Apple Store
Software Engineer and Director in the United States
Apple Store is a chain of retail stores owned and operated by Apple Inc. The stores sell Mac personal computers, iPhonesmartphones, iPad tablet computers, iPodportable media players, Apple Watchsmartwatches, Apple TV digital media players, software, and select third-party accessories The first Apple Stores were originally opened as two locations in May 2001 by then-CEOSteve Jobs, after years of attempting but failingstore-within-a-storeconcepts. Seeing a need for improved retail presentation of the company's products, he began an effort in 1997 to revamp the retail program to get an improved relationship to consumers, and hiredRon Johnsonin 2000. Jobs relaunched Apple's online store in 1997, and opened the first two physical stores in 2001. Despite initial media speculation that Apple would fail, its stores were highly successful, by passing the sales numbers of competing nearby stores and with in three years reachedUS$1 billion in annual sales, becoming the fastest retailer in history to do so. Over the years, Apple has expanded the number of retail locations and its geographical coverage, with 506 stores across 25 countries interested in any products globally send us a photo of your product and home address for delivery please contact us [email protected]