Apple Watch Debut Tests Cook’s No-Lines Gadget-Shopping Revamp

Before getting an Apple Watch, you’ll need to figure out how to buy it. Apple Inc.’s first new gadget since the iPad was unveiled five years ago -- and the first test of whether Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook can inspire the same sort of product magic as co-founder Steve Jobs -- arrives in stores Friday for previewing.

Apple’s Retail Army, Long on Loyalty but Short on Pay

Last year, during his best three-month stretch, Jordan Golson sold about $750,000 worth of computers and gadgets at the Apple Store in Salem, N.H. It was a performance that might have called for a bottle of Champagne — if that were a luxury Mr. Golson could have afforded.