Apple Store update makes it easier to buy its products online
Faster and easier shopping done the Apple way
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Applehas given itse-commerce websitea refresh that has seen a dedicated ‘Store’ tab reintroduced, marking the return of a feature that disappeared some six years ago.
The company’s site went down briefly earlier today and, as reported byMacRumors, came back up again with a revised page layout featuring the new tab. The “Store” tab takes customers directly to a dedicatedonline purchasingsection, which allows customers to buy items from the current product lineup.
In a move that’s clearly designed to make the purchasing journey that little bit easier,online shopperscan select the likes of theiPhone,iPad,Mac,Apple WatchandApple TVin an instant. It essentially bypasses the need to visit a dedicated product page, or locate the traditional ‘buy’ button.
Visitors to the Apple site are now also presented with a horizontal selection of products, along with any latest additions, relevant promotions and associated accessories. MacRumors likened the styling tweak to the same sort of experience you get during a visit to the Apple Store app. It certainly appears to be a more rounded design with easier options for browsing current smartphone models including theiPhone 12 Pro,iPhone 12,iPhone SEandiPhone XRvia a dedicated carousel.
Apple Store
Once a dedicated product is selected, customers can subsequently choose from available colours, storage size and other product variations that are available depending on the model. The improvement means there’s no longer the need to navigate through as much page furniture before arriving at the ‘buy’ button.
It’s an improvement over the original Store tab, which disappeared following a 2015 redesign of the Apple website. That original purchase path took you to an entirely different domain.
And, while it might not be a radical change to the Apple site, the subtle tweaks appear to make buying products much easier.
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Via:MacRumors
Rob Clymo has been a tech journalist for more years than he can actually remember, having started out in the wacky world of print magazines before discovering the power of the internet. Since he’s been all-digital he has run the Innovation channel during a few years at Microsoft as well as turning out regular news, reviews, features and other content for the likes of TechRadar, TechRadar Pro, Tom’s Guide, Fit&Well, Gizmodo, Shortlist, Automotive Interiors World, Automotive Testing Technology International, Future of Transportation and Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International. In the rare moments he’s not working he’s usually out and about on one of numerous e-bikes in his collection.
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