Reading the business page and stumbled on this -- which is absolutely amazing!
Apple sells more per square foot of retail floor space than anyone by almost DOUBLE....
1. Apple Sales per square foot: $5,647
No. 5 on the RetailSails top 25 growth list
Revenue/net income (millions): $127,841 /$32,982
Gross margin: 42.4 percent
2011 stock price change: 25.6 percent
Apple is a relative newcomer to the retail scene, with its first store opening in 2001. The stores, which feature genius bars for providing advice and repairs, have become a mecca for its fans. It is not uncommon to see die-hard fans lining up outside the stores, sometimes for days, before a new product launch. In the latest quarter alone, Apple sold 37 million iPhones through all its sales channels. Broader signs of Apple’s success are that its global revenue rose 73 percent to $46.3 billion, and its $477 billion market capitalization, which is the highest of any public company in the world.
Maybe the guy that posted how bad the economy was and how the Internet and competitors were responsible for his crappy business should take a page out of this - what do ya think?? 
