All Apple articles – Page 19
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OpinionComment: Regent Street continues to build its branded reputation
From being a retail backwater around a decade ago, Regent Street has become central London’s must-visit destination.
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OpinionComment: With biometrics, Apple is laying the foundations of a mobile payment behemoth
In the aftermath of the latest iPhone launch it’s easy to say that Apple is passing on mobile payments yet again, while NFC remains highly conspicuous by its absence.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What can retailers learn from the One Direction marketing machine?
The music business’ response to the challenges posed by the digital revolution offers useful lessons for retailers.
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NewsApple's new iPhone 5S opens up possibility of paying by fingerprint technology
Apple’s new iPhone 5S – which is set to be among retailers’ Christmas best sellers – opens up the possibility of using fingerprint technology to pay in store.
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AnalysisAnalysis: iBeacon, TouchID and NFC - what Apple's 5S means for retail and mobile payment
Much of the reaction surrounding Apple’s new 5C and upmarket 5S iPhones focused on the user experience, but it is the less attention-grabbing business-related features that will have the biggest effect in the longer term.
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NewsApple's new iPhone set to top Christmas wish lists
Apple is to launch its new iPhone 5S today and the smartphone is set to be among retailers’ best sellers this Christmas.
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AnalysisAnalysis: McKinsey's guide to tackling the technological shift in retail
Technology is transforming retail as consumer habits change. McKinsey consultants Stefan Niemeier, Andrea Zocchi and Marco Catena tackle the shift in a new book.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre 10 years on
Bullring was hailed as Europe’s largest city centre, retail-led, urban renewal project when it opened in 2003. Laura Heywood finds out what changes have taken place over a turbulent decade.
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AnalysisRetailers’ own-brand tablets: What do retailers need to know?
Not content with simply selling tablets, retailers including Tesco, Next and Argos have developed own-brand devices. Retail Week takes a look at the market as Aldi enters the fray.
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OpinionComment: The new Comet - same name, same problems
Despite Clive Coombes’ attempts to rescue Comet last year, his plan to return to the high street with 80 ‘Meridian Comet’ stores remains surprising.
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AnalysisApple app store's fifth birthday: How have apps changed retail?
It’s the Apple app store’s fifth birthday today – Retail Week takes a look at how apps have changed retail since their inception.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: The stores that transformed the retail landscape
The past 25 years brought constant innovation of stores. John Ryan looks at some of the most groundbreaking formats during the period.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: 25 moments that defined retail
We take a look at some of the landmark moments in retail over the last quarter-century. Do you remember when..?
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AnalysisThe Australian retail market: What do retailers need to know?
River Island is following fashion retail rivals and attempting to turn a profit Down Under.
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NewsTrinity Leeds beats footfall target with 2.7 million visitors in first month
Trinity Leeds, the UK’s only major shopping centre to open this year, has attracted 2.7 million shoppers in its first month of business.
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NewsJC Penney boss ousted and replaced by predecessor as turnaround backfires
JC Penney’s chief executive, former Apple Retail boss Ron Johnson, has been ousted and replaced by his predecessor at the US department store.
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GalleryIn pictures: Trinity Leeds shopping centre opens for business
Trinity Leeds, the only major UK shopping centre to launch this year, has opened for business this morning in Leeds city centre.
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AnalysisAnalysis: There’s more than one way to keep the tills ringing
Tesco turned up the pressure on price again this week with its Price Promise scheme. But price isn’t everything.
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AnalysisVideo: Apple was a learning curve, says John Browett
John Browett, chief executive of Monsoon Accessorize, said his time at Apple was a huge learning curve in his career, speaking at Retail Week Live.
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OpinionComment: Retailers - have you hired a head of mobile yet?
Apple’s share price has taken a hammering, and the company’s co-founder Steve Wozniak suggested it might be losing its “cool” status.