An additional seven Apple Store retail locations have temporarily closed due to the confirmation of Covid-19 cases among employees. Seven Apple Stores have temporarily closed due to increasing Covid-19 cases among employees. The following locations are currently closed:• Dadeland in Maiami, Florida• The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach, Florida• Lenox Square in Atlanta, Georgia• Highland […]
It never hurts to be safe. Apple is reinstating a requirement for customers to wear masks when visiting an Apple Store in the United States, due to a rise in cases of COVID-19. While the company was in the process of reducing its social distancing measures in its stores in November, having ended its mask […]
Per a note intercepted by Bloomberg, Apple on Friday will drop the pandemic mask mandate for more than 100 of its 270+ Apple Store retail locations in the United States following positive trends in vaccinations and declining COVID-19 cases. The intra-company note reads as follows: After careful review, the Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) team, […]
Apple’s in-person Today at Apple classes will be virtual for a while longer. While the company told its retail staff on Monday that Apple Store retail locations in the United States and Europe would begin bringing back some in-person Today at Apple classes starting on August 30, the company has reversed course. In-person Today at […]
Apple is working to expand its retail operations as the U.S. emerges from COVID-19 lockdown. Per Deirdre O’Brien, the company has changed how its retail stores operate, such as creating Today at Home sessions, extending device return timeframes, at-home device repair, and other efforts. The company is betting that physical spaces will remain as important as ever for people tired […]