China, Huge crowds gather for Apple Store grand opening in Hangzhou

Apple has opened the doors to its new West Lake Apple Store in China today, letting throngs of eager customers into one of the company's largest retail outlets in Asia.

As promised earlier this week, Apple officially started sales at the West Lake Apple Store in Hangzhou, the first of five Chinese outlets to slated to open ahead of the Chinese New Year on Feb. 19.

The grand opening was celebrated by Apple CEO Tim Cook, who posted a rare tweet to mark the occasion.

"Starting Something New in Hangzhou, China!" Cook's tweet read, followed by the hashtag #AppleStoreWestLake. Cook seldom uses his social networking account to promote newly opened Apple Stores, but the Hangzhou location is an important first step in extending the company's reach into mainland China.


Last week, Apple SVP of Retail Angela Ahrendts reveals plans to open five Chinese stores before the Chinese New Year, the first being West Lake. Ahrendts' announcement is in line with Apple's lofty goal of opening 25 retail locations in China by the end of 2016.

Fourth Apple Retail Store in Basel (Switzerland) on July 12th

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Apple Inc. will be opening up its fourth official retail store in Switzerland this weekend. A new store in Basel will see its grand opening on July 12th, according to a notice on Apple’s Retail Store website. Job listings for the store first appeared earlier this year on Apple’s jobs website. Apple has already surrounded the store with a black banner promoting the store’s website. Apple is also planning several new stores in China, Italy, and the United States under the guide of recently appointed retail head Angela Ahrendts.

AppleCare plan new features

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Tara Bunch, Vice president of the AppleCare and technical support division in Cupertino, recently held a meeting with employees to discuss the service. And at that meeting, as reported by 9to5Mac sources, there have been some performance figures from AppleCare and their future plans.

Apparently, the AppleCare + service that protects the iOS devices from accidental damage goes well. Over 30 million people have contracted in the 14 countries where it is active, which has generated $2,000 billion in revenues and motivation to expand the service to more markets. One of the measures that can be taken in the future, for example, extend the deadline to purchase AppleCare + 30 to 60 days after purchase of the iOS device. 

Depending on how the economy goes, we might get to see a AppleCare + for Macs

We may also get to see a AppleCare + for Macs, now that bestsellers are Macbooks and are also subject to random breakdowns. Everything depends on the economy as something for the Mac would be significantly more expensive than iOS Terminal.

Another interesting thing is the improvements to our Apple accounts in relation to technical assistance. Taking advantage of the unification of Apple Retail and Apple Store web of Angela Ahrendts, Tara commented on a more unified experience between the Genius Bar, phone support and online.

The meeting ended with Tara Bunch promising a "superbowl" launch this fall, where we see almost all Apple products being updated, and encouraging all employees to help users start with the right foot on the platform when buy all these novelties. We will have a busy September and October ...

First press release of Angela Ahrendts

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Hello!

Thank you so much for an amazing first month, all your emails, and your kind words of support. I sincerely appreciate the warm welcome and all of your insights and perspectives, which have helped me quickly understand and genuinely admire Apples‘s unique culture.

I have spent most of my time getting to know and understand the many functions and teams in Cupertino, along with our short and long term initiatives. I was thrilled to meet many of you at stores in San Francisco and London this month, and I‘m looking forward to Tokyo and the Omotesando opening. Every couple of weeks, we will be visiting stores across the world to see and learn what we do best and hear your thoughts about opportunities ahead.

Looking to the future, I feel our greatest opportunity will be continuing to focus on and evolve the customer joumey online and in our stores. Although technology is rapidly changing how customers shop, they still want to feel surprised and delighted by the personalized Apple experience we provide at every turn. That‘s what makes us unique. Keeping the customer experience as simple as any other Apple product will also be critical as we expand into new markets, integrate our platforms, and develop new technologies.

Again, thank you very much for all of your kind words of support. I am honored to be working at Apple and thrilled to be working with you. I know together we will continue to enrich lives and communities. 

Thank you and see you very soon. 

Bets always.

Angela

Rumor: 14 June, Apple Store in Puerta del Sol (Madrid)

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The voice has spread like wildfire on Twitter: there seems to be movement in the Apple Store in Puerta del Sol, where they changed the black wall that was some time ago by another white wall. In addition, several sources have coincided at the same time claiming that shuffles the June 14 opening day as possible. One Saturday, that you will appreciate many locals.

The Apple Stores celebrate 13 years

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This month, celebrate 13 years of the opening the first Apple Store in the world in a mall in Virginia, on the east coast of the United States. The exact date of the opening was on May 19, 2001. When talking about Apple, everyone has an opinion about what to do. Systematically, the California company takes the opposite to everyone who gives advice. Wall Street analysts and the media claim that Apple is wrong again and again.

Very passionate, approachable, very Apple

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"Very passionate, approachable, very Apple". This is what employees have reviewed some Apple Store who have already received a visit from his new boss, Angela Ahrendts. The executive took over Apple Retail and online company store a few days ago, but has not done so noteworthy that nothing can be seen from outside.

Apple will open a new Apple Store in the World Trade Center in New York

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The place will become a North-american icon, recalling the barbarity committed. The World Trade Center will open in 2015 in New York. At first it was rumored that Apple would open a store in its shopping center and it seems to be a reality.

Some reports suggest that the firm with the managing body of the mall has already occurred and that the Apple Store will open on the day of the inauguration. It will not be the only major firm, Canali, Hugo Boss, Mont Blanc are some of the international companies that will be present.

We will see what kind of store presents us Apple, if it compete in design with Fifth Avenue cube or Grand Central, two of which are for me the most beautiful Apple Stores.

Await news of this new Apple Store

The Apple Store becomes the second online store, behind Amazon and surpassing Staples

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The data could not be better for Apple Store and online sales during the last year have learned that they have increased 24 percent. This increase has led him to second in sales volume, behind Amazon. Apple has overtaken Staples an online store that sells office supplies. 

According to a Wall Street Journal, Apple has got this second place this past year, but not because there has been an increase in sales, but because now in the annual report have been taken into account sales of iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and Apple TV. Until now, only took into account the sales of peripherals and we all know this is not the forte of Apple. 

Amazon is still far, last year worth over $ 67 billion and it bases its entire selling through Internet. But this year, with the additions of Angela Ahrendts and Bob Kupbens seems that Apple wants to give a "push" to its physical and electronic sales.

Apple will hold "update events" of iPhones in their stores

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Very curious initiative has discovered 9to5Mac: it seems that Apple is preparing to celebrate "update" events to all customers who have the opportunity to buy a new iPhone model changing its old model. Will be starting this Thursday, May 8 starting with the U.S. Apple Store, and apparently it has to be "huge". 

Who are those customers who have the opportunity to upgrade? People who bought an iPhone at an Apple Store and they can get an advantage by delivering the phone to recycle leveraging the exchange program. These people, if they live near a local Apple Store will receive an email inviting them to this event to buy an iPhone5S or an iPhone 5c.

It will be the first major event of the Apple Store to oversee its new director, Angela Ahrendts 


This event can bring many people to the Apple Store, so the shops have begun to prepare for a good flow of customers at the same level as it prepares for the launch of a new iPhone or iPad.

This will be one of the first initiatives will oversee of the new Director Apple Retail, Angela Ahrendts, probably together with other Apple executives to see the reaction of consumers in person. The test is conducted in the U.S., and if all goes well, the event may be repeated in other countries.

It is Official: Angela Ahrendts is already the new senior vice president of Apple Retail

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Tim Cook said it would be this week: finally, months after the announcement, Angela Ahrendts has ceased to be the CEO of Burberry and officially in as new head of Apple Retail and Apple online stores. This has been reflected in both the Burberry website like Apple in sections where it is shown to the policy. Rumors of this delay are contradicted. 

Angela thus becomes the only woman member of the board of Apple, answering direct orders from Tim Cook and directing two sections that had never been run together: the website of the Apple Store and the division of physical stores. Replaces John Browett, who was temporarily in charge of those stores until Tim decided to fire him for not fit well in the company.

Angela must prove that Tim Cook is not wrong choosing it as happened to John Browett

In its day, Tim said that John was the best executive to lead Apple Retail and months later had to retract. Angela's task is clearly prevent the CEO of Apple has to go through the same situation. Under her responsibility is to continue the expansion of Apple stores and maintain its reputation as the most iconic chain stores in the world. 

Who knows ... if we could see John Browett at the opening of the Apple Store in Passeig de Gràcia (Barcelona - Spain), might see Angela inaugurating the Apple Store next to Puerta del Sol (Madrid - Spain). Personally I ask only one thing: the iPad version Apple app Store reaches Spain.

No more waiting, Angela Ahrendts will join Apple in a week

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Tim Cook confirmed yesterday during the press conference where they announced financial results for Q2 2014, which are incorporated Angela Ahrendts to Apple next week. A story that so belies the latest data that spoke of a delay in its incorporation until June. 

Angela Ahrendts has been CEO of the prestigious British brand Burberry and now in a position created specifically for her, will oversee the strategic direction, operations and expansion of both physical stores and online. Assuming the role of former Vice President John Browett in Eddy Cue in retail and online.

Now have to wait to see how they affect your decisions and what changes introduced in stores, both physical Apple Store and the online store.

Angela Ahrendts may delay your entry into Apple until June

This is my first article wrote with a phone and the truth, it is not very comfortable.

It seems that Tim Cook will have to wait a little longer directing himself the Apple Retail division. Angela Ahrendts, the CEO of Burberry far you have to go into Apple as senior vice president of Retail new this spring, could delay the change of work until June.
According to The Guardian, Angela wants to ensure that all tasks left closed in Burberry for the new CEO of the company (the current creative director Christopher Bailey) smoothly. Ahrendts has already served six months of rigor after notice to leave his post, but apparently need a little more time.

It is also said that Angela may be delaying his departure for two million pounds as a bonus you have to get leave his post as CEO of Burberry, as well as some deals that made the clothing company in Japan. He said: leave all properly closed and switch jobs with a clear conscience tasks. And it June yet enters the period of "spring" that had been established with Apple.