Apple Store 12 years later: interesting facts about the best retailers in the world
Tips Makradar / / December 19, 2019
May 19, 2001 began their work the first two Apple Store retail store. One of them is located in McLean, Virginia, and the other was located in Glendale, California. Then no one really was not sure whether that will result in the entry of Apple retail stores, and criticism was not the end.
12 years have passed, and Apple Store retail location play a crucial role in the life of the apple company. Apple has created a comfortable and exciting environment for customers, where they first got the opportunity to use a product prior to purchase. Imagine anything like this before it was simply impossible. How did 12 years Apple Store has changed the world, and what has been achieved in the Apple retail market?
Apple retail stores allowed to deliver their products directly to consumers on their own terms. And today the availability of Apple Store seems to be something self-evident (alas, it does not apply to Russia). Maybe, Apple should release even "line" retail stores such as iPod? Store Shuffle, Store Nano - as you?
The gloomy for the company 90 years, when the market share has been steadily falling down, Mac computers were not the most prominent showcases in gray stores - is very clearly showed what a difficult situation then was Apple.
Currently there is no shortage of information on how Apple has managed to clearly establish its retail business and make their stores the most profitable in the world (the classic figure of the retail sector - the size of revenue per square meter) classically.
In honor of the 12th anniversary of Apple's retail stores we have collected for you some interesting facts about Apple Store. Indeed, it is hard to imagine that 12 years ago, even the most ardent fans kupertinovskoy companies can predict similar success. So…
- At the moment, Apple has 402 retail stores around the world. Of them 251 They are in the US and 151 - in other countries
- By the end of 2013 the number will increase to Apple Store 432
- In 2013, Apple remodel and expand 20 outlets, which at the moment can not cope with the influx of buyers
- In 2012, Apple spent on the maintenance and development of its retail network about $ 1 billion
- In 2012, the Apple Store in the world visited 372000000 man
- The total area of all Apple retail stores - 4.1 million square feet (or More than 380,000 square meters)
- Shops are located in the Apple Store 13 countries
- In 6 states in the US there is no Apple Store: Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and West Virginia.
And here are some interesting facts for the last fiscal quarter:
- Retail revenue amounted to 5.2 billion dollars
- Profit from one Apple Store - More than 13 million dollars
- Apple retail stores visited more than 90 million man
- On average, each visitor Apple earned 57 dollars
A truly impressive results, is not it?
Congratulations Apple and all its customers with 12-th anniversary of Apple Store and wish further prosperity the best retailers in the world.
Have you been to Apple Store? What impression did you have left after his visit? What are the chances of Apple Store in Russia? Where and when it may appear? Leave your answers in the comments.