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Trump to Apple: Big tariff ahead if manufacturing stays offshore
May 27, 2025
President Donald Trump has told Apple it faces a 25% tariff for iPhones sold but not manufactured in the U.S.
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The role music plays in retail customer experience: Brand ambassador
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
The start of a new year is the perfect time for retailers to assess and re-evaluate customer experience strategies and where music fits into that strategy.
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Apple launching retail store in India
April 13, 2023
Apple is opening its first-ever retail store in India.
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Target, Apple expand product collaboration
October 27, 2022
Target is expanding its product collaboration with Apple in more than tripling Apple's products and accessories at its stores. Apple products can now be found…
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Content creators battling for ‘retailtainment’ VR crown
Retailtainment VR has emerged as a high stakes 'holy grail' for entertainment content creators, and the winner remains to be named.
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11 brands winning with memorable in-store experiences
by Bobby Marhamat — CEO, Raydiant
Want to create memorable in-store experiences? Look to these 11 brands for inspiration.
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Apple raising hourly retail pay by $2
May 27, 2022
Apple is increasing hourly retail worker pay to $22, up from $20, later this year and also plans to increase corporate pay.
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NYC Apple store workers looking to unionize
April 22, 2022
Staff at Apple's Grand Central Apple store in New York City are looking to form a union and are collecting signatures to file a petition.
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Apple readying contactless pay via iPhone
February 8, 2022
Apple is getting ready to debut a contactless payment using an iPhone which won't need any hardware.
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Apple expanding retail operations, claims report
July 1, 2021
Using a blend of strategies developed during the pandemic year, in which most retail suffered from closures and stay-at-home mandates, Apple Inc. is prepping…
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Costco, Amazon, Apple top in retail customer satisfaction
March 12, 2021
Costco, Amazon and Apple are the three top retailers out of a 25 company ranking when it comes to customer satisfaction, according to the Verint Experience…
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Target doubles Apple product footprint, deploying special training for team members
February 26, 2021
Target Corp. is going big with its in-store Apple product footprint, doubling space allocation and offering team members special training on the product line.
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Virus outbreak prompts Apple to shutter California stores, some UK locations
December 21, 2020
Apple Inc. is temporarily closing all 53 stores in California due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as well as 16 U.K. locations.
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AfterPay to offer Apple Pay, Google Pay at US retailers
July 14, 2020
AfterPay, an Australia-based mobile app that offers 'Buy Now, Pay Later' installment options in key international markets, said it will begin offering Apple…
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Apple reopening NYC stores this week
June 18, 2020
Apple Inc. is re-opening its New York City stores this week but shoppers will need to make an appointment as walk-ins are not welcome.
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Publix rolls out contactless pay to all stores
April 6, 2020
Publix, a Lakeland, Florida-based grocery chain, is rolling out contactless payment to all stores, including its organic GreenWise Market, as part of a…
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Ex J.C. Penney chief: Retail will have a hard time surviving COVID-19
April 3, 2020
Ron Johnson, former J.C. Penney CEO and the design leader behind Apple's retail locations, isn't at all optimistic about what's ahead for retail department…
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Apple shutters Italy stores due to COVID-19
March 12, 2020
All 17 Apple Store retail locations are being closed indefinitely in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Apple shutters China stores in wake of coronavirus outbreak
February 3, 2020
Apple is closing all its mainland China locations, through Feb. 9, in reaction to the spread of the coronavirus.
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Grubbrr teams with FreedomPay to create improved payment experience
January 22, 2020
Grubbrr, a technology company delivering ordering and fulfillment solutions through its self-ordering kiosk, has integrated with payment innovator FreedomPay…
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