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On May 19, 2001, Apple introduced its first Apple Store. The store opening wasn’t any ordinary event; in typical Apple fashion, the company took the conventional wisdom, threw it out the window, and created its own rules. A decade later, the Apple Store is the envy of the retailing world.
Macworld has a series of articles to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Apple Store. We’ll take a look back at the events of May 19, 2001, and explore why the Apple Store works as well as it does. We’ll also examine how the Apple Store contributes to the company financially, as well as the effect on independent Mac stores. And a Macworld editor looks back at her visit to the opening of the Glendale Apple Store.
- Apple Retail Stores' 10th anniversary
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Ten years of the Apple Retail Store: What went right
The amazing success of the Apple Retail Stores has been picked apart, studied, and analyzed by others trying to find elements they can apply to other industries and turn into successes. ifoAppleStore.com's Gary Allen examines why Apple Retail has become a retail phenomenon.
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A tale of two Apple Stores (the first two)
On May 19, 2001, Apple opened its first two retails stores in McLean, Virginia, and Glendale, California. Benj Edwards takes a look back at the events of that day, and how it set the tone for Apple's foray into retail.
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Remembering the opening of the Glendale Apple Store
Macworld staff editor Serenity Caldwell takes a trip down memory lane and recounts her opening-day experience at the Glendale Apple Store back in 2001.
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Financial history of the Apple Retail Store
Since 2001, Apple has opened more than 300 stores worldwide. Macworld's Roman Loyola takes a look as how the Apple Stores impact the company's bottom line.
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Independent Mac retailers step out from the Apple Store shadow
Ten years after Apple opened its first retail store, the landscape has shifted radically for independent Mac stores. Joel Mathis talks to indie store owners who have managed to stay in business, and discovers the keys to their success.
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Thoughts on the Apple Retail Store
In this episode of the Macworld podcast, host Roman Loyola talks to Gary Allen of ifoAppleStore.com about the time before the Apple Store, the evolution of Apple Retail, and what makes the stores so popular.
When Apple opened its first store in Tysons Corner, Virginia ten years ago, many scoffed. What does a computer company know about retail? In Apple's case, the answer turns out to be "plenty."
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