Apple is starting to charge admission to its stores ($5 to be exact) to lessen foot traffic and to dissuade people who aren't buying from entering. This article talks more about it.

My favorite quote is this:

Not everyone was pleased though. Kyle Martin said, "Five dollars to just walk into the store? It's like they want to be elite snobs or something."

When told of the criticism, Sciopiano said, "That's exactly the case."