware service on products that are not classified vintage or obsolete. However, in many cases the Geniuses will at least attempt to assist customers with older hardware.[9] Originally, visitors to the Genius Bar were offered free Evian water. Apple dropped this amenity in February 2002. The Genius Bar is a station located inside every Apple Retail Store (see Apple Store (retail)) that offers help and support for Apple products. ... Sherlock 2 for Mac OS 9 with the new metallic appearance Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apples Classic Mac OS. Introduced on October 23, 1999, Apple positioned it as The Best Internet Operating System Ever, highlighting Sherlock 2s Internet search capabilities, integration with Apple... Country France Source Évian-les-Bains Type still pH 7. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December February 27, 2002 Alicia Keys wins five Grammys. ...


To address increasing numbers of iPod customers at the Genius Bar, some new stores also feature an iPod Bar. First seen at the Ginza store in Tokyo, then at the New York locations, the iPod Bar has become a common feature at newly built stores.[10] iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple and launched in October 2001. ... The Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan The Wako department store occupies a busy corner in Ginza Ginza (銀座) is a place in Chūō Ward, Tokyo named after the silver coin foundry or Ginza established here in 1612 (Edo period). ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...


Most new stores feature a station called The Studio, a Genius Bar-like setting where customers can meet with a "Creative" and receive help with projects ranging from organizing a photo album to music composition to film editing. Some of the older stores are being considered to carry a Studio in a future remodel, in some cases replacing the older theaters.


Store openings

A smaller store in Simi Valley, California
A flagship store opening in London, on Regent Street (20 November 2004).

Store openings have become special events among avid Mac users. Opening day attracts thousands of customers who line up early in the morning or even the night before. The first one-thousand customers receive a free T-shirt bearing the store's name (1500 in Glasgow's Buchanan Street's case). Other attractions include discounts and the so-called "lucky bags" at flagship store openings.[11] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 2. ... Simi Valley is an incorporated city located in the extreme southeast corner of Ventura County, California, bordering the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles in the Greater Los Angeles Area. ... Download high resolution version (908x646, 136 KB)Photo of the Apple retail store in London opening on Regent Street at 10am on 20 November 2004, it is the first store in Europe, and only the third outside the United States (the other two are in Tokyo and Osaka). ... Download high resolution version (908x646, 136 KB)Photo of the Apple retail store in London opening on Regent Street at 10am on 20 November 2004, it is the first store in Europe, and only the third outside the United States (the other two are in Tokyo and Osaka). ... This article is about the lead ship, store, or product of a group. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Quadrant at the bottom of Regent Street. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The first Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984, upgraded to a 512K Fat Mac. The Macintosh or Mac, is a line of personal computers designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer. ... T-Shirt A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt with short or long sleeves, a round neck, put on over the head, without pockets. ... Fukubukuro is a Japanese New Years Day custom where merchants make grab bags filled with unknown random contents and sell them for a substantial discount, usually 50% or more of the list price of the items contained within. ...


Locations

The first two Apple Stores opened in the United States in 2001 (see history above). In 2005, Apple expanded its operations into Japan, opening the first store outside of the United States. This was followed by the opening of stores in the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy and soon a store in Australia[12]. Apple is expected to open new stores in many more countries across the world, including France and Germany. There is also a plan to open an Apple Store in Mexico City. Plans for the store opening depend on the construction of an eight story annex for Torre Mayor. If so, it would become the first Apple Store in Ibero-America.[13] Reliance Retail is in talks with Apple to open an Apple Store in India.[14] Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Capital en movimiento Location of Mexico City in south central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... The Torre Mayor dominates this view of Mexico City along Paseo de la Reforma The Torre Mayor is a skyscraper in Mexico City, Mexico. ... Ibero-America is a term used to refer collectively to the countries in the Americas which were formerly colonies of Spain or Portugal. ... (NSE: RELIANCE) is Indias largest private sector company with a turnover of US $19. ...

Country First store opened Future stores Total open stores
United States 19 May 2001 50 (approx) 162
United Kingdom 20 November 2004 6 10
Japan 30 November 2003 0 7
Canada 21 May 2005 8 4
Italy 31 March 2007 0 1
Australia — 1 0
Germany — 1 0
Totals [13] ~60 [13] [15] 184

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References

  1. ^ http://www.apple.com/retail/storelist
  2. ^ http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/chronology_2.html
  3. ^ http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/16/apple-nearing-milestone-opening/
  4. ^ Apple, a Success at Stores, Bets Big on Fifth Avenue. The New York Times (2006-05-19). Retrieved on 2006-05-19.
  5. ^ Apple Computer Retail Stores: Gold, Environments. Industrial Designers Society of America (2002). Retrieved on 2006-05-12.
  6. ^ Store Redesign Photos. ifo Apple Store (2006-09-22). Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
  7. ^ Apple Store's Easy Pay. Adding Understanding blog (2006). Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
  8. ^ http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/hiring.html
  9. ^ Old School Genius. Tech Today (2005). Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
  10. ^ iPod Bar Japan: Great Service But The Cocktails Need Work. Gizmodo (2005). Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
  11. ^ Grand Opening Lucky Bags. ifo Apple Store (November 28, 2005). Retrieved on 2006-05-12.
  12. ^ Sydney Construction Underway. ifo Apple Store (April 10th,2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
  13. ^ a b c ifoAppleStore Chronology. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
  14. ^ India Store. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
  15. ^ ifoAppleStore Chronology 2001-2005. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.

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