Exactly. Retrofitting a "historic" structure has bankrupted many a family and company when unknown and at time arbitrary regulations are enforced during development.
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'Next-Generation' Apple Store Opens in Memphis
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Can't wait for the new Birmingham store (although not sure where they'll put the massive screen).
Woodwork patterns have represented domestic calm for centuries. The symbolism is almost universal. It gives a sense of warmth and home. This is why you see woodwork, white walls and glass at an Apple Store, it gives a warm "at home" feel.
One thing I love about Apple Stores is no stationary point of sale. The whole store is dynamically designed for the staff to adjust with the ebb and flow of customers. Wish most retailers would follow this model.
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Next generation? Looks like the same old song with a few new lines and Ive wants everybody to cheer it.
--- apologies to The Who.
To me it look more retro 1st Gen Apple Store than something supposedly all-new.
Sense of warmth and home? But where are the baristas and latte menu? It's a tech/consumer electronics store for crying out loud. I don't want to feel warm and cuddly, I want to feel exhilarated and awed by the latest and greatest. I don't go into a tech store to relax... well, OK, maybe, but not in the sense I do when I chill at a coffee shop.
--- apologies to The Who.
To me it look more retro 1st Gen Apple Store than something supposedly all-new.
Sense of warmth and home? But where are the baristas and latte menu? It's a tech/consumer electronics store for crying out loud. I don't want to feel warm and cuddly, I want to feel exhilarated and awed by the latest and greatest. I don't go into a tech store to relax... well, OK, maybe, but not in the sense I do when I chill at a coffee shop.
How long did it take for the store to be remodelled?
The Regent's Street store in London has been under construction for ages. I'm getting impatient
Apple have permission to operate the temporary basement store for up to 3 years so could be a while yet
Ive ruining Apple again. I want the skuemorphic stores back Give us the option of reverting back to the old Apple Stores!
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Give us the option of reverting back to the old Apple Stores!/s
Nope, wooden tables are not new…these are different, though.
[doublepost=1459262629][/doublepost]Interesting…I look forward to getting to visit one in person and see what it's really like.
I'm going to make a weird prediction: Those big Beats headphones are Apple's ticket into VR headsets. They're the perfect (and already considered very stylish) things to add a flip-down screen.
Am I the only old man here that hates going into an Apple Store? I go to an Apple Store, then I have to find an employee, which isn't hard but they all are busy and the ones that are not appear that they cant be bothered, then I feel bad I have to bother them so I can buy my product. I am 36 btw. Its just this "dynamic store" concept doesn't work for me. It looks great though.
Precisely that
If that effect was intentional, you should have written the last sentence in a plain font.
How long did it take for the store to be remodelled?
The Regent's Street store in London has been under construction for ages. I'm getting impatient
They opened a new store down the street from the old one. Closing the old one
I just went to the Apple Store at 1 Infinite Loop last week and it looks just like this. A nice design, love the big screen and curious to see how they'll use it moving forward.
I think the article should be retitled... "Memphis gains micro contemporary art museum".
No disagreement with that, but like H. Flower said, wood and its warmth do not represent Apple products. Apple products are a cold, industrial metal outside paired to an "inside" that is either clinically sterile or comically colorful.
If you have an iPhone. forget the employees. I often go, grab what I want, pay using the Apple Store App and walk out. Easy Peasy. If you want to buy a phone or a computer, then you need to get an employee. But again, just tell the first employee at the door and they will put you on the queue. In the mean time, wonder around and enjoy the sites.
I like the 37' display panel. It's so boxy because there's probably a metric ton of fixture holding that thing to the wall, and they wanted to mask it. Thus the box was born.
Well one thing is for certain, THAT HUMONGUOS TV Display simply can't be stolen!
.......or could it?
.......or could it?
