Apple claimed in 2004 that over 100 million people in the U.S. were within 15 miles of an Apple retail store, and a population analysis seems to confirm their statement. The location of new stores is carefully analyzed, taking into consideration available spaces, registered Apple product users, population and other demographics. How well do the [...]

read more...

Continuing with the pre-holiday push to open new stores, Apple will open at the Renaissance at Colony Park (Ridgeland, Miss.) and The Forum Shops (Las Vegas) this Saturday at 10 a.m. The former is the first in the state, and will occupy a key location to fill a 233,000 square-mile black-out zone for residents of [...]

read more...

The Sydney (Australia) store grand opening back in June was a rare event: an early, enthusiastic crowd, a prominent sidewalk location with thousands of passersby, good weather and a wide, glass-fronted store. All of those elements combined to create one of the most social and crowd-gathering openings in Apple’s history. Now, you can experience some [...]

read more...

It’s not often that passersby are able to see a half-finished Apple retail store–it’s usually covered up by construction barricades. But at the future Colony Park (Miss.) store the construction is in full view, including the partially-installed stainless steel siding, leading to a “half-baked” back-lit logo. Thanks to Mike for the photo.

read more...

Construction on the future Royal Hawaiian Center (Honolulu) retail store has been in-progress for over a year, and yet the store is still not ready for a grand opening. Mainland and island sources confirm that the delay is due to the storefront siding, which Apple’s architect specified as lava rock to complement the tropical setting. [...]

read more...

The University Park Village (Forth Worth) store will open this Saturday at 10 a.m., the first Apple store in the city, but the fifth in the metroplex. The mall is tiny by Apple’s usual location standards, with just 172,000 square-feet of space and 37 stores. But the mall is conveniently located just off Interstate 30 [...]

read more...

The crowds and traffic attracted to the SoHo (NYC) store special events has begun to wear on neighboring residents and businesses, prompting a district association to call the Apple store “the worst neighbor in SoHo.” As reported by the Curbed Web site, The SoHo Alliance has written for help from the Manhattan borough president Scott [...]

read more...

 The University Village (Seattle) store is operating at half-size during construction that may involve more than just an interior design make-over. Like the Eaton Centre (Toronto) store, plywood walls were erected last week to allow construction workers access to the side walls, ceiling and rear wall of the existing store. But for this store, there [...]

read more...

The Eaton Centre (Toronto) retail store has been reduced to less than one-half its original size as construction crews work behind the walls to overhaul the interior to the most current version. The store walls are now white-painted wood instead of the usual stainless steel, and the busy store is crowded with visitors. With the [...]

read more...

Construction on the future Victoria Square (Belfast) Apple store has taken major strides since it was first identified by tipsters last November. The interior of the store is nearing completion, and behind a construction barricade the all-glass façade has been erected. The store occupies space U5, on the upper ground-floor of the complex in the [...]

read more...

The pressure is on to finish several future Apple stores around the country–there are at least 15 stores scheduled to open before September 1st. One example is at the Renaissance at Colony Park mall in Ridgeland (Miss.), the first Apple store in the state. A tipster noted workers at the store long after sunset, illuminated [...]

read more...

In the rush to have 242 stores by the end of October, Apple will open two more stores this weekend, at The Forum (Carlsbad, Calif.) and the Altamonte Springs (Fla.) mall. The stores bump up the number of stores in the two states, which will now lead the rest of the country with 40 and [...]

read more...

The future Apple store in the historic Covent Garden (London) district will occupy a spectacular space inside an historic building, according to planning and architectural documents just filed with the city of Westminster. The flagship location at the corner of James Street and The Piazza is one of the most historic and architecturally distinctive areas [...]

read more...

A Columbus (Ohio) police officer shot at burglary suspects who smashed the window at the Easton Town Center Apple store early Monday morning and began taking merchandise. According to press reports, the two suspects rammed the front of the store with a black Lexus about 1 a.m., and began loading Apple products into the trunk [...]

read more...

There have been persistent rumors of a future Apple store in Mexico City, but now a confirmation seems to have been posted on-line at a mall developer’s Web site. In a listing of tenants at the TorreMayor building, the tallest in Latin America, there is an entry for “Apple Computers.” The 55-story building is mostly [...]

read more...