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New Apple Retail Stores in 2006
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Thought you might like that news.
Also let me bring the current list forward so no one has to search for it.
Here is the updated list of upcoming FY2007 stores. Apple has announce it will open approximately 40 stores during the FY 2007, with seven stores to open in this quarter. The following list shows stores already opened in red,) and upcoming stores confirmed by Apple's own listings (including stores with officially announced opening dates in gold, stores in the process of staff recruitment in green, and new locations which have only been listed as upcoming retail sites in black.)
- Topanga Mall - Canoga Park, California - opened 10/06
- 29th Street Mall - Boulder, Colorado - opened 10/13
- Otay Ranch Town Center - San Diego, California - opened 10/27
- ABQ Uptown Center - Albuquerque, New Mexico - opened 11/01
- First Colony Mall - Sugar Land, Texas - opened 11/11
- Kahala Mall - Honolulu, Hawaii - opened 2/10
- West Quay Mall, Southampton, England - opened 2/10
- Bentall Centre, Kingston, England - opened 2/17
- Coconut Point Mall - Estero, Florida - opened 2/24
- The Domain - Austin, Texas - opened 3/09
- Waterside Shops - Naples, Florida - opened 3/10
- Roma Est Mall - Rome, Italy - opened 3/31
- The Summit - Birmingham, Alabama - opened 4/14
- Park Meadows - Lone Tree, Colorado - opened 4/21
- The Galleria - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - opened 4/21
- Fair Oaks Mall - Fairfax, Virginia
- Chinook Centre - Calgary, Canada
- Cherry Hill Mall - Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- 899 Higuera Street - San Luis Obispo, California
- Orland Square - Orland Park, Illinois
- Crocker Park - Cleveland, Ohio
- Briarwood - Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Baybrook Mall - Friendswood, Texas
- Bayshore Town Center - Glendale, Wisconsin
- Fashion Fair Mall - Fresno, California
- Woodland Hills Mall - Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 147 Buchanan Street - Glasgow, Scotland
- 367 George Street - Sydney, Australia
- Midsummer Place - Milton Keynes, England
- Bridge Street Town Center - Huntsville, Alabama
- N. Santa Cruz Ave - Los Gatos, California
- Oxmoor Center - Louisville, Kentucky
- Holyoke Mall at Ingleside - Holyoke, Massachusetts
- West Towne Mall - Madison, Wisconsin
- Mall of Georgia - Buford, Georgia
- Natick Mall - Natick, Massachusetts
- Deer Park - Deer Park, Illinois
- Churchhill Square - Brighton, England
- Solihull - Solihull, England
- Town Square Mall - Las Vegas, Nevada
- San Tan Village - Gilbert, Arizona
- The Mall at Partridge Creek - Clinton Township, Michigan
- 401 West 14th Street - New York City, New York
- 77 Bahnhofstrasse - Zurich, Switzerland
The following are upcoming stores confirmed by mall websites, public documents, and press reports. No word from Apple on any of these or a word on possible opening dates as of yet. Unless they get derailed by planning difficulties, they appear to be locations of future stores.
- 815 Boylston Street - Boston, Massachusetts
- 2125 Chestnut Street - San Francisco, California
Lastly, ifoAppleStore has a new location it has posted that I can't yet confirm from either Apple's or the mall's website, but given their record it bears watching.
That's number 7 on my list in post #392
Chinook Centre
I've posted this on ehMac as well.
I've been looking forward to Apple's new store in Calgary's Chinook Center for a while now in anticipation of a spring opening, but I was shocked to see that all job positions for the location have been pulled from Apple's web site. There is nothing on monster.com as well. Does anyone know if there is trouble with this store opening? I thought the location in the mall had been identified, and if that is true and anyone can take a look to see what's happening and post it I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
I've posted this on ehMac as well.
I've been looking forward to Apple's new store in Calgary's Chinook Center for a while now in anticipation of a spring opening, but I was shocked to see that all job positions for the location have been pulled from Apple's web site. There is nothing on monster.com as well. Does anyone know if there is trouble with this store opening? I thought the location in the mall had been identified, and if that is true and anyone can take a look to see what's happening and post it I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Naples, Florida store to open 3/10
Apple has announced the opening date - March 10th at 10:00 am - for its Naples, Florida store in the Waterside Shops mall. The usual giveaways apply.
Apple has announced the opening date - March 10th at 10:00 am - for its Naples, Florida store in the Waterside Shops mall. The usual giveaways apply.
Heh, I got to meet a bunch of guys from that site (ehMac.ca for the uninformed) at the Eastview Mall (Victor/Pittsford, NY) (Rochester Area) store opening in the summer of 2005.
Munich store to open in 2008?
ifoAppleStore is quoting a German website who has broken the news of an upcoming Apple store in Munich opening sometime in 2008.
ifoAppleStore is quoting a German website who has broken the news of an upcoming Apple store in Munich opening sometime in 2008.
Austin store to open 3/09
Apple has announced the opening date of its new Austin, Texas store in The Domain shopping center on Friday, March 9th at 10:00 am. The usual giveaways apply.
Apple has announced the opening date of its new Austin, Texas store in The Domain shopping center on Friday, March 9th at 10:00 am. The usual giveaways apply.
What are the usual giveaways? Searching on that phrase in this thread didn't give me any meaningful results.
Is anyone else going? My mom and I are driving up the night before, and I'll be in line ~7 am hopefully. Would be fun to have a mini-meetup
iPhil is right. If you look at the link in the post you quote from, it is all spelled out on the right hand side of Apple's announcement.
katie, how did I know you wouldn't miss a Texas opening?
post some pics if you can, and have fun.
Anybody know the estimate months before the Louisville store will open? What is the average time from start of recruitment to the grand opening of previous stores?
With stores in malls the average time is six to nine months. That assumes no construction delays. Recruitment of staff has occurred in the past followed by cancellation of a given stores plans, but usually this is a reliable indication that a store will open within the above time frame. Which means a summer opening is likely.
Stores outside the US
When Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer spoke at the recent Morgan Stanley Technology Conference one of the few tidbits of information he let drop is that Apple plans to open "a little over 10" (eleven or twelve?) stores outside the US. Not only would that be a record in one year, but it leaves a lot of room open for speculation of where these stores are going to be located. Apple has recruited staff for stores in Glasgow, Rome, Calgary, Sydney, and Milton Keynes (UK) so far this year, but the Calgary store is no longer among Apple's listings and appears to be delayed - if not cancelled. That leaves four stores accounted for and seven to eight unknown. A possibility is the opening of the previously acknowledged Zurich location and/or the opening of Calgary late in the year. But even with these added in we have five or six locations for which we are without a clue. Does this mean we will finally see a Paris opening this year? Will there be any new Japanese stores? Vancouver? Or how about Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, or something completely off the radar? Regardless, it looks like Apple is finally getting serious about its international retail effort.
When Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer spoke at the recent Morgan Stanley Technology Conference one of the few tidbits of information he let drop is that Apple plans to open "a little over 10" (eleven or twelve?) stores outside the US. Not only would that be a record in one year, but it leaves a lot of room open for speculation of where these stores are going to be located. Apple has recruited staff for stores in Glasgow, Rome, Calgary, Sydney, and Milton Keynes (UK) so far this year, but the Calgary store is no longer among Apple's listings and appears to be delayed - if not cancelled. That leaves four stores accounted for and seven to eight unknown. A possibility is the opening of the previously acknowledged Zurich location and/or the opening of Calgary late in the year. But even with these added in we have five or six locations for which we are without a clue. Does this mean we will finally see a Paris opening this year? Will there be any new Japanese stores? Vancouver? Or how about Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, or something completely off the radar? Regardless, it looks like Apple is finally getting serious about its international retail effort.
Cool, they're finally opening one in Madison. I might be transferring to UW next year, so that'd be awesome.
Still want one in Appleton, though.
Still want one in Appleton, though.
Austin store? Great, my daughter is moving to Killeen, which I believe isn't too far away from there. Now another reason to visit her. lol
Three new locations
Apple is now recruiting staff for three new stores. The first is in the Mall of Georgia, in the Atlanta suburb of Buford. This would be the fourth store in the Atlanta metro area. The second is in the Natick Collection Mall in the Boston suburb of Natick. This will bring, along with the upcoming Boylston Store, the total Boston metro area stores to nine. The last is in the Chicago area suburb of Deer Park (exact location unknown.) This is the second Chicago area store projected to open this year (Orland Square is the other location.)
Sorry, savanahrose, no word on Charleston. There is this rumor from ifoAppleStore about a new store in South Carolina, but I can't verify it as of yet.
Sorry, if I've already mentioned this rumor, but I can't remember if I posted it and I'm too lazy to check at the moment.
Apple is now recruiting staff for three new stores. The first is in the Mall of Georgia, in the Atlanta suburb of Buford. This would be the fourth store in the Atlanta metro area. The second is in the Natick Collection Mall in the Boston suburb of Natick. This will bring, along with the upcoming Boylston Store, the total Boston metro area stores to nine. The last is in the Chicago area suburb of Deer Park (exact location unknown.) This is the second Chicago area store projected to open this year (Orland Square is the other location.)
Way to go Madison!!!!
No word on a Charleston store yet?
Sorry, savanahrose, no word on Charleston. There is this rumor from ifoAppleStore about a new store in South Carolina, but I can't verify it as of yet.
Sorry, if I've already mentioned this rumor, but I can't remember if I posted it and I'm too lazy to check at the moment.
Greenville before Charleston? You've got to be kidding me.
Haywood Mall, while pretty large, has never been what I would consider an upscale mall.
Ugh. If Greenville gets a store before Charleston, I'll be annoyed. Greenville already has a CompUSA and an Apple reseller. Nowhere else in SC has anyplace to purchase Apple products.
Of course, this could mean that there's already an established user base in Greenville. But no. That's just crazy talk.
Haywood Mall, while pretty large, has never been what I would consider an upscale mall.
Ugh. If Greenville gets a store before Charleston, I'll be annoyed. Greenville already has a CompUSA and an Apple reseller. Nowhere else in SC has anyplace to purchase Apple products.
Of course, this could mean that there's already an established user base in Greenville. But no. That's just crazy talk.
I still don't see Vancouver in the horizon. I don't understand. Vancouver has the most 'graphics' company in Canada (and most demand for macs). GVRD Secondary School's have what's called the 'iPod revolution.' One of every three has an iPod.
If apple doesn't find a place in Vancouver any time soon, good luck in finding one in the future... it's hard to find retail space in downtown alone...
If apple doesn't find a place in Vancouver any time soon, good luck in finding one in the future... it's hard to find retail space in downtown alone...
Which is why I think you haven't seen a store open there yet. Apple is very particular about the location of its stores and as soon as it can get a quality one in Vancouver it will open one.
I just hope that will happen soon... I really want one in Vancouver before 2010. If they can find a spot on Robson St. (Shopping Street), that would be perfect =D