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      AnalysisApple: The tech company transforming retail
The fanfare surrounding Apple’s Covent Garden store is the latest example of how it is not only driving technological innovation but transforming retail as well. By George MacDonald
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      OpinionThe Big Apple
Is the new Covent Garden store actually that different from any other Apple emporium, or is it just bigger?
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      AnalysisIn-store branded areas: In the zone
Branded areas have many benefits, introducing real theatre and increasing sales, but how can retailers make the most of them, asks Joanne Ellul
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      NewsApple previews Covent Garden store
Technology giant Apple has shown off its Covent Garden store, which opens to the public at 10am on Saturday.
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      AnalysisA new lease of life?
Britain’s leasing system has moved in tenants’ favour during the downturn. With stability returning, Mark Faithfull asks if the terms of retail property deals have now changed forever
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      NewsNet-a-Porter releases iPad magazine app
Net-a-Porter have announced the release of an app for its magazine for the iPad.
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      AnalysisLeeds: The holy Trinity?
Work is recommencing at Land Securities’ Trinity Leeds development, but does this bode well for the development pipeline or is it too soon to call an upturn in retail property?
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      NewsApple records 73% increase in retail sales
Apple has recorded a 73% increase in retail salesin its third quarter ending June 26.
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Apple opens Shanghai flagship
Consumer electronics giant Apple has unveiled its second flagship store in China. The store, which opened on July 10, is located near Shanghai’s famous Oriental Pearl Tower, in the city’s financial district.“We are thrilled to open the first of many new stores in China in this incredible location,” said Apple ...
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      NewsApple sold 1.7m iPhone 4s in first three days after launch
Apple sold 1.7m iPhone 4s in its first three days, making it the most successful product to be launched in Apple’s history.
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      NewsiPhone 4 launch attracts long queues
Long queues formed outside stores such as Apple and O2 ahead of the launch of the iPhone 4.
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      AnalysisWhat Apple means to retailers
Apple has again captivated consumers with its latest gadget, the iPad. Joanne Ellul pins down the brand’s enduring appeal and examines why the company is so important to other retailers
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      NewsO2 to stock new iPhone
O2 will launch iPhone 4, a thinner and higher resolution version of the smartphone, on June 24.
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      NewsApple grows UK retail sales by nearly a third
Apple UK saw retail sales grow by 31% to £272m for the year to September 26 2009 from £207m in 2008, according to documents filed at Companies House.
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      NewsApple iPad global sales hit 2 million
Apple iPad global sales have hit 2 million since the tablet launched two months ago, exceeding recent figures for its Mac laptop and desktop computers.
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      NewsBest Buy opens second UK store as iPad launches
Global electricals retailer Best Buy opens its second UK store today - at Hedge End, near Southampton.
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      NewsDSGi stores to stock iPad from Friday
Apple has signed a deal with DSGi to stock the iPad tablet computer at 139 PC World and Currys stores from its UK launch on Friday.
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      OpinionThe future lies in o-commerce
Apple’s innovations will have a dramatic effect on how shoppers behave, says Steve Robinson
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      NewsApple iPad sells faster than iPhone
Apple has sold one million iPads since its launch on April 3, selling faster than the iPhone.
 

















