Apple store employees received official notification today of the membership changes in One to One training. Previously anyone could purchase a $99 annual membership, but as of Tuesday, membership will be limited to purchasers of Macintosh computers on-line or at an Apple retail store. Apple has also added new Web resources for One to One [...]

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Any other company might simply install a light switch on the wall of its retail stores–on or off. Not Apple. Inside each Apple store, a sophisticated system of lighting controls are linked to custom-designed fixtures, located and arranged to play light according to an interior designer’s plan. According to those who have seen a typical [...]

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The future Halsted Street (Chicago) retail store will offer a unique opportunity for Apple’s architects: It sits on a odd-shaped piece of land with visibility from all directions, and offers about 600 linear feet of storefront, Apple logos, windows or even open space. Architects at Bohlin Cywinski Jackson are responsible for the official design–what will [...]

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In a rare glimpse into the future of Apple’s retail store initiative, the company said it will revise its fee-based customer training service and that it has scheduled 100 stores for a remodel this year. In a USA Today story, Sr. V-P Retail Ron Johnson also confirmed for the first time new stores in Paris, New York [...]

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A public records request by a Santa Barbara (Calif.) newspaper reporter has resulted in a rare glimpse inside the financial side of Apple’s retail stores. According to Apple’s business license application, the company expects the just-opened State Street store to generate $20 million in annual revenue. That figure would put the store nearly dead center [...]

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Just two weeks after the first Apple store opened in the Brisbane (Australia) region, local Web sites have discovered a second store is planned for the Westfield Chermside mall in the northern suburbs of the metro region. The mall is Queensland’s largest and, with 400 shops, is also among the country’s largest malls. Like the existing [...]

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In a demonstration of the power of women and geeks, the Rome chapter of the Girls Geek Dinner group met at the Roma Est Apple store on May 16th for an evening of instruction and camaraderie. Creatives Simone and Riccardo gave the group of 14 women an out-line of social networking and productivity applications, and fielded questions [...]

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A music performer’s dare for his fans to “convert an apple store into an all out party” brought security guards and local police to the Third Street Promenade (S. Calif.) store last Thursday night to control an enthusiastic crowd of over 1,000 fans who jammed the downtown pedestrian mall and sent store employees hiding in [...]

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Apple will be closing several vintage stores during June for major renovations that will continue plans to erase original design features across the chain. The Menlo Park (NJ) store (#47) will close from June 1-24 for a major upgrade, most likely eliminating the wood floor and glass partitions, and relocating the Genius Bar to the [...]

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The interior of the new Bahnhofstrasse (Zurich) retail store has been revealed in photos that show a very narrow glass stairway leading to a basement level where the Genius Bar and other product displays are located. It’s only the second store after Fifth Avenue (NYC) to have a stair leading down to a below-ground retail [...]

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Passersby on West Jefferson Street in Naperville (Ill.) say that the space of the former Sharper Image store at #120 is empty, and the front and rear walls are missing, all in preparation for a future Apple store. Construction is in the early stages, and reportedly will include expanding the 100-foot deep building into the [...]

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It was a decision that confounded the computer community and was criticized by financial analysts. But it made perfect sense to Steve Jobs to open Apple’s own chain of retail stores. And so today we celebrate the May 19, 2001 grand opening of the first store at Tysons Corner Center (Virg.), and three hours later [...]

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The fifth Apple store on the continent of Australia will open this Saturday at Westfield Doncaster, in the suburbs of Melbourne. The store is set inside one of the country’s largest malls, and is about 30 minutes from the existing Chadstone retail store. The doors will open at 9 .m. and will include the traditional [...]

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Apple’s third store in Switerland will open this Friday at 77 Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich. As reported by MacPrime the store will have a noon opening. There is an existing store in Zurich at the Glattzentrum shopping center, and another in the city of Geneva.
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The waiting line for Saturday’s grand opening of the State Street (Santa Barbara, Calif.) retail store has formed up. Spencer and Chris arrived at 4 p.m., and Dieri came in around 10 p.m. The unique store is 55 feet wide and about 75 feet deep, and blends into the city’s Colonial Revival architecture. The storefront [...]

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