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Rodimus Prime

macrumors G4
Oct 9, 2006
10,136
4
As far as I know, I have one Apple Store, about 30 miles away in San Antonio.

Which it damn well deserves one with it's population.

there is at least one in side the city. My bother got his mac book from it. It going to be with in about 10 mins or so of UTSA. Sorry that is the best I can give you.
 

Lancetx

macrumors 68000
Aug 11, 2003
1,991
619
Lubbock TX, a city with over 225K pop plus Texas Tech University (just shy of 30k) does not have apple store. To me I think that it is rather stupid not to have a apple story in a city of that size with a major university in it. It the college age people who tend to be the most interested in computers.

At least the Best Buy there in Lubbock now has an "Apple Shop" in it with an Apple consultant on site. I know it's nothing like a real Apple Store, but it sure beats nothing, especially now that the CompUSA out there is gone.
 

kretzy

macrumors 604
Sep 11, 2004
7,921
2
Canberra, Australia
There aren't ANY in Australia at all. Melbourne, where I live, has a population of nearly 4 million and Sydney about 4.3 million...I think we deserve at least one in each of these cities!
 

GSMiller

macrumors 68000
Dec 2, 2006
1,666
0
Kentucky
Also, Louisville, KY doesn't have a store... it has a population of 554,496... more than Atlanta 498,109, which has two stores.

Louisville (and Kentucky in general) got an Apple Store not too long ago. I don't know why Lexington doesn't have one yet, being the "commercial center" of Kentucky.
 

Chris204

macrumors regular
Jan 9, 2008
111
0
Just like the thread starter said, Winnipeg doesn't have one. It should though. I think it would do really well here.
 

lu0s3r322

macrumors 6502a
Nov 28, 2005
747
29
luckily, we have 7 in the chicago area.

however, i've noticed theres not one in green bay, wi

and i think new hampshire is a pretty wealthy state, 6th in the nation in per capita personal income. there should be one there
 

echeck

macrumors 68000
Apr 20, 2004
1,832
23
Boise, Idaho
since yet another newbie deside to bring up a tread from the grave I might as well post.

So if you create a redundant thread you get chastised for not using the Search feature, and if you do use the Search feature and bring back a thread you still get chastised. :confused:

http://www.apple.com/retail/storelist/

its pretty sad if you live in idaho or even montana...

i live in neither, but looking at it on a map, shows how far some people really have to drive.

Tell me about it! I had to drive eight hours to Portland, Oregon to buy my PowerMac a few years ago. Of course it was a fun road trip and Oregon doesn't have sales tax, but it's still ridiculous.

Now the closest store is Salt Lake City, Utah but that's still a five or six hour drive.

Boise deserves a Store! We have a metro area of over half a million, we house the headquarters of Micron and HP's Printer Division, and we have one of the most dynamic Universities in the West!

And now that CompUSA has closed it's doors we're left with a very shoddy Apple Reseller and Best Buy!

Come on Apple, make my prediction of a Store announcement in 2008 come true! :D
 

~NeonFire372~

macrumors member
Sep 3, 2007
64
0
Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador - It only has a metro population of ~180,000 but there are no Apple Stores even within Newfoundland and there are loads of surrounding communities.
 

John.B

macrumors 601
Jan 15, 2008
4,195
706
Holocene Epoch
OT: I can name one of the smallest cities that *does* have an Apple store. Estero, Florida. Population 9,503 (as of the last census).
Yes, technically true, but Estero is nestled between Ft. Myers (to the north) and Naples (to the south). I believe that is the largest growth area of all of Florida the past five or so years? So, yes, the store is in a tiny little hamlet, that OBTW also happens to be a bedroom community for two large (and growing larger!) cities. :D

We don't have an Apple Store in my entire state. :( I'd have to drive 2 hours down to Omaha (they just got one last year).
I'm surprised Omaha has one. Not bagging on the town, or state...but its....Nebraska.
The Omaha :apple: store is one of the newest (being brand new, I think it had the worst sales figures in the US for last year, IIRC). It went into a new, very trendy shopping area. There is also an :apple: store in West Des Moines, IA (2+ hours east) and one in Kansas City, MO (3+ hours south). There is actually plenty of disposable income in that area... I'm actually surprised that Lincoln doesn't have one yet.
 

digitalnicotine

macrumors 65816
Jan 11, 2008
1,171
40
USA
The Omaha :apple: store is one of the newest (being brand new, I think it had the worst sales figures in the US for last year, IIRC). It went into a new, very trendy shopping area. There is also an :apple: store in West Des Moines, IA (2+ hours east) and one in Kansas City, MO (3+ hours south). There is actually plenty of disposable income in that area... I'm actually surprised that Lincoln doesn't have one yet.

Thanks for the information. I'd LOVE to see one in Lincoln, but I'll have to check out the one in West Des Moines next time.
 

Komiksulo

macrumors 6502
Jan 7, 2008
283
0
Ontario
I remain surprised that Vancouver, BC, doesn't have one. I'm also surprised that the one in Montreal is *not* downtown.

On the other hand, I live midway between two of the Apple Stores in Toronto, and I remain puzzled about why they chose to put one of them in Sherway Gardens mall rather than Square One mall, which is much larger and more of a destinartion.
 

MacNut

macrumors Core
Jan 4, 2002
22,998
9,976
CT
Stores are built where the people are, they won't put a store in a place that won't get foot traffic or make money. Im sure market research goes into where they put a store.
 

vanmacguy

macrumors 6502a
Aug 13, 2007
586
0
Not where you live.
The two biggest relevant to me that I can think of are greater Vancouver (approx 2.2 million people), and Calgary (approx 1 million).

Apparently we (Vancouver) are getting one late Summer.

Also apparently, Calgary was going to get one, and when Apple's architects viewed the premises, they said (amongst other things) "we'll need that pillar taken down, this wall moved and that post taken down" to which the owners replied "we can't do those things, they're structural" and Apple said, "ok, fair enough" and left, never to return.

But Vancouver is supposed to get one in the Pacific Centre mall in the downtown core.

Cheers.
 

yoppie

macrumors 6502a
Oct 19, 2007
870
0
I'm in Florida and when I am at my permanent address, there are 3 Apple stores within 40 minutes of my home. The nearest being a 15 minute drive.

At school, there are 3 Apple stores within 2 hours of my apartment. :p For quick purchases, I can visit Best Buy which is 10 minutes away.

I love my location. :)
 

hoothowdy

macrumors newbie
Sep 9, 2008
1
0
any update on Coachella Valley store?

I think the one area that Apple stores are lacking is in the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs / Palm Desert). It has a somewhat large population, around 400,000 according to wikipedia, and it is full of people that would fit into Apple's target group - wealthy Mac users.

I hear murmers that a store or two? could be coming to this area, any feedback on this?
 

robskot

macrumors newbie
Sep 23, 2008
3
0
Calgary's Apple Store opens this Saturday, Sept 27...in Calgary Market Mall...WOOO HOO!!!!
 

Breegy

macrumors 6502
Jun 19, 2008
337
0
I'm in Florida and when I am at my permanent address, there are 3 Apple stores within 40 minutes of my home. The nearest being a 15 minute drive.

At school, there are 3 Apple stores within 2 hours of my apartment. :p For quick purchases, I can visit Best Buy which is 10 minutes away.

I love my location. :)

I'm guessing you live within 2 hours or Orlando probably, because there's like 2-3 in Orlando alone.

Anyhow, I live in Florida and the closest Apple store is in Orlando. Hours away >.> There's Best Buy about 40 minutes from my house, but totally not as amazing as an Apple store.
 

IJ Reilly

macrumors P6
Jul 16, 2002
17,909
1,496
Palookaville
I always thought it was odd that Apple has never opened a store in Santa Barbara, CA. The metro area is around 400,000 people, very affluent, home to a major university, and it's a tourist mecca besides. The demographics of this place would seem to have "Apple" written all over it -- but apparently Apple doesn't think so.
 

yoppie

macrumors 6502a
Oct 19, 2007
870
0
I'm guessing you live within 2 hours or Orlando probably, because there's like 2-3 in Orlando alone.

Anyhow, I live in Florida and the closest Apple store is in Orlando. Hours away >.> There's Best Buy about 40 minutes from my house, but totally not as amazing as an Apple store.

Sorry, I don't live in Orlando but you're pretty close. ;)

Permanent home location = West Palm Beach
College location = Gainesville
 

POWERCOM

macrumors member
Feb 13, 2008
37
0
Biggest city without an Apple Store? ISTANBUL! 15million people. They only have retailer stores no apple stores.
 

Rivix

macrumors 6502a
Oct 13, 2005
527
0
Biggest city without an Apple Store? ISTANBUL! 15million people. They only have retailer stores no apple stores.

I was trying to think of a smart ass comment like you :)

And I think Istanbul only has about 10 million people. Shanghai has the highest population at 13 million. Not sure if there is an Apple Store there.
 

Queso

Suspended
Mar 4, 2006
11,821
8
Biggest city without an Apple Store? ISTANBUL! 15million people. They only have retailer stores no apple stores.

And I think Istanbul only has about 10 million people. Shanghai has the highest population at 13 million. Not sure if there is an Apple Store there.
Mumbai has a slightly higher population than Shanghai at 13.6 million. No Apple Store there either ;)
 

POWERCOM

macrumors member
Feb 13, 2008
37
0
I was trying to think of a smart ass comment like you :)

And I think Istanbul only has about 10 million people. Shanghai has the highest population at 13 million. Not sure if there is an Apple Store there.

OK not 10 but 11.372.000 according to wikipedia. And in a documentary I've watched they said 12m.

But yea shanghai doesn't have one I think
 
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