Apple on Thursday announced its fifth wave of U.S. Apple Store retail closures in less than two weeks in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest closures affect stores in Alabama, California, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, and Oklahoma. As of July 1, 50 previously reopened US Apple Stores have already reclosed, some due to public […]
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Microsoft has announced that the company will shutter all but four of its retail locations, the remaining stores being transformed into experience centers that will not sell any products. Per The Verge: Those locations are New York City (Fifth Ave), London (Oxford Circus), Sydney (Westfield Sydney), and the Redmond campus location. The London store only just […]
It’s two steps forward and one step back during a pandemic. Apple has announced that it will be reclosing 14 of its Florida retail locations on Friday, June 26 due to a recent resurgence of COVID-19 in the state. The company began reopening select U.S. Apple Store retail locations throughout May with applicable social distancing […]
Apple has announced that, in lieu of in-store sessions and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be holding a virtual version of its Apple Camp summer program for kids and parents. The Apple Camp sessions function as a summer camp aimed at teaching children creative and technical skills on Apple products. Sessions are typically held […]
Not surprisingly, the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed Apple Pay Express Transit being available throughout the entire New York subway system. The contactless One Metro New York (OMNY) platform was meant to be available across the entire network by October. This work is now expected to be complete by the end of 2020. The installation of […]