Apple Store Design: Apple Store Design Granted a Trademark

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“There are cantilevered shelves below recessed display spaces along the side walls, and rectangular tables arranged in a line in the middle of the store parallel to the walls and extending from the storefront to the back of the store.”

In addition to online sales, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has a strong retail presence. How strong? Here is some additional information from the article:

“As noted in Apple’s quarterly earnings conference call for the first fiscal quarter of 2013, the company’s retail segment generated an average revenue of $16.5 million with an average 396 stores open. In total, Apple Stores saw a record 121 million visitors over the three month period ending in December, compared to 110 million a year ago.”

As you can see, the Apple Store concept is a big deal. Now that the layout and design are trademarked, Apple has some protection against the competition.

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