“Take a look in the five and ten, glistening once again, with candy canes and silver lanes aglow.” Holiday window displays have a magical quality about them that can bring a sense of childlike wonder to even the most jaded spirits. Dazzling lights and vivid colors brighten storefronts when the sun recedes, warming chilly evenings with depictions of fantastical and nostalgic scenes.
Likewise in Apple’s retail stores, holiday displays have surprised and delighted shoppers for many years with larger-than-life renditions of our favorite technology products. In these busy days of travel and celebration, relax for a moment and join us on a nostalgic tour of Apple’s holiday windows through the years.
The latest era of Apple retail architecture beginning in 2015 brought with it an end to formal window displays during all seasons. Storefronts in new locations are entirely free of obstructions, and product showcases are reserved for each store’s wall-length Avenues. That doesn’t mean Apple has ended holiday decorations entirely, however. Each November, graphic panels themed in the style of Apple’s annual gift guide line the walls of stores around the world.
The holiday season also coincides with World AIDS Day, when Apple tints store logos (RED) to express support for the fight to end AIDS.
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