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Apple Shows New Mini-Stores
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Stella
macrumors G3
Apple should concentrate more on beefing up non us market share. They should be opening more stores in other countries.
You cannot effectively compete globally by concentrating your efforts in one country.
If Apple tried, they should do some good damage in Europe and Japan.. but no, shops only in usa.
You cannot effectively compete globally by concentrating your efforts in one country.
If Apple tried, they should do some good damage in Europe and Japan.. but no, shops only in usa.
About Providence Place
About Providence Place:
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http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/risd_johnson.html
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About Providence Place:
see:
http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/risd_johnson.html
Another audience member asked when Apple would be coming to Providence, and Johnson said the company had been trying to obtain a space in the nearby Providence Place mall for about a year. He said the existing tenants had long-term leases, and space was difficult to find. He noted that when you sign a five to 10-year lease, "You want to make sure it's the exact, right place." He said the company is looking at 100 other potential locations, and tries to be very patient to obtain the proper real estate. But he promised that eventually an Apple retail store would be located at Providence Place, "as soon as we can."
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brianrubinton@m said:
I could hardly make it in the door there last Saturday it was so crowded. We could do with two or three more in Manhattan...maybe 5th Ave and somewhere on the West Side.
jholzner
macrumors 65816
Stella said:
Are you serious? Apple has opened two flagship stores in Japan and have a list of over 100 potential sites.
http://appleinsider.com/article.php?id=458
they are also preparing to open a store in the UK with many more sites planed
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9890
If anyone is interested in where apple stores will open in the future this is a great site!
http://ifoapplestore.com/stores/chronology.html
I still can't believe we haven't got one in Nashville yet. The user base here is very large, partly due to the recording industry
bran
bran
Sayhey
macrumors 68000
entropybran said:
I'm with you on this one. The lack of a store in Nashville, precisely because of the huge importance of the recording industry, has always been puzzling to me. The rumors are that Apple tried and didn't succeed early on, but that doesn't explain why four years into the retail effort there still is no store there.
puckhead193
macrumors G3
i'm still waiting for the one in Braintree MA to open... it would be so much easier then going to Cambridge.....
ok.. so where do you pay for the stuff?
In the pictures i did not see the cash register. Do you just walk out and the store debits your credit card automagicly? One click (step) shopping with RFID?
I am guessing the genius checks you out.. 🙂
In the pictures i did not see the cash register. Do you just walk out and the store debits your credit card automagicly? One click (step) shopping with RFID?
I am guessing the genius checks you out.. 🙂
Mac Interior Design
I really like the minimalist design..... does anybody know who the official interior designers for Apple are?
Are there an interior shots of Apple Headquarters in Cupertino?
slo
I really like the minimalist design..... does anybody know who the official interior designers for Apple are?
Are there an interior shots of Apple Headquarters in Cupertino?
slo
Self Check-out
I think someone already posted this story, but it answers questions about the cash registers, or lack thereof.
http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/10/14/ministores/index.php
Also, what time do you think you need to show up by to get the T-Shirt? 😉
I think someone already posted this story, but it answers questions about the cash registers, or lack thereof.
http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/10/14/ministores/index.php
Also, what time do you think you need to show up by to get the T-Shirt? 😉
No Powermacs makes perfect sense
It seems obvious to me that people in the market for a powermac don't need to go into a ministore to know that they are. Most people who buy powermacs know exactly what they want and will go somewhere that will offer them lots of options--either the online store or a larger mac retailer. These mini stores are intended to attract people who might not buy a mac otherwise, and these people aren't likely to buy a powermac, since (except for a few small add-ons available at the store) the imac g5 offers everything the average consumer would ever need.
It seems obvious to me that people in the market for a powermac don't need to go into a ministore to know that they are. Most people who buy powermacs know exactly what they want and will go somewhere that will offer them lots of options--either the online store or a larger mac retailer. These mini stores are intended to attract people who might not buy a mac otherwise, and these people aren't likely to buy a powermac, since (except for a few small add-ons available at the store) the imac g5 offers everything the average consumer would ever need.
zelmo
macrumors 603
Squintz said:
Well said. These mini stores tie in perfectly with the G5 iMac advertising - "from the makers of the iPod." They are all about trading on the iPod to get people in the door and generate interest in the Mac platform. The people Apple wants wandering into these shops are likely new to Apple. The price tag on a PowerMac would reinforce the concept that Macs are too damned expensive. ("Come towards the light, Carol Anne.")
I AM just a little surprised that there is no eMac in the stores, even though it is a G4. Since that is the entry level Mac, and much less expensive that the new iMac, I would think it'd be there. Maybe when they put a G5 in the eMac, it'll make an appearance.
This is a good thing, and there's another mini store already announced for Bethesda!
where what when why how?
i agree with you totally. aestheticaly-speaking they just don't inspire do they? they certainly don't inspire to buy stuff. at least not from the pics.
clean, less is more is definately great, but...
these look like the kind of shops BIG BLUE IBM would have, not apple.
of course the metal and white finish is exactly the same finish as on the product lineup, but the feel is wrong, its hard and impersonal. i thought apple was soft, cuddly and friendly?
the genius bar in the middle looks like an altar. why so, when our worship for apple and our devout adulation for macs and everything about them is all-encompassing? are we now also expected to get down on our knees and pray on these spotless floors, to our holy icon?
the mini shop just seems to miss what is the best thing of all about mac -FUN!
well who am i to say, i'm only living in design-mad scandinavia.
😱
macridah said:
i agree with you totally. aestheticaly-speaking they just don't inspire do they? they certainly don't inspire to buy stuff. at least not from the pics.
clean, less is more is definately great, but...
these look like the kind of shops BIG BLUE IBM would have, not apple.
of course the metal and white finish is exactly the same finish as on the product lineup, but the feel is wrong, its hard and impersonal. i thought apple was soft, cuddly and friendly?
the genius bar in the middle looks like an altar. why so, when our worship for apple and our devout adulation for macs and everything about them is all-encompassing? are we now also expected to get down on our knees and pray on these spotless floors, to our holy icon?
the mini shop just seems to miss what is the best thing of all about mac -FUN!
well who am i to say, i'm only living in design-mad scandinavia.
😱
Sayhey
macrumors 68000