Apple, one of the leading tech giants of the world has reported to the U.S. and European retail staff that it is planning to bring back in-person classes to its stores on Aug. 30. however, fresh reports indicate that these plans might be delayed due to the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the united states. But this might only affect the opening of stores in some places which are reported a surge in cases.
The Cupertino giant started a reservation portal for in-store classes on Monday, which allowed the consumers to sign up for the courses in advance. The company also announced that it would resume its classes in most of the company’s U.S. locations, including New York stores, but not everywhere. The classes — branded Today at Apple — were last held in March 2020, just before the pandemic triggered widespread lockdowns.
This is Cupertino giants latest attempt to get its operations back on track after a year and a half of Covid disruptions. Following the decrease in cases of COVID the company even announced back in June that mask will not be mandated in its stores, however, this didn’t last long. The company had to again reinstate COVID procedures after the delta variant led to a spike in virus cases.
Apple further announced that its corporate employees have to return to their offices until October at the earliest and its also being speculated that this return to office date will be even further extended owing to the increase in the new Delta Variant cases.
The Today at Apple classes, first launched in 2017, include lessons for new iPhone and Mac buyers. This class includes tutorials on how to use their devices, along with more advanced courses related to tools such as the GarageBand music-editing software.
