Former Apple Stores Chief: 'No One Came to Genius Bars' in Early Years

Ron Johnson, the executive who helped create Apple Stores with Steve Jobs, says that the company’s Genius Bars were not a success initially and the company even used free bottles of Evian to get customers to visit.

Ill-fated ideas gone wild: Microsoft retail shops to open near Apple's

Microsoft's planned retail stores will deliberately open near Apple stores, the company's COO Kevin Turner said in a presentation today at the Windows Partner Conference.

Why the Apple Store is crushing the competition

My mother wanted to join the digital music age, and upon seeking my advice, I suggested an iPod nano for her. She knew nothing about MP3 players in general, so I offered to go shopping with her.

Why Apple is the best retailer in America

Sorry Steve, Here's Why Apple Stores Won't Work," BusinessWeek wrote with great certainty in 2001. "It's desperation time in Cupertino, Calif.," opined TheStreet.com.

Another Apple for the Big Apple

Apple's expansion continues. News of a 3rd retail store in New York City is a clear indication that Apple are wanting to get a serious foothold in the bricks'n'mortar retail industry. If they keep this up then New York will truly be the Big Apple.