Good for them! Their laser-focused branding strategy coupled with tight execution continues to pay off handsomely. It’s truly amazing to realize how few products are actually IN an Apple Store and think about the prices & volumes behind those revenues.

Interestingly, if you look at NRF’s 2011 Top-100 Retailers, there’s only ONE retailer (Costco) who reported higher sales per store than Apple. So, from a retail efficiency stand-point, Apple is #2 in the US according to NRF’s data and my quick-n-dirty calculator work. ;-)

infoneer-pulse:

“Apple’s retail stores, coupled with its iTunes media service, saw its position rise 30 spots – moving from No. 52 to No. 21 – with U.S sales increasing by 32.3% to reach $18 billion.”

— Apple Is Now The 21st Biggest US Retailer - TNW Apple (via thenextweb)