Apple ratchets up its retail game (roundup)

At the start of its second decade as a brick-and-mortar retailer, Apple finds a new use for its iPads.

Apple updates its iOS retail app with in-store tools

Tweaks to Apple's retail store application for iOS add new features for customers using it inside of Apple's retail stores.
(Posted in Apple Talk by Josh Lowensohn)
May 23, 2011 10:45 AM PDT

Grand Central Apple store rumor heats up again

Apple has "expressed interest" in acquiring a particular spot inside New York's Grand Central Terminal to open up a new retail store, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
(Posted in Apple Talk by Josh Lowensohn)
May 23, 2011 1:12 PM PDT

Apple enlists iPads for retail signage

Apple starts rolling out a new system that makes use of iPads in its retail stores to display information about nearby products, taking the place of printed materials.
(Posted in Apple Talk by Josh Lowensohn)
May 21, 2011 9:57 PM PDT

Photos: 'Smart Signs' arrive at Apple stores

Apple phases out paper signage at its stores and is now using iPads instead. Take a look at how they look next to the company's products.
(Posted in Image Galleries by Josh Lowensohn)
May 22, 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Apple retail employee group working to unionize

Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of Apple's retail store venture, a group of Apple store employees is looking to form a union to represent the company's retail workers.
(Posted in Apple Talk by Josh Lowensohn)
May 19, 2011 2:59 PM PDT

How Apple's stores turned into a retail juggernaut

On the 10th anniversary of Apple's first store, CNET takes a look at how it got to 320 stores and avoided an early idea to tempt you with pastries.
(Posted in Apple Talk by Josh Lowensohn)
May 19, 2011 2:59 PM PDT