Apple Store

Apple Store goes offline, get ready to start pounding "refresh"

By Simon Sage, Monday, Jun 11, 2012 a 11:53 am

Apple's online store has been taken offline for "maintenance", which is better known as "putting up some super-sweet new products that are announced at WWDC". iOS 6 is pretty much a given, but it's probably too optimistic to expect an iPhone 5 being put on presale.

Apple aims to open more flagship stores in China

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, Jun 6, 2012 a 2:58 pm

Chinese officials have confirmed that Apple is looking to open new stores in Chengdu and Shenzhen, the home town of Apple's major manufacturing partner, Foxconn. Apple only has to get an environmental permit before having final approval for the Shenzhen store, while the Chengdu location has been approved since late May.

Apple retail staff to enjoy raise earlier than expected

By Simon Sage, Monday, May 28, 2012 a 10:34 am

Apple retail employees will be getting salary increases June 30, a full three months ahead of the originally scheduled September date. The announcement was made by newly-appointed Senior VP of Apple Retail John Browett through an internal video, Raises will vary from 1% - 5%, depending on store performance, but this early advance is likely to be a one-time thing.

Apple Retail Stores replace iMacs with iPads for kids

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 a 3:05 pm

Apple Retail Stores have replaced the iMacs that traditional served as their "kid's table" with iPads. The tables, which had previously been decked out with a quartet of iMacs, now sport 4 iPads instead.

Apple Store-within-a-Walmart: the future, or the end of days?

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Apr 15, 2012 a 6:15 pm

There have been Apple Stores inside Best Buy (and their subsidiary, Future Shop in Canada) for a long time now, but Walmart? Admittedly, I haven't been to Walmart in years, but last time I did the most they had in there was a McDonalds. Well, times change and Apple Retail just keeps building or building.

Apple Stores exchanging white iPhone 4 models for 4S models due to supply constraints

By chrisoldroyd, Sunday, Apr 15, 2012 a 11:16 am

Some Apple Stores in the United States and Canada are experiencing major supply constraints problems with the white 16GB iPhone 4.

The new iPad already facing supply shortages, new orders shipping in 1-3 weeks

By George Lim, Thursday, Mar 8, 2012 a 5:49 pm

Have you pre-ordered your new iPad yet? If not, you could be in for a bit of a wait. It seems that Apple have pushed back the shipping date in most counties. The Apple Store now displays 'Delivers between the 16th and the 20th March'. In the UK, it's even worse with '2-3 weeks'.

People in the US, have a little while longer to go yet; however Apple are warning that the new iPad is in 'limited supplies', so they could be seeing a delay very soon.

Did you manage to get your order in? If so, when are you expecting delivery

New iPad pricing to start at $499 for Wi-Fi, $629 for 3G/4G LTE, available March 16th

By Andrew Wray, Wednesday, Mar 7, 2012 a 1:54 pm

Apple has announced availability and pricing for the new iPad during their iPad keynote, which won't be changing whatsoever from the previous lineup. The pricing structure will follow their typical $499/$599/$699 depending on storage space, which also carries over the to 4G LTE models at $629/$729/$829. The new iPad will be available to consumers on March 16th.

Apple online store down, everyone starts refreshing until an iPad 3 shows up

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, Mar 7, 2012 a 11:05 am

Right on schedule, Apple has shut down their online store for an update, complete with their usual cutesy post-it note. Since we're expecting the iPad 3 to be announced the afternoon, it's likely that they're just getting things ready to showcase the new products.

France to get an almost transparent Apple Store

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Jan 16, 2012 a 12:08 pm

Aix en Provence, France is getting a new Apple Store according to ifoAppleStore. It'll be constructed in a way that'll make it almost transparent. It will be modeled somewhat from the New York City Apple store on the upper west side. A store near me in Lincoln Park, IL already has an almost all glass design as well.

Aix en Provence receives heavy tourism and could be considered a prime location. The area has seen a lot of construction lately with the addition of several up-scale stores and shops. The store should open to the public by late 2012 or early 2013.