by Dave Caolo
Ten years ago, on May 15, 2001, the world got its first look at an Apple retail store as Steve Jobs gave the press a tour of the Tysons Corner Apple Store in McLean, Virginia. Four days later, that store and another in Glendale, California officially opened for business. Today, over 320 Apple Stores have opened across 11 countries, and that original Glendale store has gained cult status.* Huge "flagship" stores greet shoppers in Chicago, San Francisco, Sydney, New York and Glasgow, among others. There's a store inside Paris' Louvre Museum, and the world's largest Apple Store stands tall (and wide and deep) in London...[continued]
