Apple Retail Stores Preparing for New Home Product Launches

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Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman reports that Apple is reorganizing parts of its brick-and-mortar stores this fall to make room for new home products.

The work is said to involve rearranging sections of the Avenues and adding accessory bays for upcoming new devices.

Apple is already believed to have an upgraded Apple TV and a new HomePod mini coming up.

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Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman reports that Apple is reorganizing parts of its brick-and-mortar stores this fall to make room for new home products. The work is said to involve rearranging sections of the Avenues and adding accessory bays for upcoming new devices. Apple is already believed to have an upgraded Apple TV and a new HomePod mini coming up.

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All of that being said, Gurman says the scale of the retail changes suggests prep-work for the launch of its long-awaited home hub with a display (aka the rumored HomePod with Display or "HomePad").
Gurman said in July that both were nearly ready, with faster chips for Siri AI but no major design changes.
Rumors indicate an A17 Pro chip or better in the new Apple TV, and an S9-series chip, improved sound, and a red finish for the HomePod mini, the current version of which is now over 2,000 days old.
Gurman reported last month that the smart home hub will arrive at some point between October and early next year.

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It's expected to have a 7-inch square display, and will...

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