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<title>Apple internal video shows thinking behind stores</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/26/shows.focus.on.customer.experience.over.profit/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1353986476_Apple-Bridger-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A previously-unaired internal Apple video from 2011 led by former SVP of Retail Ron Johnson and featuring rare appearances by Apple Store architects and VP of Retail Development Bob Bridger was posted to YouTube for a while on Monday (and has since been pulled). The video, about 10 minutes in length, showcases how Apple approaches creating both its in-mall and standalone Apple Stores -- revealing ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Report: Apple Stores' EasyPay to be updated for Passbook</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/15/logical.progression.of.apple.store.app.abilities/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1210/Apple-Passbook-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple, which launched the "EasyPay" system of allowing users to buy accessories and self-checkout at Apple Stores by scanning a bar code with the Apple Store app on their iOS device late last year, plans to add Passbook functionality that could allow users to buy (and eventually even reload) Apple Store gift cards, possibly book Genius Bar appointments or provide reservations on top-selling item...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kansas Apple Store hit with vehicle in smash-and-grab</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/13/thieves.often.forget.that.devices.are.easily.traceable/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1350182458_Apple-LeawoodKS-robbery-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The latest in a series of "smash-and-grab" robberies of Apple Stores happened in Leawood, Kansas this week -- the second time this particular store has been victimized in the same manner in the last two years. The thieves used a stolen car as a battering ram, but were unable to use the car to escape, and only had time to take a small amount of merchandise before police arrived, forcing them to f...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Online 'Genius' program debuts at Apple's online store</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/29/shifts.some.training.pre.buying.questions.to.web.site/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1208/Apple-online-geniuses-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Amid reports that Apple is looking at new ways to make the retail Apple Stores more profitable, the company has added a new "online training" feature to its store website, bringing "live chat" abilities along with a guided tour of the online store, Genius scheduling, or the ability to request a phone call from a product specialist. The program launched today in the UK, Germany, Spain and Brazil, b...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Glendale Apple Store fined $200 for overcharging error</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/09/la.authority.conducts.price.accuracy.inspections/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/Apple-Glendale-overpricing-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Following an investigation by the LA consumer protection agency, one of the Glendale Apple stores has been fined a $200 civil penalty for overcharging on an item. The Americana at Brand store apparently sold an unnamed item (likely to be a Mac system) for $70 more than the lowest advertised store price at the time. Apple normally sells all new items at normal retail price, and any price fluctuatio...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ron Johnson previews JC Penney plan to 'retail different'</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/25/publishes.two.page.newspaper.mission.statement/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1201/JCPenney-Johnson-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Kicking off with a two-page newspaper ad (seen below) that serves as a new "mission statement" for the company that says it is "rethinking and reimagining" its store experience, J.C. Penney Company kicked off celebrations for its 110th anniversary with new CEO Ron Johnson at the helm. Johnson spent 11 years as Apple's Senior VP of Retail and was the key person responsible for the Apple Stores and ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple Stores' EasyPay checkout, in-store pickup help growth</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/25/revenue.visitor.counts.both.jump.over.40.percent/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1201/applestore-xidannight.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple CEO Tim Cook has credited the company's recent retail innovations, which include the online option of in-store pickup of purchases as well as a new self-checkout option that incorporates into the stores' EasyPay system with an eponymous iOS app, with helping Apple Stores see significant jumps in visitors and revenue across 2011. Average revenues per store grew 43 percent to $17.4 million, wh...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple stores coming to southern France, northern Switzerland</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/16/aix.en.provence.plans.show.glass.heavy.design/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1201/Apple-Provence-Basel-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Two more future Apple stores have been uncovered thanks to magazine features and a European Mac website, retail tracking site ifoAppleStore reports. One will be in the French city of Aix-En-Provence, not far from Marseilles, while the other will be in the north of Switzerland where it meets the French and German borders in the town of Basel. A magazine from the Aix-en-Provence region revealed rend...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rumor: Apple may be mystery retailer coming to Halifax mall</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1201/Apple-Halifax-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Canada may get as many as four new Apple stores in 2012, but if reports from Nova Scotia are true, however, one store may go against Apple's trend of placing stores in the highest population centers and will instead land in Halifax, the provincial capital but home to only 400,000 people. The rumor, which has circulated in various forms for years, is recently supported by unusual renovations and un...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple sues NY's Apple Story, other retail lookalikes</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/08/04/sealed.lawsuit.may.target.chinese.knockoff.stores/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/news/1107/applestore-window.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has filed a lawsuit against a list of companies that currently run retail stores designed to look like Apple's own brick-and-mortar outlets. Although the complaint is sealed, the few details that are available suggest the company is going after a large number of defendants. The lawsuit, which was filed at the US District Court in the Eastern District of New York, lists at least 50 John Does ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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