New Apple Store in Leeds, England?

[Slippery Gimp]

I was online at lunchtime and thought I'd check on the progress of Leeds' soon to be newest shopping centre. So I clicked on their website and found the below image...it seems to show an Apple logo on one of the units. Currently there is a Premium Reseller in Leeds.

 

[Draythor]

Speaking from experience:

It's likely the premium reseller will shut up shop. The employees may go and work at the store instead.
When the Highcross store opened in Leiecester that's exactly what happened.

 

[R94N]

It looks like it's going to have exactly the same stores as everywhere else...

 

[bigchrisfgb]

Since searching info about a possible Newcastle store from last year (with it being confirmed to the public in october last year and opened in February) I also came across information that said Leeds was to get one in late 2010, so the answer is yes. Also, Edinburgh is getting a store aswell.

Also, it looks like you are getting a Hollister aswell, another shop that I love. Both the Apple store and Hollister are shops that are my must visit's in my visits into Newcastle.

 

[roadbloc]

At last. The thought of having to drive to Manchester for an official Apple Store if anything went wrong with my Mac was annoying.

I do however, know a place in leeds that fixed my friends MacBook Pro for about half the price Apple said they could do it at. And since I killed my Apple Care by smoking by my MacBook, I don't think an Apple Store will come to much use for me at the present moment.

 

[talkingfuture]

It is one of the biggest gaps in the country that needs an Apple store. I thought they might open one in Harrogate instead, lower traffic but higher spending demographic but Leeds isn't that far and will probably do a lot better overall.

Living equal distances from Leeds and Manchester means I get a choice now so its great overall.

 

[AnimaLeo]

Awesome! I'm moving to Leeds next September.

 

[zeroh3ro]

This is good news!

 

[Maffoo]

If it's true that's great news, I'm originally from Leeds and it was a nightmare having to travel to either Meadowhall in Sheffield or the Trafford Centre in Manchester.

Although when I was there over Christmas, I'd heard that the Trinity project had been shelved because of the recession...

[edit] Also, it looks like that plan image has changed... I very much doubt it's gonna just be a huge M&S...

 

[andreasian]

http://www.trinityleeds.com/the-scheme

If you watch the video they walk past an Apple store. Fingers crossed!

 

[Tragic Gnome]

http://www.trinityleeds.com/the-scheme

If you watch the video they walk past an Apple store. Fingers crossed!

It's pretty much confirmed Apple are opening a new retail store in Leeds (as well as Plymouth). Just gone to apply for work (yet again!) with Apple and this popped up on the site;

 

[TalibanSam]

Do you know if the recruitment process is the same for us in the UK as it is in the US? I've applied for the Plymouth store!

 

[MasterHowl]

Finally!

I bought my Mac in 2009 from the KRCS in Leeds... I love going in there, but a real Apple Store would be amazing.

The guys who work in KRCS are really nice though, I hope they get a job at the new Apple Store and don't get made redundant