Several Web sites are reporting that Apple’s retail stores will open early to begin selling the latest version of the company’s operating system–OS X 10.6, dubbed Snow Leopard. However, the company’s retail Web pages don’t mention different hours for the stores and, in fact, the operating hours of many stores are limited by local zoning [...]

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The move of 40 Apple Inc. employees to a five-story building in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) has sparked speculation that the building’s ground floor might eventually house a retail store. According to the Dutch-based One More Thing Web site, the employees are being relocated from the suburb of Bunnik, about 33 miles southeast. Amsterdam is a [...]

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Apple’s international retail expansion continues this Saturday with the grand opening of the Alstertal (Hamburg, Germany) retail store, the second store to open in that country. The store is located in space #37 on the ground level of the shopping center northeast of city center. The center has 240 shops, and draws shoppers from a [...]

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Two new stores will open this weekend in Texas and Massachusetts, including one store that reportedly is the design prototype for future locations. On the east coast, the Legacy Place store will open at 10 a.m. Saturday in Dedham (Mass.), southwest of downtown Boston. It will fill in coverage for the existing eight retail stores [...]

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Police in Stamford (Conn.) have arrested a 36 year-old man on pornography charges after an Apple store Genius discovered suspicious photographs on the Powermac G5 Macintosh the man brought to the Stamford Town Center store for a software problem. Raymond Miller was taken into custody as he waited inside the store to receive his computer. [...]

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The upcoming remodel of the Keystone (Indianapolis) retail store will create a black-out zone in the midwest, forcing Apple customers in the region to drive at least 124 miles to the nearest store in Ohio. The store on the city’s north side is among 100 stores scheduled for remodeling over the next few months, and [...]

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The latest version of Apple’s Macintosh operating system will go on sale this Friday at the company’s retail stores, potentially creating another in a long series of street events that feature long waiting lines and enthusiastic buyers. The Snow Leopard version of OS X is considered a major release of the operating system, although many [...]

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Police in Arlington County (Virg.) have arrested a 21 year-old transient in connection with the attempted robbery of the Clarendon Apple store on July 3rd, and the shooting of a store employee. Byron Dean was arrested July 12th on other charges, police said, and has been in jail ever since. He is charged with malicious [...]

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The construction barricade has been removed in front of the future Carosello di Carugate (Milan, Italy) retail store, revealing a standard glass and stainless steel storefront. However, photos on the setteB.IT Web site show that the windows are covered with black material, preventing a view inside the store, which will be only the second in Italy. [...]

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Speculation about construction of a look-alike Apple building at 21-25 West 34th Street (NYC) can be put to rest–it will not be an Apple store. The exterior of the two-story structure is forming up, consisting of silver-colored metal and large windows. However, several key indicators provide proof that–for now–it will not be an Apple store. [...]

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A group of Master’s students at University of Leeds (UK) has focused their dissertation on the Apple retail stores, and they are now looking for information from customers about their attitudes towards the chain. The short survey asks if you agree or disagree with questions about the stores’ design, service and the company’s brand personality. [...]

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After a long and heated battle by art deco preservationists in Melbourne (Australia), Victoria state officials have given the owner of the Lonsdale House permission to demolish the five-story building and widen an adjacent street by 13 feet to accommodate delivery trucks that might be servicing a future Apple store. The “Save Lonsdale House” group [...]

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Apple continues to focus its retail attentions on upgrading existing stores, more than opening stores at new locations. And there is now a long list of stores closed for remodeling, along with several that will receive future make-overs. Right now, the following stores are closed for remodeling: Saddle Creek, Walden, Mayfair, Twelve Oaks, Southdale, Walnut [...]

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In a year of few grand openings in the United States, Apple will open three new stores this weekend: the Main Place location in Naperville (Ill.), at the store at Reston Town Center (Virg.), and at the huge Square One mall outside Toronto (Ont.). Both stores will expand the existing network of stores in their [...]

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Microsoft has confirmed the precise locations of its future Scottsdale (Ariz.) and Mission Viejo (S. Calif.) retail stores, and posted photos showing the construction barricades painted white and sporting various product logos and the new retail trademark. As reported here last week, the store inside Scottsdale Fashion Square will be in space #1288 (pdf), a [...]

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