Shoppers seemed to be flocking to Apple’s retail stores on Black Friday, drawn specifically by discounts on laptops and iPods, and perhaps by price-matching. Visits to stores in the San Francisco area confirmed that all employees were on-deck to help provide service to the crowds of people, including about 20 who showed up at 3 [...]

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The future Munich (Germany) retail store became more official as workers hoisted a large, three-dimensional Apple logo into the building on Saturday, in preparation for its installation  behind the all-glass façade that will overlook Rosenstrasse. The store is rumored to be opening by December 10th, although material over the front of the building blocks a [...]

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An Apple spokesperson has confirmed that the company will open a retail store on Wisconsin Avenue in the Georgetown district of Washington (DC). However, Apple public relations manager Amy Barney told the Washington Business Journal that she had no announcement to make regarding when the store will open. Apple purchased the property at 1229 N.W. Wisconsin [...]

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Apple’s real estate team is scouting out possible retail store sites along a section of Queen Street in Auckland (New Zealand), according to the local Herald newspaper. The section of Queen Street nearest the city’s harbor is starting to go upscale, as international brands such as Gucci and Louis Vuitton locate there. A local real [...]

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The Santa Barbara (Calif.) Historic Landmarks Commission has given final approval for architectural plans to build an Apple store at 928 State Street. At its October 1st meeting the commission approved removal of the existing 4,375 square-foot mezzanine of the building, along with an elevator and stairway. In its place, Apple will raise the existing [...]

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The location of the future Scottsdale (Ariz.) retail store has been pinpointed by local media–the Scottsdale Quarter shopping mall now under construction near the airport. The mid-sized development will eventually include office space and condos, but will open its retail space in Spring 2009, when the 7,857 square-foot Apple store will also probably debut. It [...]

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The City of Westminster has given final approval to Apple’s architectural and construction plans for the future Covent Garden (UK) store in the middle of London. The high-profile store will be the third-largest Apple store in the country, and also become a showcase for the company’s preservationist style of store architecture. Construction begins in mid-January [...]

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The future Covent Garden (London) retail store is already shaping up to be a spectacular location, and now documents filed with the Westminster City Council indicate the store will open in early 2010. The store will retain much of the historic buildings materials and charm, but still bring Apple’s visible branding to the area, which [...]

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Apple will close an obvious 45-mile gap between the cluster of stores that serve Los Angeles and San Diego with a new store at the inland mall The Promenade at Temecula. The mall is along busy Interstate 15, and is being expanded with a 126,000 square-feet outdoor-facing area. The Apple store will occupy one of [...]

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There is no construction underway for the future Carousel de Louvre (Paris) retail store, and in fact, the existing tenant is still open to customers. The future underground store location was recently spotlighted by the setteB.IT Web site, which showed the space’s close proximity to the famous glass pyramid that marks the entrance to the [...]

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Apple’s two-day debut of retail stores in Switzerland last week is just the beginning, as construction is underway for a second store at Bahnhoffstrasse 77 (Zurich), possibly by year’s end. The store is located in city center, on the ground floor of an office building, and is now surrounded by a white construction barricade. According [...]

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The city of Chicago will gain the rare distinction of having two high-profile stores next year when a street-level store opens at 108 North State Street, an enormous high-rise complex that is still under construction. The location is in the midst of the old downtown section of the city, about a mile from the existing [...]

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After almost a year of speculation, the Gothamist Web site now says that Apple has finalized the location for a Brooklyn (NYC) retail store, at 176 Bedford Avenue, formerly occupied by the Salvation Army thrift store. The run-down building on the northwest corner at North 7th Street has a 60-foot frontage and 40-foot depth, and [...]

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A France-based Web site claims that Apple has finalized plan to build a retail store in the Opera District of Paris, after encountering permit problems for at least one previous site. The piratec.net Web site points to 12 rue Halévy, an impressive six-level building that faces Place Jacques Rouché north of the Tuileries gardens. The [...]

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Even as construction work is nearly finished at Geneva’s (Switzerland) first Apple store, the country’s second store in Zurich is nearly finished, at the Glattzentrum shopping mall northeast of downtown. Photos show a black construction barricade in front of the space, while inside the stone floor is installed. Other construction appears to be half-finished, although the [...]

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