Deirdre O’Brien, who was promoted to Apple's Senior Vice President of Retail + People after the departure of ex retail head Angela Ahrendts, is touring Apple Stores around the world to familiarize herself with Apple's retail efforts, documenting her experiences on Instagram.
Starting with iOS 12.2, Siri can recommend Today at Apple sessions that are relevant to you, right on the Lock screen, based on your interests as well as Safari and app usage. These are in addition to the existing, not-so-smart recommendations available within the Apple Store app.
Samsung announced Friday that it will be opening three new company-run retail stores in the United States as it gears up to unveil a tenth-anniversary Galaxy lineup on February 20.
Following speculation that Apple's outgoing retail chief Angela Ahrendts might take up a significant role at Ralph Lauren, the fashion firm has now shot down that rumor as unfounded.
Angela Ahrendts, Apple's outgoing Senior Vice President of Retail, has detailed her plans for life after Apple at Ralph Lauren’s fashion show Thursday morning, revealing that she is planning to enjoy some traveling before making any new commitments.
Apple's retail boss and former Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts will be leaving the company “for new personal and professional pursuits,” Apple announced Tuesday, and now Tim Cook has issued an internal memo to retail employees announcing the management shakeup.
Yesterday, Apple surprised watchers by announcing that its chief of retail Angela Ahrendts was set to depart the Cupertino company in April, to be replaced by Deirdre O’Brien.
Apple today announced that Angela Ahrendts, who is currently the company's SVP of retail, will be departing in April after 5 years. Her successor will be Dierdre O'Brien, under the official title of senior Vice President of Retail + People.
Target, one of the few major remaining Apple Pay holdouts in the United States, has kicked off a staggered rollout of Apple's mobile payments system over the weekend. The retailer previously said it planned to accept Apple Pay at all of its stores in the coming weeks.
Apple has expanded "Today at Apple" programming with a variety of new sessions covering photography, design, health, fitness and a bunch of other creative topics.
Apple is gearing up to launch Apple Pay across Target, Taco Bell, Speedaway and other top merchants in the United States.
These retailers will be adopting Apple Pay in the coming weeks:
Target: Rolling out now, will be available in all 1,850 US locations in the coming weeks. Taco Bell: Rolling out to 7,000+ locations in the next few months. Hy-Vee supermarkets: Available today at 245+ Hy-Vee stores in the Midwest. Speedway convenience stores: Available today inside the store at all of Speedway’s approximately 3,000 locations across the Midwest, East Coast and Southeast. Jack in the Box: Rolling out to 2,200 locations in the next few months.The company wrote in a press release issued this morning that with the addition of these national retailers, 74 of the top 100 US merchants now accept its mobile payment solution.
Whether customers are buying everyday household items, groceries, snacks for a road trip or grabbing a quick meal, Apple Pay is the easiest way to pay in stores, while also being secure and faster than using a credit or debit card at the register.
We’re thrilled even more customers will be able to pay at their favorite stores and restaurants using the Apple devices that are always with them.
Jennifer Bailey, Apple VP of Internet Services
Apple acknowledged that Costco last year completed the Apple Pay rollout to 500+ US warehouses while CVS Pharmacy introduced the solution at all of its 8,400 standalone locations. 7-Eleven launched Apple Pay at 95 percent of its US stores last year.
Apple Pay is a mobile contactless payment system that lets customers easily and securely pay in stores using their iPhone and Apple Watch. It uses tokens for security purposes, meaning no sensitive credit card information is ever exchanged with the merchant.
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Hour of Code, Apple's annual coding session events held at its retail stores around the world, is returning for the sixth year beginning Saturday, December 1, the company announced today.