Advertisement
Promo

Desktop platforms Toolkit in association with http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;205413468;14699245;m?http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/2397-58840-22058-14

Apple shows off London shop

Jo Best silicon.com

Published: 18 Nov 2004 16:35 GMT

  • Email
  • Trackback
  • Clip Link
  • Print friendly
  • Post Comment

Apple's first UK store will open this Saturday on London's Regent Street.

Apple's 99th store - with its largest single retail space to date - takes up two floors in the heart of W1, with 15 cash registers, a 64-seat theatre and 138 staff who speak 24 languages. The technology for consumers to play with in store will also be available in numbers - 60 Macs and 77 iPods, including the most recent additions, the iPod Photo and U2 iPod, will be connected up in store.

As well as flogging Apple's own wares, the store will offer all sorts of Mac and iPod accessories and third party products - some 500 software titles and over 150 iPod goodies will be on offer.

The newest iPods have yet to arrive but are promised to turn up before Saturday. The Mini may be more of a problem - senior VP of retail Ron Johnson said: "We can't predict if it will keep in stock but we'll do our darndest... We hope to have enough iPods in stock but we can't guarantee [it]."

Hardened Mac fans and new converts alike will also be able to swot up at the London shop. Free workshops will be run in the theatre on a daily basis and for anyone wanting to "go deep", as Johnson put it, there are special classes on a variety of subjects in the Studio Training Centres - from getting started on the Mac to advanced DVD and video editing.

Click the 'next page' link below for more on Apple's London store and exclusive pics.

Next

Previous

1 2 3


  • Email
  • Trackback
  • Clip Link
  • Print friendlyPrint with EPSON

Did you find this article useful?
217 out of 482 people found this useful


Company/Topic Alerts

Create a new alert from the list below:




Video icon

Video

Microsoft Windows 7 Special Report Special Report

How Microsoft can make Windows 7 a success

How Microsoft can make Windows 7 a success

Comment Many businesses have given Vista a wide berth; Microsoft must focus on five areas to make sure Windows 7 doesn't suffer the same fate, argues TechRepublic's Jason Hiner

More Special Reports

Desktop Management Benchmarking

Test Your Desktop Management Systems

How good are your company's desktop management solutions? How do they compare with those of your peers?

Take two minutes to complete our new Desktop Management and Energy Consumption benchmark, and find out what issues your business needs to focus on.


Skip Sub Navigation Links to CNET Brand Links

Help

Become part of the ZDNet community.

Newsletters