Apple shops let customers strive on AirPods once more in signal of normalcy

Apple Inc. shops are once more permitting prospects to strive on AirPods earlier than shopping for them, one other signal of the corporate’s retail operations heading towards normalcy, in accordance with staff.

Apple stopped letting prospects strive on the earbuds when Covid-19 started to unfold final 12 months. The firm is now permitting try-ons within the U.S. and different areas at shops which might be open for buyer walk-ins, both with or with out an appointment. The capability to strive on AirPods has been out there at places in Asia for months already.

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Some shops are nonetheless working utilizing a system often known as Apple Store Express, which primarily replaces the entrance of the shop with financial institution teller-like home windows. Those shops nonetheless aren’t letting customers strive on AirPods. This is a vital a part of the in-person gross sales course of as a result of some shoppers wish to decide how nicely the earbuds match or select between the common AirPods and AirPods Pro.

While Apple Stores have opened and closed relying on native situations for the previous a number of months, all of Apple’s 270 U.S. shops had been reopen for the primary time earlier in March. Some shops nonetheless have retained the Express setup, nevertheless.

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