http://gigaom.com/apple/the-unsung-hero-the-apple-store/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/apple/the-unsung-hero-the-apple-store/#comment-374603 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:01:44 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=35697#comment-374603 [...] and Tesla both want to accomplish with these stores is the idea of converting customers — in Apple’s case, converting them from PC to Mac, and in Tesla’s case from gas to electric. What other similarities do you [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/apple/the-unsung-hero-the-apple-store/#comment-374602 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:17:22 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=35697#comment-374602 [...] Apple opened its first store back in 2001, it had a goal to eventually put an Apple store within driving distance of 85 percent of consumers in the U.S. In [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/apple/the-unsung-hero-the-apple-store/#comment-374601 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:14:25 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=35697#comment-374601 [...] Apple’s goal was to eventually put an Apple store within driving distance of 85 percent of consumers in the U.S. In 2009, Apple opened more international stores than domestic ones and intends to open at least one Apple Store in one new country a year. Of course Tesla has just recently gone public and doesn’t have the kind of cash for such an aggressive domestic and international expansion. But according to Tesla’s filing it, it expects to use a portion of the IPO proceeds to fund expansion of Tesla stores, which it estimates will cost “approximately $5 million during the year ended December 31, 2010 and an additional $5 million to $10 million annually over the next several years thereafter to establish approximately 50 stores globally.” [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/apple/the-unsung-hero-the-apple-store/#comment-374600 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:24:33 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=35697#comment-374600 Nevermind, I was looking at the wrong graph. That first graph is kind of stupid but I guess it makes sense. I think simply stating that the number of Apple stores has grown since they started would have been more efficient.

]]> http://gigaom.com/apple/the-unsung-hero-the-apple-store/#comment-374599 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:21:21 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=35697#comment-374599 They must have made the graph using MS Office. I am going to guess the Y axis is in millions, but yes, the graph could have been better so there would be no guessing.

]]> http://gigaom.com/apple/the-unsung-hero-the-apple-store/#comment-374598 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:20:19 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=35697#comment-374598 The first image is one for the hall of shame for crappy graphs. What the hell is the y axis? Number of stores? Revenue? Revenue per store? Random freaking numbers? I’m not sure who made the graph, but would it have killed them to put a legend on it? The title just says “total per FY”, which makes it sound like a revenue number, but really, who the hell knows.

]]> http://gigaom.com/apple/the-unsung-hero-the-apple-store/#comment-374597 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:50:37 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=35697#comment-374597 Good idea! Apple store locator app on the iPhone.

]]> http://gigaom.com/apple/the-unsung-hero-the-apple-store/#comment-374596 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:10:33 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=35697#comment-374596 They need to make a screen saver with all the stores.

]]> http://gigaom.com/apple/the-unsung-hero-the-apple-store/#comment-374595 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:52:03 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=35697#comment-374595 [...] “The Apple Store: An Unsung Hero” – theAppleBlog [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/apple/the-unsung-hero-the-apple-store/#comment-374594 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:37:46 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=35697#comment-374594 That’s number 6 of the top 10 Apple stores in the world. http://flavorwire.com/50353/apple-architecture-the-top-10-apple-stores

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