Apple Store designer Tim Kobe was designer for the Xiao Guan Tea label’s first store, which has opened in Jinan, China. At the store’s grand opening, Kobe joined lead designer Jinjiang Yu, innovative experience consultant Shuo Tang and consumer …
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Apple Wants More Enriching In-Store Experiences
If it’s true that consumers today are more into experiences than simply buying products off of shelves, than Apple may be onto something with its new generation design focused on transforming its locations into something akin to “town squares.”
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New Chicago Apple store comes with massive $62M price tag
Apple plans to spend $62 million on a retail outlet currently under construction in Chicago’s North Michigan Avenue shopping district, according to a construction permit issued by the city’s planning department on Friday. Featuring a wide-open design …
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Apple Store Designer Tim Kobe and XIAO GUAN TEA Redefine Experience of Chinese Tea with First XIAO GUAN TEA Store
A traditional Chinese tea store would be too old and outdated for today’s young urban consumers. While a luxury club-style tea store would give a strong sense of distance and sterility that would keep consumers away. Different from other tea stores, the …
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Chicago's new riverfront Apple store costs $62 million
It’s going to take a lot of iPhones, watches and Genius Bar appointments to cover the cost of the new glass-enclosed Apple store being built along the Chicago River on North Michigan Avenue. A construction permit issued by the city Friday put the price of …
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) to Splurge $62 Million to Build Retail Store in Chicago
A construction permit issued by Chicago’s city planning department reveals that Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) budget for its future store is $62 million. According to Apple Insider, the company hopes that its future retail outlet will outshine other Apple …
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5 Rules For A Retail Town Square: What Apple, Whole Foods Can Teach Us
And this could transform what consumers come to expect at the store. Replacing Product With Experience If Apple and Whole Foods’ community-type store concepts are to take hold more broadly, the retail experience could be rooted not in product …
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Apple store Metrotown
i was having a bad Apple day and buying a new iPhone. You were across the counter and kept looking over and i had a hard time concentrating on my issues would like to connect outstide of Apple and issues with phones
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Apple Granted 46 Patents Today Covering Apple Pay UI, a Flagship Apple Store Building and More
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 46 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this report we point to two utility patents which cover the Apple Pay user interface and the iPhone 4’s metal band which is referred to …
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