Stores Close for Easter

March 18th, 2008

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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    Apple will be opening a store in Waikiki. When I had a store in Waikiki the lease allowed me to close only on Christmas. Maybe Apple will be open on Easter or maybe they have enough clout to change a standard lease. Most stores in Waikiki are open every day. Mine was. Basically the tourists have nothing else to do so they wander around, notice that the stores are still open and then they shop. It was usually a good day.

    The status of the Waikiki store is at:
    web.mac.com/marktrek/Apple/Royal_Hawaiian_Shopping_Center.html

    Mark Wilson March 19, 2008 at 12:17 am

    The 5th Ave Store is open 24 hours a day, 365 a year (366 this year), besides that… a quick browse to other stores pages shows others that are also open, not even all flagships (Lincoln Road is a mall store).

    http://www.apple.com/retail/sanfrancisco/
    http://www.apple.com/retail/soho/
    http://www.apple.com/retail/thegrove/
    http://www.apple.com/retail/lincolnroad/

    Check your facts! [IFO -- Thanks for doing the legwork!]

    J March 19, 2008 at 1:22 am

    One exception is of course the New York 5th avenue store - looks to be staying open!

    Duggy March 19, 2008 at 1:28 am

    Yeah, Ala Moana is open 10 to 6 on Easter Sunday.

    tom March 19, 2008 at 3:44 am

    Sorry for the multiple posts, but SoHo and 5th Avenue in Manhattan are also open on Sunday

    tom March 19, 2008 at 3:45 am

    Also, The Grove in L.A., Chesnut Street and the big store in San Francisco, 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica, Lincoln Road in Miami Beach, Town Square in Vegas, The Pier in Atlantic City, and University Village in Seattle.

    tom March 19, 2008 at 4:15 am

    At least one in the U.K. is open too and I assume all in Japan, although I can’t read Japanese, so I’m not sure.

    tom March 19, 2008 at 4:22 am

    ALL Illinois stores will be closed.

    -Brian

    Brian Kaempen March 19, 2008 at 9:57 am

    It’s not up to Apple in most cases; most malls close for Easter Sunday. Hawaii, as noted, appears to be an exception here, as well as the standalone stores (where Apple probably has more, or perhaps all, say).

    JC March 19, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    Traditionally, the decision on whether to close for Easter has been up to the individual Store Managers. This also has extended to extended hours in the summer months and at one time even holiday hours for the end of year shopping season.

    As Apple opens more stores they may wish more conformity and the individual Store Managers may have less influence, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they still had some discretionary authority here. That would explain the “some are open, some are closed” nature of the posts we’re seeing.

    Tim March 19, 2008 at 11:43 pm
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