All Apple articles – Page 2
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Retail Navigator AnalysisApple (People)
Apple’s company culture has been very much shaped by the late Steve Jobs and is encapsulated by its former marketing slogan to “Think different”. It is led by chief executive Tim Cook.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisApple (Financials)
Apple group sales rose 2.0% to $391.0bn (£308.5bn) in the year ended 28 September 2024. Product revenue fell 1.1% to $294.9bn (£232.6bn) driven by a decline in its iPad and WHA categories (down 5.7% and 7.1% respectively) while its iPhone sales remained more or less flat at 0.3% to $201.2bn (£200.6bn). Services surged 12.9% to $96.2bn (£75.8bn).
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NewsApple’s profits double as Chinese sales soar
Apple has recorded soaring sales since the beginning of the pandemic, with particular momentum seen in China.
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GalleryIn pictures: New stores that brought the wow factor in lockdown year
2020 may be more synonymous with shuttered stores but it did bring us some eye-catching new shops. Retail Week rounds up some of the best to whet your appetite
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Opinion‘The 12 trends of Christmas – festive retail under Covid’
As Christmas nears, there is little seasonal cheer as retailers anticipate a Golden Quarter characterised by levels of volatility and uncertainty they have rarely, if ever, experienced before.
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GalleryStore gallery: Apple unveils floating flagship store in Singapore
Apple has launched its first store sitting directly on water, in the Marina Bay in Singapore.
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NewsApple tells landlords to slash store rents
Apple is seeking steep cuts to the rents its pays in its UK store estate.
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DataData: M&S to Monzo – the top 50 brands bossing customer experience
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, customer needs and behaviours have shifted rapidly in just a few months.
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GalleryIn pictures: How international retailers have made stores safe post-lockdown
As the UK prepares to reopen ‘non-essential’ stores on June 15, we look at some of the innovative measures being deployed by retailers that are already back in business across the globe.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers are the unsung heroes of the coronavirus crisis
For too long, retail has been cut a raw deal.
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NewsApple warns coronavirus will hit revenue guidance
Apple has warned that the disruption in China due to the coronavirus will begin to hit its sales forecasts.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The biggest hires and fires of 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, Retail Week takes a look back at all the hires and fires that have made shockwaves in the retail sector this year.
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AnalysisIn pictures: The 10 best stores of the decade
Store design expert John Ryan selects the 10 most landmark shops that have opened over the past decade.
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AnalysisHow Burberry is using apps to make luxury retail luxurious again
Burberry’s vice president of digital commerce Mark Morris lifts the lid on the latest iteration of the retailer’s mobile app as the luxury giant strives to create an “intimate relationship” with its top-tier customers.
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NewsApple profits drop amid slump in iPhone sales
Apple has suffered a drop in quarterly profits sparked by a further decline in sales of iPhones.
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AnalysisCan you compete for talent with the tech giants?
With the likes of Facebook and Google offering huge salaries to tech talent, Retail Week looks at what retailers can do to compete
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NewsApple’s head of retail Ahrendts steps down
Apple’s senior vice president of retail Angela Ahrendts is leaving the business after five years.
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NewsApple warns on profits, blames China sales slowdown
Apple has reduced its first-quarter sales forecast over the crucial Christmas trading period as boss Tim Cook said the business did not anticipate China’s “economic deceleration”.
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DataOnline search ranking: Electricals
Updated quarterly, our online search rankings – in association with Pi Datametrics – chart the top 20 websites by product search terms.
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OpinionWhat Apple tells us about the changing world of retail
Part of me loved contributing to the ‘30 years of Retail Week’ video recently.