[rschapman]

That's interesting to hear. Do you have inside knowledge on that? A former colleague in the HR space worked for Apple retail said that many of them were actually not profitable on the whole. They served lots of purposes but most of the value was intangible and not revenue driven. She/I may be wrong but it's counter to what I was told.

[sharkjacobs]

There was a study which was in the news cycle[1] a few years ago that claimed that Apple stores were the most profitable retail space by square foot.

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/29/here-are-the-retailers-that-...