Yup, seems that email is the standard, and after reading a bit more into Apple it seems we may not have got the job due to posting here that we went to a hiring event, Apple don't like their employee's talking about their jobs on blogs, twitter or forums, so perhaps we were turned down as a pre-emptive thing? (or maybe i'm just being paranoid?)
Really sucks because i was looking forward to getting through the interviews and working in the store, everyone i know says i would be perfect for the job