Apple Store Growth

[haaz]

Re: Finally!

Originally posted by zedwards
Walking by the future Chicago Michigan ave store has been very painful as this store has taken forever, with a demolishing and a rebuiling, but I know for sure that it has a cool glass ceiling on the second floor and a giant apple window. No sign of any metal facade, but the winter here is pretty brutal.

Hooywah... I'll take the Metra down from Harvard, IL to see this! It sounds MUCH better than trying to negotiate the suburbs. But then, the train always does sound better than the suburbs. ;->

 

[sweetaction]

2 Apple Stores 15 minutes apart.

We are getting spoiled up here in Seattle. First they put a store in Bellevue Square and before it is even open, Apple announces a store opening in University Village. Right across Lake Washington!

very nice.

now I can quit going to that horrible The Computer Store on 45th. Bunch of arrogant pricks!

haha!

 

[Makosuke]

Ginza is perfect

I agree that Tokyo is the perfect place for an Apple Store. Not that I wouldn't love to see them open in other countries, but from a business standpoint you couldn't ask for better:

1) Macs sell well in Japan. People are willing to pay more (and have the money to spend) for nice looking, compact, quality products.

2) 30 million people live in the greater Tokyo area, and it's not exactly hard to catch a train to Ginza. That's the best store/population coverage you're going to get anywhere in the world, period.

3) Japanese people don't shop online much, so a physical store is a lot more likely to sell Macs to people who don't need to be educated than is the case in, say, the US.

4) Ginza is where the money is. Put an Apple Store in front of a fashion concious, wealthy consumer who just might want a computer/iPod, and you've practically guaranteed a purchase.

That store is money in the bank. I'll bet one in Shinjuku to cater directly to the younger crowd would be a success as well, but Ginza is the place to start.

Now on with the rest of the planet!

 

[Freg3000]

Re: 2 Apple Stores 15 minutes apart.

Originally posted by sweetaction
We are getting spoiled up here in Seattle. First they put a store in Bellevue Square and before it is even open, Apple announces a store opening in University Village. Right across Lake Washington!

I am spoiled here too. On Long Island, you can go to the Roosevelt Field Mall, the Flagship Soho store in NYC, and now to the newly opened one in the Walt Whitman mall. 3!

 

[alset]

They will clean up in Japan. The new store in SF will be great. I always suspected they wouldn't interfere with the CompUSA there because it gives so much face time to Macs. Soon they will have taken over the entire Bay Area. Hooray!

Dan

 

[Soma_Addict]

Alset, i know what your saying. it has always bothered me that there was no apple store here in SF. i mean this is almost as close to the heart of the mac as you can get and yet there was no representation of the retail store.

I always figured it had something to do with CompUSA downtown. when apple first started the whole retal chain that is when CompUSA poured quite abit more money and time into selling apple products. Oh well, if the SF store is going to be on Union square then I am sure that CompUSA is going to change their upper-level area since the Apple store wil be within two blocks.

I am just really happy that a flagship store is finally moving in. it is about time.
once it opens i will have a 5-10 minute walk to a flagship apple store. not bad.

 

[=pa=]

Originally posted by aaronvegh


On the other hand, Canada is grotesquely underserved in the Mac market. There are retailers in Toronto, of course, but they could never get the exposure that a flagship Apple Store on Yonge Street could garner.

C'mon Apple! It's been two freakin' years! Let's get some total quality Apple Store action in Canada!

Apple Canada is basically a warehouse with a phone number. But they're pretty good a gouging the public these days, what with the Canadian dollar flying high. I checked out the same system at the Canadian and American online stores (basicallly a 1.25 DP with a bigger drive, Superdrive, more RAM, a monitor and SCSI support) and found that the U.S. price (converted to $ CAN) was - get this - $760 cheaper than the Canadian price! Now, I can understand maybe $50, but $760? That's gouging. And what with no duty on computers from the USA, I'm going to Buffalo to buy my Mac!

 

[macdong]

Re: 2 Apple Stores 15 minutes apart.

Originally posted by sweetaction
We are getting spoiled up here in Seattle. First they put a store in Bellevue Square and before it is even open, Apple announces a store opening in University Village. Right across Lake Washington!

very nice.

now I can quit going to that horrible The Computer Store on 45th. Bunch of arrogant pricks!

haha!

You got that right!!
Mu haha~~~

By the way, have I seen you before??

 

[Centris 650]

I had heard that Apple was going to open a store in Charlotte, NC. Arn, do you know if it is still going to happen and if so when?

 

[Raiwong]

Moving to Japan is a great move, since its the land where everyone cares about looks. They are likely to buy mostly because japanese like clean, compact white electronics.

I could'nt agree more that Apple has never exploited its would be advantage in the east. East is more important as macs are largely unknown, and considering how much asians care about electronic's sleekness and compactness , on the other hand Canadians are already well into macs. Equiping macs with eastern technology is important, as east is the big mula right now.

I disagree with france, nothing political but thats just pointless because the french ...well they don't really like to advance in computers..

 

[szark]

Great to hear confirmation on international expansion -- get those stores out there Apple!

Just noticed that the Honolulu store opened this past weekend -- first one off the mainland. Have to stop in sometime (if I ever get around to visiting Hawaii).

 

[Pancake]

You are all missing the most important location!

Anchorage, Alaska

The home town of a future multiple academy award winner. After that, you have to have a store in London, where the afore mentioned future multiple academy award winner will be studying for a film degree starting in September. I forgive all of you for missing that, it must have been too obvious.


PS I do think Japan deserves a store because Japanese girls are really hot... for Apple products.

 

[Wonder Boy]

Good for Apple. I have an Apple store about 20 minutes away and i just like going and starring. By the way, I was recently there, and considered buying an airport extreme base station. I have only airport in my ibook and will get a extreme card (or better) when the 970's come out. My question is, should I get an extreme base station, or should I wait and see what they come out with next? And if i do wait,how long a wait do you all think it will it be?


thanks a lot.

 

[scem0]

I hope one of those new stores are in Austin (Texas). I've said it and I'll say it again - Austin is the PERFECT place for an apple store.

 

[Eckslusive]

They should at least open one in Toronto and one in Vancouver...
thats all Canada is asking.

 

[smashedapart]

Originally posted by scem0
I hope one of those new stores are in Austin (Texas). I've said it and I'll say it again - Austin is the PERFECT place for an apple store.

YES! THANK YOU! But, unfortunately, I'm afraid the presence of Dell is going to keep Apple far, far away from Austin. I live in Austin, and I can honestly say that Houston is the closest place to go for Mac software.

CompUSA doesn't cut it, and Frys...*pssh* gimme a break. One rack of Mac software!? Right next to a huge Mac hardware section (complete with shiny archway)??? I actually complained about this to a worker there and she replied with a smirk, "Well, that's part of the problem with Macs...no software." to which I replied, "That's a lie! There's plenty of software! You just don't stock it!"...I'll never shop there again.

At any rate, the Mac community here is huge. I can't go to a coffee shop without seeing at least a couple of iBooks. Even the Schlotskys (sp?) on Lamar has 4 flat panel iMacs for free web surfing while you eat.

If Apple really is afraid of Dell, then just build a store on the south side of town. Dell is all the way up in Round Rock (see: Yuppieville), they'll never notice.

 

[itmdramaguy]

Originally posted by scem0
I hope one of those new stores are in Austin (Texas). I've said it and I'll say it again - Austin is the PERFECT place for an apple store.

I agree, Central Texas needs an Apple Store. Austin or San Antonio. I would rather it be San Antonio considering that it is the bigger of the two, but either would do. I am sick of Dallas getting Apple Stores everywhere and SA and Austin not getting anything.

Come on Apple, SA or Austin is here.

 

[polyesterlester]

Originally posted by Pancake
You are all missing the most important location!

Anchorage, Alaska

...


PS I do think Japan deserves a store because Japanese girls are really hot... for Apple products.

Couldn't agree more - on both accounts. Come on, Anchorage has a Gateway Country, why couldn't it have an Apple store? Alaskans love Macs!

 

[scem0]

Originally posted by smashedapart
YES! THANK YOU! But, unfortunately, I'm afraid the presence of Dell is going to keep Apple far, far away from Austin. I live in Austin, and I can honestly say that Houston is the closest place to go for Mac software.

At any rate, the Mac community here is huge. I can't go to a coffee shop without seeing at least a couple of iBooks. Even the Schlotskys (sp?) on Lamar has 4 flat panel iMacs for free web surfing while you eat.

If Apple really is afraid of Dell, then just build a store on the south side of town. Dell is all the way up in Round Rock (see: Yuppieville), they'll never notice.

Schlotzsky's
Yeah, I go to that Schlotzsky's often. 2 kids pepperoni pizza's - $4.36, 2 cookies & 2 drinks. Great deal.
Great computers too. They have iMacs and eMacs. The iMacs are always taken though.

It is great that Schlotzsky's supports apple.

Originally posted by itmdramaguy
I agree, Central Texas needs an Apple Store. Austin or San Antonio. I would rather it be San Antonio considering that it is the bigger of the two, but either would do. I am sick of Dallas getting Apple Stores everywhere and SA and Austin not getting anything.

Come on Apple, SA or Austin is here.

Austinites are 'wierder' (you see 'keep austin wierd' t-shirts everywhere) than San Antonians, and I think apple would do better in Austin just because the people are more mac compatible. Plus, a apple store on the drag would sell LOTS of laptops, because college students would go crazy. UT rocks.

 

[tazo]

Re: Apple Store Growth

Originally posted by Macrumors
Today marks Apple's second aniversary of the opening of its first retail store in May 2001. This press release reports that 57 Apple Stores have been opened and that 20 new stores are planned over the next 12 months.

Three more prominent locations were announced, including Apple's first international Apple Store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district. The other high profile locations are downtown Chicago (June 27th, 2003) and San Francisco.

Rumors of international Apple Stores have floated around, including previous specifics about the Tokyo store - but this is the first official announcement by Apple that the Apple Stores would be built internationally.

I am just happy to have one here (the Bellevue Square locale). Even though the store is small, that dual 1.42 is so awesome

 

[AidenShaw]

Originally posted by Wonder Boy
My question is, should I get an extreme base station, or should I wait and see what they come out with next? And if i do wait,how long a wait do you all think it will it be?

Wait.

Don't buy anything for the future - you'll either pay an excessive price (compared to the price that it drops to when you need it), or you buy something that's an obsolete dead-end - because some other technology arrived in the meantime.

On the other hand, be reasonable. If you don't have a base station today and you need one today, then a few extra bucks for extreme will give you a few months of cushion.

Be prepared to blow the "investment" off, though. In a few months, 802.11a (or z or w or ??) might be the hot new thing, or BlueTooth EXTREME, or whatever - and any extra money you spent is long gone....

 

[AidenShaw]

Originally posted by Wonder Boy
My question is, should I get an extreme base station, or should I wait and see what they come out with next? And if i do wait,how long a wait do you all think it will it be?

Wait.

Don't buy anything for the future - you'll either pay an excessive price (compared to the price that it drops to when you need it), or you buy something that's an obsolete dead-end - because some other technology arrived in the meantime.

On the other hand, be reasonable. If you don't have a base station today and you need one today, then a few extra bucks for extreme will give you a few months of cushion.

Be prepared to blow the "investment" off, though. In a few months, 802.11a (or z or w or ??) might be the hot new thing, or BlueTooth EXTREME, or whatever - and any extra money you spent is long gone....

 

[tazo]

Re: 2 Apple Stores 15 minutes apart.

Originally posted by sweetaction
We are getting spoiled up here in Seattle. First they put a store in Bellevue Square and before it is even open, Apple announces a store opening in University Village. Right across Lake Washington!

very nice.

now I can quit going to that horrible The Computer Store on 45th. Bunch of arrogant pricks!

haha!

omg do not get me started on TCS I walked in and asked them some question that they should have been able to answer, i forget what i asked, but what i do remember was them being like, well we cant do anything unless.... augh. bunch-o-pricks.

 

[Abstract]

Originally posted by Eckslusive
They should at least open one in Toronto and one in Vancouver...
thats all Canada is asking.

Word.

But like =Pa= said, you may as well go to Buffalo if you live in Toronto. I would save over $300 (Cdn) if I were to buy an iBook in Buffalo, which is quite a lot of $$$. That stupid Canadian dollar is rising. Unless stores lower their prices (which they won't), then all us Canucks are paying wayyyyyy to much for everything American.

 

[chanoc]

Apple Store in Alaska Would Be Nice!

I would love to see an Apple Store in Alaska! This is to much of a MS platform state.