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Apple Gearing Up Retail Employees for Early Fall iPhone 5 Launch

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Apple has asked retail store locations to get their staff in shape for a big fall season, possibly to get ready for an influx of iPhone 5 customers.

The iPhone 5 is expected to launch this fall with iOS 5. Based on new information about Apple store hires, it is possible that we could see a new iPhone 5 in a matter of weeks.

MacRumors reports that Apple retail stores are recruiting more staff, specifically calling back previous employees to work from August 15th to September 15th. It is common practice for Apple to call back employees and beef up in store associates in preparation for a new product launch, such as the iPhone 5.

This time frame matches up with the UK job listing we told you about not to long ago. Apple stores have started the search for extra employees to handle bigger crowds. The UK job search gave a more concrete iPhone 5 launch date rumor, thanks to the text which asked for, “full-time iPhone Sales Staff for an exciting project.”

Apple isn’t the only one gearing up for barrage of iPhone upgraders. Boy Genius Reports shares that AT&T managers have been asked to have their employees finish training now, so they can be on the sales floor when the iPhone 5 launches.

Unfortunately we don’t know when the next iPhone, likely to be called the iPhone 5, will launch. We might see the iPhone 5 on August 15th, or it could be as late as September.

It’s possible that these staff increases are part of the Back to School push, which will soon be in full swing and that AT&T is just prepping their staff based on the same knowledge we have.

We anticipate an announcement via Apple at their Cupertino campus a week or two before the iPhone 5 is actually launched. The lack of any posted invites leads us to believe that the iPhone 5 launch date may not be until late August or early September.

Via CNet

6 Comments

6 Comments

  1. Anonymous

    07/26/2011 at 4:14 pm

    I just paid $22.87 for an iPad2-64GB and my girlfriend loves her Panasonic Lumix GF 1 Camera that we got for $38.76 there arriving tomorrow by UPS. I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $675 which only cost me $62.81 to buy. Here is the website we use to get it all from, GrabPenny.com

  2. Lucky Louie

    07/26/2011 at 4:24 pm

    I ll be buying either the new Iphone, Bionic or SGSII as my next phone…..the Iphone would win hands down with A LTE radio, but it doesnt soubd like that is happening…..I ll wait until they are all out and make my decision. I just hope the Iphone 5 is at least dual core and has the rumored 4 inch screen. That would probably seal it for me….

  3. Micromax Mobile Phones

    08/27/2011 at 4:40 am

    Nice post. Its really worth reading this post. Apple is such a big name that it doesn’t require any other thing.

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