Apple has announced that the Boylston Street (Boston) retail store will open this Thursday at 6 p.m., coinciding with an off-day for Boston Red Sox baseball players, some of whom might show up for the event. Previously, the only Thursday store opening was at stores in brand-new malls, since Thursday is a traditional mall opening day. The weather forecast is “iffy” for late in the week, with 30 percent chance of showers, according to some forecasters, with highs in the low 60s, and overnight lows in the high 40s. According to information provided to the Boston Globe, the store will have extended hours, but won’t be open 24/7. The roof will feature a vegetation garden, and the store will cover about 20,000 square-feet. The newspaper quotes Sr. VP Retail Ron Johnson as saying that over 5,000 persons applied for the store’s 165 job positions. Apple’s announcement of the opening says they’ll be giving away commemorative T-shirts and ”some surprises.” Attending the grand opening? More info after the break.
For those attending the grand opening, Apple will absolutely not be giving away any products to the first “x” number of people in line, as some believed at the 14th Street (NYC) opening. They also will not be offering any reduced prices on products on opening day. If any products are awarded, it will be the result of a random give-away. At the 14th Street opening, the first 2,500 attendees received a commemorative poster in a tube. When you removed one of the plastic caps on the tube, your prize, if any, was indicated by a sticker. There were reportedly two laptops awarded, along with a few iPods and lots of iTunes gift cards.
