In a rare move, Apple has delayed the grand opening of the Große Bockenheimer Straße (Frankfurt) retail store, which had been originally been scheduled for this Saturday. As first reported by the iFun.de Web site, the opening has been pushed back to some date in January 2010, most likely because the store wasn’t finished to Apple’s rigorous standards. The street-level store was installed in an existing building, but it was heavily remodeled to include Apple’s standard architecture. Early this morning the store’s Web page was changed to say the store would open “soon.” It only explained, “We’re putting the finishing touches on the final touches.”
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Has this ever happened before? I know they’ve Closed stores because of things like natural disasters and unexpected accidents, but I can’t recall them every missing a deadline like this.
-Brian
i think recruiting staff could be a factor in this…
the munich opening was staffed w/ 99% swiss staff… it seems apple germany has a tough time finding good apple store employees… no wonder considering the meager pay…
The Milton Keynes UK store opening was delayed 2 months (Dec 07- Feb 08) due to construction delays!
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