The article says Apple will consolidate three sales floor job positions into a single position that will perform all three job tasks. The company will also add a higher-paid job position on the sales floor to focus on “creating owners.” "The changes are being made to handle the huge amount of traffic that the stores experience, and to improve flexibility for future sales innovations and changes," says ifoAppleStore.

The site, which offers news and information about Apple retail stores, says that Apple is getting its retail store expansion back up to full speed, opening up to 50 this fiscal year. In financial documents filed with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission this week, Apple said that, historically, it has opened between 25 and 50 new retail stores per year.