A reminder that there could be special pricing on selected items at the retail stores this Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year.

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(UK) - Apple has posted both the Nagoya (Japan) and Kent (UK) stores on the job listings page. Interestingly, they have dipped down into the store numbering system for Nagoya, assigning it the mysterious "R005" position that has been attributed to a Birmingham (Ala.) store that never opened.

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(UK) - The grand opening of the Regent Street (London) retail store didn’t set any new waiting line records, but it did tie the record for enthusiasm and noise from the staff and eager Mac enthusiasts who burst through the entrance at precisely 10 a.m. Just 30 minutes before opening time, there were 1,033 people [...]

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(UK) - The rain has ended and the waiting line is up to 10 people in the morning sun. Foot and bus traffic has increased, and lots of people are stopping by to ask questions and take photos of the store and waiting line.

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I’ve posted my first video of the Regent Street store grand opening event, check for the links here.

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At yesterday’s press event, Sr. V-P Retail Ron Johnson confirmed plans for a store in Kent (UK), as well as other unnamed countries in Europe.

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Leander Kahney reports on his Wired.com blog that Apple’s So-Ho is the, "latest place to see and be seen, according to City magazine." Apparently the stores are all about the people, not the hardware….but then we knew that all along.

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The Mac OSX Rumors Web site is reporting that Toronto (Ont.) will indeed be the location of an future Apple store, confirmed by official communications to it resellers.

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Apple’s retail Web has a promotion for Nov. 26th, the busiest shopping day of the year, with a hint of special pricing. Apple has offered selected 10% discounts on this day in previous years.

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(UK) - I arrived at Heathrow after 107 mph tailwinds shortened my United Airlines flight from San Francisco. To my surprise, it’s raining! But that didn’t dampen the spirit of Stormy, who arrived first in line this morning. Check my first full Regent Street store report.

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(USA) - I’m enroute to London now to cover the grand opening of the Regent Street Apple store, and will be posting photos, videos and reports on a special page. I look forward to meeting all the people who have e-mailed me with photos and information over the past several months, or who are coming [...]

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Apparently I’m not the only person who feels the current retail store employee T-shirt is wearing a bit thin–a new design will be rolled out shortly with a more formal, form-fitting, sporty, athletic appearance. The Apple logo will move to the sleeves.

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Even as I head to London, the Nagoya (Japan) retail store construction continues on schedule. Based on the type of deliveries being made to the building now, the store will open by the end of January 2005.

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Big news…I will be traveling to London for the grand opening of the Regent Street store! I’ve created a special Web page where I’ll be posting reports, photos and videos starting early Thursday morning. I’m told that the inside of the store has taken shape very quickly, although the glass staircase is still encased in [...]

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Speaking of construction, at least one mini-store will have its floor re-done.

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Apple store interiors have turned snowy with holiday-themed front window displays and wall graphics. The front window features computer displays with a video of "Give Apple" tagline, and white snowflakes on a red background. The video plays on the "Give…" theme with other slogans: power, speed, creativity, music, wireless movies, photo, convenience, freedom, education, portability [...]

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Those 30-inch Cinema Displays at retail stores are impressive, especially when you fire up iPhoto, select the main photo album, slide the size slider to the smallest thumbnail position, and view all 1,058 photos on-screen at once! Yikes! It’s approaching TV proportions–and maybe that’s the point. As for dual 2.5 GHz G5 desktop on display, [...]

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I’m not one to tweak the high-powered gear at an Apple store, so I’d never discover some problems some store staffers have discovered with that new NVIDIA GeForce 6800 graphics card required to drive the 30-inch Cinema Display. It seems some high-end graphics applications like Motion are bumping into problems when using the card. The [...]

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A story on the MSNBC Web site explains how Samsung, Apple and Sony are building stores not just for sales, but designed to be, "cool places to hang out."

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The potential contents of the Regent Street (London) Lucky Bags have been revealed on Apple’s "Terms and Conditions" Web page, and reads: "…may contain a selection of the following items in any combination: Airport Express, Wireless Mouse, Wireless Keyboard, D-Link, Keynote, .Mac, iLife, iSight Camera, 20GB iPod, Silver iPod Mini, JBL on Tour, GarageBand Jam [...]

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