The Apple Store website went down on Tuesday ahead of the company’s press conference in Chicago. It’s common for the company to pull its online store offline ahead of events, only to put it back online during or shortly after it announces new products.
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Apple Store Down Ahead of New iPad Launch
Apple has just pushed the Apple Store offline temporarily, as per the company’s approach ahead of public events when new products are unveiled. Today, the company’s is holding an education event at Lane Tech High School in Chicago, and a new iPad is …
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You Can Now Trade-In Your Old Apple Watch at an Apple Store
Apple is now offering Apple Watch trade-ins at its brick-and-mortar retail locations, allowing users to get a quote on their devices and recycle them without sending them to Apple. While the company has long accepted trade-ins for its flagship wearable …
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Apple Store iOS App Updated with New Sessions Tab and Personalization Features
Apple has updated the iOS Apple Store app to version 5.0 with a new Sessions tab and improved personalization. In the center of the tab bar, the new Sessions tab highlights upcoming Today at Apple programs. The tab is broken into Spotlight, Upcoming …
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Apple revamps Store app, puts focus on Sessions tab
Apple redesigns its Apple Store app to add some new elements, including a new Sessions tab that easily shows Today at Apple events. Version 5.0 of the app now has a dedicated Sessions section that shows everything from special events to the aforementioned …
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Apple Store Employee Long Sleeve Exercise Shirt
Apple store employee nylon long sleeve shirt with rubberized Apple logo patch. The shirt has never been worn or washed. Brand new and warm! 100% authentic Apple retail employee standard issue size Small. Color: Black with gray rubber Apple tag on right sleeve.
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Apple Store App got a new Design and new Sessions tab
Apple will announce the new models along with new education software at an education-focused event Tuesday at Lane Technicial College Prep High School in Chicago. As The Verge points out, Apple’s last education-themed event marked the release of iBooks 2 …
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What to expect from Apple’s Chicago education event on Tuesday
The event will not be livestreamed, but it will involve live news announcements, as well as a follow-up event for teachers at an Apple Store in Chicago. Apple has held events focused on education in the past, but not for a long time—the last was in 2012.
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We visited Best Buy and an Apple Store to see which was a better shopping experience — and the winner was clear
Apple Stores were originally intended to be completely different from traditional retail stores, setting Apple apart from competitors with stylish, minimalist aesthetics. Apple Stores have rules that govern everything from how employees interact with …
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Apple store’s glass facade proves fatal to Chicago birds
Smacking headlong into glass walls is a problem for visitors to Apple properties, both human and avian. The fancy new Apple Store location on Michigan Avenue in Chicago has a huge, impressive-looking glass facade that offers striking vistas of the river.
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Apple store’s glass facade proves fatal to area birds
Smacking headlong into glass walls is a problem for visitors to Apple properties, both human and avian. The fancy new Apple Store location on Michigan Avenue in Chicago has a huge, impressive-looking glass facade that offers striking vistas of the river.
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Follow up on APFS and the Apple Store Genius Bar
A few days ago, we ran a story, sourced from Charles Arthur and The Overspill, titled Beware taking your Mac running High Sierra to the Genius Bar: APFS might surprise them. In a nutshell, Charles talks through taking his MacBook Pro, running macOS High …
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New Michigan Avenue Apple Store Could Fetch $170M Bids
Walton Street Capital has put the new Michigan Avenue flagship Apple store on the market, five months after the new store opened and 10 months after Walton Street bought it and 401 North Michigan Ave. from Zeller Realty in a $370M deal. Walton Street …
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Apple’s new flagship Chicago store is for sale, and could fetch $170 million or more
CHICAGO – Apple’s new flagship store on Michigan Avenue is going up for sale and could fetch at least $170 million. Load Error Chicago-based Walton Street Capital has hired brokers to put the 20,000-square-foot store on the market for sale, and is …
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Chicago Apple Store for sale for $170 million
Apple’s new flagship retail store on Michigan Avenue will go on the market for as much as $170 million. Walton Street Capital hired brokers to sell the property where Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a 15-year lease, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Flaws in design of Apple Store in Chicago might make it tough to sell
The new Apple store in Chicago could get a new landlord. That is if Walton Street Capital — the Chicago-based private equity firm that purchased the structure just days before the store opened to the public on Oct. 20 — can find someone to take the …
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Chicago investor seeks $170 million for Apple store
Less than six months after acquiring the new Apple store along the Chicago River, Chicago investor Walton Street Capital is putting the property up for sale. Walton Street has hired the Chicago office of Eastdil Secured to sell the 20,000-square-foot …
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