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Apple Shows New Mini-Stores

YES!!!!! Finally a store in Santa Rosa! Now it's only four hours to the nearest store. Ok, so before the closest was in San Rafael and was five hours away but hey, an hour's an hour.
 
MattG said:
STOP! ENOUGH STORES IN CALIFORNIA!

The nearest one to me is like 2+ hours away. California has like 30 stores now!!! Put some stores in other places, Apple!!
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Well, somebody is being a bit selfish. You realize that greed and selfishness don't bring anything positive to the world.

Anyway, count your blessings. I'm in Canada on an Island. There's no hope of getting an Apple Store here (for years).
 
Whigga Spitta said:
How are they going to sell anything with out a cash register?
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I would guess it's in the Genius Bar mini, hidden behind the counter... Though I could be wrong. Anyone near one of these stores--tell us how they are when they open! (And where the cash register is 🙂 )
 
They are spiffy looking but they look almost exactly like the ones they have in malls now. Like up here in Washington the Apple store in Bellevue Square is almost exactly what they show in the pictures.

I for one would love them to build a 7 story Apple store in Redmond. 😀
 
These are cool, hopefully some more in TX. Houston needs another or two and I believe that San Antonio doesn't have any, though I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong. Also one in the valley and one in El Paso would be nice as well. Oh well, they will be probably put several more in Dallas and Austin 🙄
 
too bad they won't franchise these mini stores....I'd set one up close to home 😀

Looking forward to seeing one eventually - but none of them are near me....

D
 
I'd happily open one up here, staff it, and run it to their specs. Closest for me is 3+ hours away. 🙄
 
coolfactor said:
Well, somebody is being a bit selfish. You realize that greed and selfishness don't bring anything positive to the world.

Anyway, count your blessings. I'm in Canada on an Island. There's no hope of getting an Apple Store here (for years).
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I'm not selfish--California is selfish! 😉
 
I wish they would bring some kind of Apple store to Arkansas. There is only one place in all of Arkansas that sells macs and that is the one CompUSA we have in the state. I see where people get the idea we are all backwoods hick...it's from there being nothing here! Come on apple, i don't want to drive to Memphis or Dallas to come to a store. I just want to drive down the street to do that.
 
Good idea if you're opening stores in a mall, but why a mini-store? Why not just a full-blown store in a mall? They could make smaller stores and still call them Apple Stores without adding the "mini" bit into the name.

Also, the stores look goooood.
 
yoda13 said:
These are cool, hopefully some more in TX. Houston needs another or two and I believe that San Antonio doesn't have any, though I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong. Also one in the valley and one in El Paso would be nice as well. Oh well, they will be probably put several more in Dallas and Austin 🙄
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None here in San Antonio, I made the roady to Austin for my new imac. Is the one in Houston in the Galleria? I am going to Houston next Thursday on busines, so I would not mind a little excursion. 😀
 
Dr. Dastardly said:
They are spiffy looking but they look almost exactly like the ones they have in malls now. Like up here in Washington the Apple store in Bellevue Square is almost exactly what they show in the pictures.

I for one would love them to build a 7 story Apple store in Redmond. 😀
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Well I think Bellevue Square has about the same effect. Think of it this way most of Microsoft guys live in Bellevue. And there wife's shop at bellevue square so when they come home with the iPod just think of the look on there husbands faces.
 
Macrumors said:
The first six mini stores will open this Saturday at 10 a.m. in Palo Alto, CA; San Jose, CA; Santa Rosa, CA; Tukwila, WA; Bridgewater, NJ; and Rockaway, NJ.
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Hmmm I don't know why they put them in Palo Alto and San Jose. Both cities already have Apple Stores. 😕 I've driven past the on in Palo Alto and been in the San Jose one many times.
 
The great thing about these stores is that they give Apple a range of options in expanding their retail outlets. Most importantly, it means that Apple may well expand into smaller markets that it would be hard to turn a profit in with a larger store.
 
I live in California, roughly 30 minutes from a few Apple stores and every time I go to one they're PACKED. I mean, this is Hollywood where there are tons of film students, musicians -- and then there's San Francisco with all their designers, musicians, etc. I'm sure there are the same types of creative people in other cities, but maybe they don't have money.

.narco
 
From all reports so far, these are MEANT to be satellites of existing stores, NOT independent new stores. They are supposedly in touch with the local larger store--which means more inventory available sooner, and probably the option to get a PowerMac or eMac quite quickly too.

So I wouldn't necessarily expect these to serve NEW markets. They are an experiment in serving existing markets better. Think about it: if the Apple Store is on the far side of the city, you might never go there and see a Mac in action. But Apple can't support two full-size stores in one city. The answer? One full store plus one or more mini "satellites."

(Also, I've seen both the large (not flagship) and small "regular stores." The small stores aren't THIS small. They're maybe halfway in between. They have a Genius Bar off to the side, and islands in the middle, just not as much of that as the full-size stores. So these walls-only mini stores really are new.)
 
srobert said:
That's a Genius Bar in the back right? So where will the cashier be? 😕
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Probably an all-in-one place -- genius bar/cashier. Or maybe it will be in front like it is now, they just took it out so that you can see the whole store in the picture.

.narco
 
narco said:
Probably an all-in-one place -- genius bar/cashier. Or maybe it will be in front like it is now, they just took it out so that you can see the whole store in the picture.

.narco
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Actually, there will be one cashier area and one self-service checkout where you scan the item, swipe your card and leave.

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Oh, and if you want to know where I read that...check out this report.

http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/10/14/ministores/index.php
 
Ouch! I'm getting sore from bumping into another Apple store everywhere I turn here in California. Now if we could just get them to have price wars with each other...

Is the "Miniature Mac Genius Bar" staffed by less smart geniuses?
 
How about new Apple Stores ware there are none. Apple keeps opening stores near other stores. I'd have to drive 2.5 hours to get to one. Hell I'd have to drive about an hour to get to a reseller. Stupid PC hick town.
 
Nothing to see here folks.

[Note from moderator: jimsowden did indeed post this news first, so the threads have been merged and that post is now first in this thread.]

[Note from Jim]: I'm Jim Sowden, and I approve that message.]
 
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