It may look like a baseball score, but instead it’s the count of cities whose suburbs will have yet additional Apple retail stores. First, Apple will plant a new store at the Natick Collection Mall in the western suburbs of Boston (Mass.). The mall recently bulked up by 500,000 square-feet, creating a two-level super-regional destination that is just 12 miles west of the existing Chestnut Hill store. It will be the eighth store in the region. Next, Apple will locate a store at the Deer Park Town Center northwest of Chicago, a relatively small, open-air lifestyle center. The town of Deer Park boasts one of the highest average household incomes among Apple stores, at over $110,000 a year. It will be the seventh store in the Chicago region. Both stores should open by the 2007 holiday shopping season.
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Sweet! Deer Park is only 10 minutes away from me! I could get a job there!
There is also one recruiting for the Mall of Georgia in suburban Atlanta.
Double Sweet! The Natick Mall is literally down the street from me! I’ve always wanted to work for Apple!
F-I-N-A-L-L-Y!! An Apple Store in Natick. We’ve been waiting such a long time.
Deer Park has an even higher average income than that…it’s closer to $150k according to http://www.city-data.com/city/Deer-Park-Illinois.html. And the others towns in the area aren’t too different. I wonder how the new store will affect Woodfield’s patronage, though.
Deer Park also boasts lower sales tax than other areas.
I can confirm that the Natick Community Development office has received a list of future stores for the Natick Collection mall expansion which will include a new Apple store…
I went in today to check out another development and asked and received an affirmative reply. This is based upon info provided by the developer of the mall to the town.
Can’t wait to have my own mecca - especially as CompUseless has pulled out of the entire region, some 6 stores closing.
Good Luck, Best Buy!