Apple’s Back to School promotion is back for 2014, this time offering students and teachers an Apple Store gift card with the purchase of a Mac, iPad, or iPhone. But the promotion has changed quite a bit over the past decade, so we decided to compile the promotion details dating back to 2006 to see how it’s evolved since then.
Apple Releases the New Mac Pro, Most Configs Ship in January
Apple today finally announced the availability of the long-awaited new Mac Pro. With configurations ranging from $3,000 to $10,000, the new flagship Mac promises huge gains in OpenCL performance along with extensive expansion via Thunderbolt 2. But interested buyers will have to wait a few weeks to try them out. New orders won’t ship until January.
How to Get Your iPhone 5s or 5c on Launch Day
Excited to pick up a new iPhone? Apple released a press release this morning detailing exactly how and when anxious customers can grab their new iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c at Apple Retail Stores and online this Friday.
Apple Retail Revenue Improves to $57 Per Visitor in Q1
Apple’s retail division has long lead the industry but now Apple Retail Stores have hit a new high, according to Asymco’s Horace Dediu. Calculating the company’s first quarter retail revenue and total retail attendance, Mr. Dediu estimates that Apple earned a record $57.60 per visitor during the quarter, up from $51.75 per visitor in the first quarter of 2012. Apple’s 7 percent growth in revenue per visitor gives the company more than twice the performance of the number two retailer,…
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“It’s No Secret” That JCPenney is Sorry For Ron Johnson
It’s clear that retail guru Ron Johnson couldn’t recreate the astounding success he enjoyed at Apple during his 17-month stint at J.C. Penney, but the situation is so dire for the retail chain that it has begun to run an apology commercial acknowledging that the changes instituted by Mr. Johnson were not appreciated by customers. After leaving Apple in late 2011 to assume the position of CEO at J.C. Penney, Mr. Johnson introduced broad changes to the company’s core business model.…