On the same day that a new retail store opens in New Jersey, yet another future store location has been discovered in the state: the Willowbrook Mall in the city of Wayne, up-state along Interstate 80, and about 25 miles northwest of Manhattan. The 1.5 million square-foot mall has 200 shops and draws visitors from [...]

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After at least one false start and months of speculation, the city of Santa Barbara (Calif.) is close to giving final approval to Apple’s proposal for a retail store at 928 State Street in the quaint beach city. The 9,421 square-foot space was formerly occupied by Pier 1, but will undergo an extensive renovation to [...]

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While Apple continues to open its own retail stores, big-box retailers continue to sell iPods through a variety of means, including vending machines. A recent visit to three different retailers–Target, Costco and Macy’s–found three different displays of iPods and methods of sales. Check the variety after the break.

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The developer of a planned 80-story luxury condominium tower in downtown Toronto (Ont.) has bragged that Apple will occupy a large, anchor retail space in the building when it opens in 2011. The city finally approved the 1 Bloor East development by Bazis International last November despite objections about its record-setting height, and now the [...]

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The on-going mystery over Apple’s plans to open a store in Calgary (Alb.) have been solved with the discovery that the company will open a store at Market Mall on the city’s northwest side. The 170-store mall is operated by Cadillac Fairview, which operates several other Canadian malls where Apple stores are located. Apple originally [...]

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You’ll have to look very closely to identify the space Apple will eventually occupy at the Pacific Centre in Vancouver (BC)–a white Apple logo sticker affixed to the door security plate on the upper level. Inside space #D034 there is basic construction going on, with no interior walls or fixtures installed. Outside along Granville Street [...]

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Two employees of the Rockingham Park (NH) retail store have been arrested and charged with felony theft after a police investigation confirmed the pair stole 332 iPhones from the store over several months. Some of the thefts were recorded on video after hours, police said. Police arrested Joshua Garrand, 28, at his home in Massachusetts, [...]

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On the heels of its unveiling next to a MAC cosmetics store, Apple announced that the Cherry Hill (NJ) retail store will open this Saturday, with the usual 1,000 commemorative T-shirts…but without any prize give-away.

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Apple will finally locate a store in the east Midlands of the UK, with a store inside the huge new Highcross Leicester development in Leicester. The development will cover several blocks and feature residential, entertainment and retail sections intended to revitalize the city. The retail stores are scheduled to open September 4th, and Apple’s store should [...]

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Apple will open a fourth retail store in the Phoenix area, this time plunking down a store northwest of downtown at the Arrowhead Towne Center mall along Highway 101 in Glendale. The 1.1. million square-foot mall is operated by Macerich, one of Apple’s usual developers, and was renovated in 2004 to become a super-regional shopping [...]

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The construction barricade has been removed from the front of the future Cherry Hill (NJ) retail store, revealing the standard stainless steel and glass façade. The storefront also provides in interesting juxtaposition with the store directly next door–the MAC cosmetic store. The adjoining locations will no doubt create some chuckles among the mall visitors, but [...]

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Construction on the Boylston Street (Boston) retail store has been generally hidden from the view of our live Webcam, but inside the store has been shaping up. A photo of the area taken from the nearby Prudential Building shows the Apple store nestled between the surrounding buildings, with a roof-mounted skylight, scaffolding over the all-glass [...]

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The distinction between Apple’s retail stores and authorized resellers seems to have been blurred with the discovery of a Greek reseller store with a stainless steel-colored façade, back-lit Apple logo and glass display window. The Applestore Demo Center in the city of Thessaloniki has a display window framed with panels whose color corresponds exactly to [...]

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Apple’s first retail store in China will open this summer at the Village at SanLiTun (Beijing) development, inside a prominent space that faces the open courtyard of the huge new development that will also host Nike, Adidas, Montblanc, Sephora , Esprit, Lacoste and Levi’s. According to sources, the store will cover 10,700 square-feet over three [...]

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Despite earlier reconnaissance, the exact location of the Forum at Carlsbad (S. Calif.) retail store continues to puzzle. A sign has appeared on space #152 indicating that it will be a clothing store, which shifts the focus to space #138, originally tagged for a Bombay store. The 9,006 square-foot space seems much more appropriate than [...]

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A select group of Apple retail store employees will travel to the company’s Cupertino (N. Calif.) headquarters for 12 weeks this summer to work in one of six positions, part of a training and development program. The Arc Program participants are chosen from nominees who have at least one year of employment with Apple in the [...]

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Apple has confirmed that its Grand Arcade (Cambridge, UK) retail store will open March 27th, the same day that the new city centre mall itself opens. The 10 a.m. Thursday opening will be accompanied by a sweepstakes that includes prizes of a 13-inch black MacBook and an iPod. As with other openings, the first 1,000 [...]

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The Web pages for Apple’s retail stores reveal that many stores in the chain will be closed for Easter, March 23rd. It’s one of the few days of the year when so many stores are closed, another being Christmas day. Check the comments for reader research.

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About 25 years ago the city council voted to brick over Main Street in Charlottesville (Virg.) and turn it into a pedestrian mall. Over the years the seven-block stretch has added shops and restaurants, along with an amphitheater that’s home to music and other shows. Now developer Halsey Minor has broken ground on a 100-room, [...]

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An on-going project to renovate older Apple stores is still active, as evidenced by the closure of the Roosevelt Field (NY) store from March 17th to April 11th. The store is #33 in the company’s chain, and opened July 20, 2002. As part of the renovation project, older stores are being switched to the newer [...]

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