Apple banks on retail stores
Apple’s latest store in Manhattan is part of a bigger plan to win new customers through its retail strategy.
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Reardon Font size Print E-mail Share 63 comments Apple’s new store on the Upper
West Side opens on Saturday at 10 a_m Credit Marguerite Reardon/CNET NEW
YORK–Apple hopes to grow its market share with an increasingly aggressive
retail strategy that includes opening bigger stores in more locations At a media
preview of its fourth store here which is located on the Upper West Side Ron
Johnson Apple’s senior vice president of retail said Apple’s retail strategy is
all about getting consumers to switch from PCs to Macs New Manhattan Apple store
on the Upper West Side–photos Our Apple stores are a magnet for switchers he
said About half the people who come into our retail locations are first-time Mac
buyers Johnson said that Apple’s Genius Bar which provides face-to-face customer
service and support and other services allow people to switch from a PC to a Mac
with confidence For example Apple offers its One-to-One service which allows new
Mac users to drop off their old computer so that files can be transferred from
the older computer to a new Mac The new Apple store on the Upper West Side is
the first to have a glass ceiling Credit Marguerite Reardon/CNET The service
which costs $99 for one year then allows users to meet one-on-one with an Apple
representative to discover where the new content is on the computer and to learn
how to use more advanced features Customers can use the one-on-one instruction
service as much as they like for that one-year period Johnson also said that the
Apple stores provide a good way for customers to test out and play with new
products before they buy them Even if customers don’t buy their Mac iPhone or
iPod in the Apple store the experience they get from looking at it in the store
is often enough to help them make a purchasing decision The strategy seems to be
working Apple has been increasing its overall sales and market share for its
products over the past year particularly for its Macs In the third quarter of
2009 the company sold about 3 million new Macs which was a 17 percent increase
compared to a year earlier according to IDC This was well ahead of the overall
global PC market which grew by only about 2 percent according to IDC For 19 of
the last 20 quarters Apple has outpaced the market in terms of sales Even though
overall sales have increased Apple hasn’t made huge gains in market share But it
has made modest improvements Over the past year the company has managed to bump
its market share up to 9_4 percent in the third quarter of 2009 from about 8_6
percent in the third quarter of 2008 Apple is in fourth place in the overall
computer market lagging PC makers Hewlett-Packard Dell and Acer In 2001 when
Apple opened its first store plenty of people questioned whether Apple’s retail
strategy would even work But eight years and 279 stores later the retail
business has become a big revenue driver for the company In fiscal 2009 Apple
generated $6_6 billion of the company’s $29_9 billion in revenue from its retail
stores Johnson said Some of the stores such as the Fifth Avenue store in
Manhattan which sits below a glass cube across the street from the Plaza Hotel
have become tourist destinations Apple purposely puts stores in high-traffic
areas to attract customers Johnson said And in the case of big stores like the
ones in Manhattan it’s also important to put them where people visit Worldwide
some 170 million visitors entered an Apple store in fiscal 2009 Apple’s flagship
stores or as the company calls them significant stores are especially designed
to draw in visitors with eye-catching design and architecture And the new Upper
West Side store at Broadway and 67th Street is no exception The new store
features a glass roof the first ever for an Apple store And it also features
45-foot-tall stone walls a large ground floor to showcase products and a glass
spiral staircase that leads to the lower level of the store where Apple provides
service Apple plans to open between 40 and 50 new retail stores in 2010 More
than half of these new stores are expected to be outside the U_S Some of the
countries where Apple will open new stores include the United Kingdom Canada
Australia Italy Switzerland Germany France and China Johnson said Apple’s main
competitor Microsoft is trying to emulate Apple’s retail success by opening up
stores of its own Recently the software maker opened locations in Scottsdale
Ariz and Mission Viejo Calif Apple’s latest Manhattan store on Broadway at West
67th Street will open to the public at 10 a_m EST on Saturday Marguerite Reardon
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63 Comments prev 1 next by Gold_Storm_Mac November 12 2009 3:39 PM PST These
stores are amazing and have brought in incredible amount of revenue and
popularity for apple They are always so crowded Even though most of them just
come to play with Photo Booth Like this Reply to this comment by pickles319
November 12 2009 5:06 PM PST DumbMacUser1Dont be a troll Nobody likes trolls
Like this by jr24ds November 12 2009 5:12 PM PST DumbMacUser1think you just need
to stop drinking your hater-aid and just try a mac if it makes them money and
it’s bringing business then let them do it icrap software really try turning on
a new pc and seeing all the crapware that’s on it like antivirus that slows your
computer down like crazy and bunch of manufacture CRAP see that on a mac no Like
this by docster87 November 12 2009 5:49 PM PST I’ve never been as happy or
productive w Windows as I am with iCrap software that comes bundled w Macs Does
Win7 allow you to create home DVDs right out of the box Does the Windows version
of MS Office allow you to make PDFs without giving Adobe hundreds of bucks?I
just don’t understand the hate Sure I prefer owning a Mac but I used to own
Windows I can compare the two better than people that have never used one or
other I see it as simple if you love to upgrade hardware to play the latest
games get a PC If you want to edit media get a Mac Both can do email office work
and basic computer stuff Like this by ManjyomeThunder November 12 2009 8:01 PM
PST docster87″Does Win7 allow you to create home DVDs right out of the box”Yes
it does actually It’s called Windows DVD Maker and it’s part of Windows 7 Unlike
iDVD which is part of iLife rather than OS X And just because iLife comes with
new Macs does not make it part of OS X so don’t start It’s bundled
software_”Does the Windows version of MS Office allow you to make PDFs without
giving Adobe hundreds of bucks?”Save As PDF or XPS___Ta da!Windows can edit
media just as well as OS X can by the way Ever hear of AVID Sony Vegas After
Effects Photoshop Other things of that nature Yeah they all run on Windows Like
this by aMUSICsite November 13 2009 4:53 AM PST They have just opened one of the
churches ops I mean shop near me You can’t move in there at the weekend It seems
to be working for Apple but some companies are going to loose a fortune by
trying to copy and getting it wrong You only have to look at the Sony stores to
see how not to do it For a tech store to work first you have to have the
believers Like this by Gold_Storm_Mac November 12 2009 3:42 PM PST Apple hopes
to steal the spotlight from Microsoft Like this Reply to this comment by
Gold_Storm_Mac November 12 2009 3:55 PM PST lol the video is sponsored by
Windows 7 Microsoft Like this by etslee November 12 2009 4:05 PM PST Ay chance
SF will get a flagship store The Union Square store is tiny Like this Reply to
this comment by Perry_Clease November 12 2009 4:12 PM PST Wasn’t that the first
one We have 5 in the San Diego Area The one at Fashion Valley is probably 4
times the size of the others but could not be considered a flagship store I was
in there yesterday and it was busy as usual Like this by Mr Dee November 12 2009
4:46 PM PST The first Apple Store was in Virginia I am not a Mac user and even I
know that Like this by cnetpre November 12 2009 4:31 PM PST While other
businesses are reducing overall expenses by closing down their brick mortar
business models in favor of online opportunities to increase cost-savings Apple
might be putting their business at risk by doing the complete opposite Only time
will tell Like this Reply to this comment by Gold_Storm_Mac November 12 2009
4:38 PM PST Apple has too much capital and store traffic for that Though
technology advances a lot of people enjoy taking their strolls through the city
and visiting beautiful stores Like this by Splashes November 12 2009 5:25 PM PST
cnetpre Companies that can afford to expand when others are pulling back due to
economic conditions will grab market share on the cheap With Apple at ~9% of the
US market and much less in most international markets there’s a lot of market
share out there for the taking_Also if you haven’t seen this I’d suggest you
take a
look:http://gizmodo_com/5403128/all-the-apple-store-data-you-could-possibly-want-to-readGiven
those numbers it would be pure unadulterated stupidity for Apple to pull back
now and a no-brainer to keep expanding Remember Apple is sitting on ~$30B in
cash more than any other tech company including Microsoft If there is any risk
for Apple in retail now is the perfect time to risk some of that $30B Like this
by krosafcheg November 13 2009 1:44 AM PST If there’s one thing I’ve heard a lot
from people walking into technology stores it’s that they have had enough of
ordering things online even from major retailers only to get totally crappy
product delivered to their door People are learning the value of seeing and
touching what they want before they buy Even when people buy things online they
very often go see them in person first Top it off with the same human in person
fast results of returns exchanges warranty service and refunds and the brick and
mortar become the retail method of choice Like this by Mr Dee November 12 2009
4:45 PM PST I am not gonna lie that store looks amazing but I am forever PC The
next time I am in New York I will be stopping by with my Windows 7 Enterprise
90-trial to load it up on all the Macs in the store I will also do an in store
demo of the all the cool features of Windows 7 and then whisk myself away before
they call the cops Like this Reply to this comment by Gold_Storm_Mac November 12
2009 4:51 PM PST features that are not offered on the mac like _?don’t get me
wrong there will be a few There just happens to be more on the mac Like this by
pickles319 November 12 2009 5:08 PM PST You do know that Windows 7 was modeled
largely off Apple OS right Like this by Perry_Clease November 12 2009 5:31 PM
PST You will need the admin password to load your Windows onto those store Macs
Even then you will probably get the 86 before you insert the DVD Like this by
termin02 November 12 2009 6:13 PM PST Don’t forget Apple has done the same thing
stealing ideas Like this by Mr Dee November 12 2009 8:44 PM PST Features like
the cool Live Taskbar and Alt-Tab Previews Branche Cache VPN Reconnect BitLocker
and BitLocker To Go HomeGroups Media Streaming Aero Shake Internet and Digital
TV Internet Explorer 8 Visual Search Jump List Location Aware Printing Mobile
Broadband support Remote Media Streaming Snaps Libraries Touch support AppLocker
Direct Access Federated Search and Enterprise Search Scopes VHD Boot Powershell
2_0Mac OS X Snow Leopard is a toy compared to Windows 7 Like this by Yelonde
November 12 2009 8:58 PM PST The next time I am in New York I will be stopping
by with my Windows 7 Enterprise 90-trial to load it up on all the Macs in the
store I will also do an in store demo of the all the cool features of Windows 7
and then whisk myself away before they call the cops_”Only goes to prove how
much of a slave you are to Microsoft Like this by lazycat202 November 13 2009
4:17 AM PST Mr_DeeWhat are those functions what do they do Microsoft copied
those functions from Apple OS lol Like this by stickfu November 13 2009 5:19 AM
PST LazyWell said most users don t go shopping for a computer with a laundry
list of PR material of functions they don t understand They buy what looks/feels
right to them BTW Cacheing Homegroups Libraries and Powershell Mr Dee you really
think those are going to move units on their own at BestBuy get a clue no better
yet just continue on I need the consistent laugh you provide I can just see my
65 year old neighbour now No Branchcache or Powershell No SALE!!Actually he s
smarter he uses Linux Mint now and loves it Like this by Seaspray0 November 13
2009 7:18 AM PST Mr Dee You forgot touchscreen Like this by Gold_Storm_Mac
November 13 2009 7:02 PM PST Mr_Dee live taskbar alt-tab expose libraries smart
folders BitLocker FileVault HomeGrouos Bonjour mac also has location based
printing or sumthin like that This is what it says on website Print dialogs now
display nearby printers so you can quickly identify and configure the most
conveniently located printers on your network_Some of these features are better
done on windows and some on mac Have a look at the feature list of mac in
addition to windowshttp://www_apple_com/macosx Like this See more comment
replies by shellcodes_coder November 12 2009 5:21 PM PST Oh no just another
bunch of overpriced mediocre hardware crap from Apple just for that rotten Apple
logo___more to come Like this Reply to this comment by Gold_Storm_Mac November
12 2009 5:25 PM PST here we go again?_prove your theory Like this by Yukinagato
November 12 2009 6:02 PM PST Well actually Macs are over priced_I did a little
experiment a while back i went to Sony’s Website and went to Apple_comI build a
Macbook Pro 13 and a Sony Viao SR that was 13 inches as well_I built up the Mac
to $2249 then i did the same with the sony computer except it cost 2079Well you
got more bang for your buck as sony Both Computers has 8 gigs of RAM and a 500
gig HDD But sony has a 2_8gig Intel T9600 processor and the apple only had a
2_56 GHz processor The apple comes with the Nvidea intergrated graphics card
while the sony has a ATI mobiility radeon HD also the sony has a blu ray while
the mac has only stanrd DVD drive OH and before you mention it i didnt add any
software the price is only the hardware before adding things like Garage band
photoshop Office or anythiing else so yeah apple from a hardware standpoint is
over priced Like this by opiapr November 12 2009 6:37 PM PST The guy that works
at the coffee shop is a Windows fan boy and he’s line in bashing at me since he
saw my apple sticker on the car was the same one Apple are over priced and piece
of crap Well the day I let him play with my macbook he admitted that if he had
the money he will get a macbook So I think most of the apple haters hate apple
just because they can’t afford it_And by the record I don’t hate Microsoft I
actually Had 3 Windows based machines but my main ones are Apple Like this by
opiapr November 12 2009 6:40 PM PST yukingato but that experiment you can base
your fact on a web site specs comparison Try a new windows machine with similar
spec along with a new mac for a month then let us know Like this by
Gold_Storm_Mac November 12 2009 7:37 PM PST Yukgarage Band is free and doesn’t
even come on windows_not to mention better service better software design though
sony has nice designs and features like MagSafe Like this by lazycat202 November
13 2009 4:23 AM PST Garage band?you think I’m interested in how to learn to play
music gosh!GarageBand looks nice though don’t get me wrong Like this by
Seaspray0 November 13 2009 7:51 AM PST Gold_Storm_Mac here we go again?_prove
your theory I would love to but I haven’t found a mac that even comes near the
average price that people are spending on a laptop not even within 30% of that
price Now why is that When a PC will do all the functions I want right out of
the box then me spending $$$ more to do the same thing on a mac IS overpriced
Like this by ckurowic November 15 2009 12:19 PM PST From what I can tell the
same people who whine about Mac’s being expensive are the same people who drive
Kia’s Like this by srminton November 15 2009 3:33 PM PST One day you will get a
MaC Stay strong until the day of your liberation from clunk-click computing Like
this by shycelticwitch November 16 2009 12:51 PM PST Seaspray you forgot one
thing my Mac will do the same things as your PC probably a wee bit faster and
with less issues the difference is my first Mac will still be doing it when you
are on your third PC___nice try you’re another one who can’t back up facts with
proof Like this by SkateNY November 12 2009 7:02 PM PST It’s beyond my
imagination as to why people are bashing Apple because of their success_Did they
break anti-trust laws Did they force people at gunpoint to part with their money
Did they recruit people who are adept at making sales to consumers who are
incompetent or uninformed?Get over it Microsoft will continue to make money no
matter what Apple does Difference is Apple’s stock has appreciated over 600%
during the past five years while MSFT has laid flat Read into that whatever you
like but Apple’s recent success is not a weakness Like this Reply to this
comment by jtnstnt November 12 2009 8:26 PM PST I don’t like how people comment
on the stock market and do not provide accurate information One of the biggest
reasons why MSFT has not risen is because of the sheer volume of stocks it has
The amount of stocks in MSFT is about ten times the amount in AAPL and the net
revenue is about 80 billion higher Like this by Splashes November 13 2009 3:09
AM PST Heh The amount of stocks You’re getting too technical for me and it does
wonders for your credibility_So how will you spin the two companies market caps
For those who aren’t aware the market cap is the total number of outstanding
shares times the share price which gives you the total value of the company as
determined by the free market_In March 2000 Apple’s mcap was $16B and
Microsoft’s was $510B_Today Apple’s is $182B and Microsoft’s is $260B_(See chart
here
http://www_businessinsider_com/chart-of-the-day-market-cap-apple-vs-microsoft-2009-11)Any
questions Like this by mgheff November 12 2009 7:23 PM PST looks like an amazing
place to go shopping for computers/ipods/mp3s regardless of whether you are an
Apple fan or not Apple has really nailed retail on the head a thousand times
over Like this Reply to this comment by Seaspray0 November 13 2009 8:16 AM PST I
disagree When I shop for an mp3 player/computer/etc I want to check out ALL the
models made by ALL the manufacturers I will do my research on the specifications
ratings of each etc before deciding on what is the best for me I will narrow
down my search to a few makes/models and then I will find out where I can view
those models in the stores Chances are walmart will do a better job of having
all those makes/models than the apple store will If my search was narrowed down
to make/models that were all carried in the apple store THEN I would go there
first Until then I will not limit myself to only one brand Like this by
Mangolite November 12 2009 9:47 PM PST I just one an Apple Store in Asheville NC
where it will be closer to where I resides Currently I have to traveled anywhere
from 2 to 8 Hours drive just to go window shopping D LOL Like this Reply to this
comment by strongpimphand November 12 2009 10:09 PM PST I went to the one in
Germantown TN before and was NOT impressed It was just a regular store I’m sorry
but isn’t this common sense You know____if you have a brand and you want people
to buy your brand____you put your brand in retail stores in high profile
places?!?!Why is this article trying to make it seem like this is something
revolutionary Every retail store does this This is why many wal-marts are moving
closer to highways and near malls This is why churches are moving closer
downtown This is why mcdonalds is inside wal-mart next to the church near the
mall This article is pointless____and yes I have owned almost any mac product
you can think of that came out recently I know I’m a hater I’m a hater I’m a
hater blah blah blah mac vs windows yada yada yada Like this Reply to this
comment by Splashes November 13 2009 2:43 AM PST I agree the article could have
given more detail about why Apple’s stores are so amazing Of course if you’d
been paying attention to other press coverage of Apple’s stores you might not be
so quick to poo-poo this article_Take a look
here:http://gizmodo_com/5403128/all-the-apple-store-data-you-could-possibly-want-to-readIf
you read that and still think Apple’s stores are no big deal it’s your problem
not theirs Like this by ckurowic November 15 2009 12:22 PM PST The stores you
refer to are mini stores in malls usually These amazing ones are HUGE retail
outlets Like this by vojnov November 13 2009 3:43 AM PST OOOO isn’t that cute It
says on video Sponsored by Microsoft Microsoft help his younger and not so smart
brother Apple to get promoted well that is not selfish from Microsoft but his
younger brother is mad at him all the time and kick him with his little hands
and cry but Microsoft confor him and say that one day maybe if he get smarter
and older he may become something like himself Big and Usefull to the world But
if he continue to be bad and notty he will probably fail Like this Reply to this
comment by Yelonde November 13 2009 6:27 PM PST So Big Brother microsoft is
watching you I presume Like this by shellcodes_coder November 13 2009 6:15 AM
PST So they are opening mores stores to sell that mediocre vendor locked crap
Like this Reply to this comment by Yelonde November 15 2009 3:21 PM PST Clearly
you do not own a mac neither have you used one enough Like this by iceman721
November 13 2009 6:44 AM PST The stores will continue to allow inroads for those
that can afford the price of admission to the closed Apple Eco-system I am a
long time PC owner and use a PC at work I’m typing this right now on a system
running Windows 7 RC I have an above average amount of technical knowledge but
do not consider myself an expert although my friends tease me and tell me that I
am I said all of that to say that I will soon be buying a shiny new 15 inch
Macbook Pro I will dual boot it and use Windows 7 on it with OSX but I’m moving
over to an Apple machine My 1k dollar Asus laptop I bought about 18 months ago
is sitting on the dining room table and was just bricked by a Windows update
last week’s It was running Windows Vista 32 bit and Eset Smart Security Suite
All of the software on it was updated and it had no viruses per the virus scan
that was performed about a day before it was bricked_It will get fixed but I
watched 18 months ago as my wife laughed at me when I brought my Asus home She
had purchased a Macbook the year before She came home and started working right
out of the box I spent hours downloading updates to the OS adding A/V software
etc She walked out of the store and was done Say what you want about Apple
hardware but I would have never thought a computer could run so well on a paltry
1gb of Ram Until Sims 3 came out she had no issues Then when it did and she
tried to run it it was so slow she couldn’t bear playing it I paid 75_00 for 2gb
of Ram for her from New Egg and installed it in about 10 minutes She booted it
up and has been happy ever since then I am not saying that Apple products are
perfect but what I will say is that for most people having a store that you can
enter and talk to an expert about the product helps allot It also helps people
to know that they can walk in with a hardware or software issue and get it fixed
I have to package up my 1k Asus machine and send it in That is nowhere near as
nice as it would be to walk into a local store and drop it off knowing that it
would be fixed or replaced and in a few days I would be on my way Apple Care is
also a decent deal when you consider what you pay for it 150-300 dollars for 3
years of support whether hardware or software The Geek Squad crew charge folks
80_00 an hour for most services There aren’t too many things that they are going
to do for you in only one hour most things will be 2-3 hours which would be what
Apple Care would have cost for 3 years I’m a PC but I will be running my Windows
on a Apple from now on and I will learn OSX as I go along It’s called the best
of both worlds and its the way to go as long as you can afford the steep price
of admission Like this Reply to this comment by shycelticwitch November 16 2009
12:55 PM PST Thank you for respectfully presenting what so many of us have found
to be true You will not be unhappy at the cost of your new and better
productivity levels As a matter of fact I think you will find like the rest of
us have that once you have had the experience of truly well-manufactured
hardware combined with extremely well-engineered software you will find that
your Mac means as much to you as the family car And if you maintain it properly
you can pass it on to your kids Like this by play7 November 13 2009 7:11 AM PST
really how many units can they salle to new buyers?_______________________most
are repeat buyers__________if aplle wants to waste money fine they have alot so
who really cares Like this Reply to this comment by bigmc6000 November 13 2009
10:01 AM PST Literacy FAIL”Our Apple stores are a magnet for switchers he said
About half the people who come into our retail locations are first-time Mac
buyers Like this by elmostro007 November 13 2009 12:55 PM PST I Love this so
entertaining to read thanks everyone Lots of great and valid points from both
sides Like this Reply to this comment by hackintosher November 14 2009 5:25 PM
PST my HP desktop pc running snow leopard cost half as much as a mac and has
double the specs dont you mac fanboys see that your money isnt going into your
computer but into energy wasting modern retail stores there isnt one piece of
insulation in this entire store i live in nyc and i can tell you this place is
designed just like their computers pretty expensive and a total waste i
guarantee this store will trap heat from a summer sun like a car with the
windows up but they will just crank up the air conditioning while leaving the
front door propped open apples green my a$$ Like this Reply to this comment by
ckurowic November 15 2009 12:24 PM PST moron Like this by SteamChip November 15
2009 4:01 PM PST They should learn from the HP stores how to keep energy costs
down Like this by pydallas November 15 2009 1:53 PM PST Go to a mall with an
Apple store and it is 5 times more crowded than the stores around it No other
store gets requested to be in new high end centers like an Apple store-By the
Landlords They create traffic $4,500 per s_f_ in sales is up there with
Tiffany’s and no one else Best Buy and all their PoC’s cannot even make $500 per
s_f If you have a PoC it is only a matter of time before it is spyjacked virused
or tojaned yes I made up those words you spellcheckers and the Mac-nada If your
real goal is productivity and time is money I’d rather get my iMac pay for
Applecare and know I can walk it into a store and get an English speaking
American to see any problem and work on it while I learn what they are doing If
I choose I can also get an English speaking American to help me on the phone No
Americans in Bangalore!Microsoft stores can only dream of that kind of success
Zunes Mobile MS on phones and Dells HP’s and Gateways all over their store will
get buyers so confused can you imagine their Genius Bar!As for the energy use
out of the big stores Go visit Al Gore’s huge energy waste HOMES and Gulfstream
to gripe So what if the Flagship NY store wastes energy even though it won’t
need lights on because of the natural sunlight or on cooler days the sun brings
heat in also when it is needed so it evens out Based upon sales per s_f it must
be the most energy efficient store in the entire country Isn’t a Football
Stadium an energy waster also since they play once a week BTW great use of a HP
computer to run Snow Leopard Like this Reply to this comment by srminton
November 15 2009 3:30 PM PST Apple wins M$Fail All your bases are belong to us
Like this Reply to this comment by wolivere November 15 2009 3:52 PM PST It sort
of reminds me of the old days in the PC world The old Olivetti shops Microages
Computerlands__etc_Back when dropping below a 45point margin required manger
approval Dropping under 35 points on a tender required regional manager
approval_In those days they use to take the sales staff bundle us up pop us on a
plane to fly someplace to look at the new Compaq or IBM lineups I remember the
big bash of Expo 86 with IBM renting a cruise ship and bringing in a dance act
for Vegas to perform for the sales guys_Yes the days when margin was everything
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