Apple Retail Store Opening on Chestnut Street in San Francisco, CA

[MacRumors]

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Apple announced today that they will be opening a new retail store on Chestnut Street (http://www.apple.com/retail/chestnutstreet/week/20071118.html) in San Francisco this Friday, November 23, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. PST. The store opening falls on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) which Apple acknowledges will feature a special shopping event:
The perfect day for a grand opening.
Come early, come late, and enjoy extended hours this Friday, November 23, for a special one-day shopping event.



Article Link (http://www.macrumors.com/2007/11/19/apple-retail-store-opening-on-chestnut-street-in-san-francisco-ca/)

[al256]

OMG... they're going to open another Apple Store in California!!!!

Seriously,

Brea, Brea Mall
Burlingame, Burlingame
Canoga Park, Topanga
Chula Vista, Otay Ranch
Corte Madera, Corte Madera
Costa Mesa, South Coast Plaza
Emeryville, Bay Street
Fresno, Fashion Fair
Glendale, Glendale Galleria
Irvine, Irvine Spectrum Center
Los Angeles, Beverly Center
Los Angeles, Century City
Los Angeles, The Grove
Los Gatos, Los Gatos
Manhattan Beach, Manhattan Village
Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo
Newport Beach, Fashion Island
Northridge, Northridge
Palo Alto, Palo Alto
Palo Alto, Stanford Shopping Center
Pasadena, Pasadena
Pleasanton, Stoneridge Mall
Rancho Cucamonga, Victoria Gardens
Sacramento, Arden Fair
San Diego, Fashion Valley
San Diego, UTC
San Francisco, Chestnut Street
San Francisco, San Francisco
San Francisco, Stonestown
San Jose, Oakridge
San Luis Obispo, Higuera Street
Santa Clara, Valley Fair
Santa Monica, Third Street Promenade
Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa Plaza
Sherman Oaks, Sherman Oaks
Simi Valley, Simi Valley
Thousand Oaks, The Oaks
Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek

Aren't there enough Apple Stores in California?

[synth3tik]

Again, I still wish we could get just one flag ship store in Minneapolis.

[pavelbure]

OMG... they're going to open another Apple Store in California!!!!



agreed. how many do they need out there ?

[Silencio]

Given how busy the other two San Francisco stores always are, then yes: it does make sense to open a third store in town.

I'm ashamed to say I live within easy walking distance of the new Chestnut Street store. That part of town (Marina / Cow Hollow) is a true yuppie/post-frat boy nightmare. At least there will be plenty of affluent buyers nearby to keep the portable POS terminals busy, and Chestnut Street is not as averse to new chain stores coming in as some other retail districts in San Francisco are.

So yeah, I'll take advantage of the new location, for sure.

[Dont Hurt Me]

Just what we need another Apple store in California while South Carolina has 0. :rolleyes:

[Eric Lewis]

Just what we need another Apple store in California while South Carolina has 0. :rolleyes:

Canada?

4? soon 6!

still

[CalCanuck]

OMG... they're going to open another Apple Store in California!!!!

Umm.. roughly 36 million people living in California that's more than the entire population of Canada (33 million) and substantially greater than the population of Minnesota (5 million) and the population of Colorado at 4 million.

Just saying....

[MacNoobie]

Umm.. roughly 36 million people living in California that's more than the entire population of Canada (33 million) and substantially greater than the population of Minnesota (5 million) and the population of Colorado at 4 million.

Just saying....

We have 3 out here in Colorado out in Denver and its suburbs.. just an hour and a half drive for me.

[bigandtasty]

Sorry, what is the link to see a list of new stores to open in the future?


I am in Idaho and our local :apple: reseller ######## absolutely blows, they are not customer service oriented people to say the least (everyone I know buys direct from :apple: for this very reason).

I (not that it will do any good, but I feel better:)) have written several request for an :apple: store emails to :apple:, I sure hope with as many states as they are currently occupying, they will open a store in Boise sooner than later

[Galaxius]

It may seem like there are too many in California but there are over 1 million people living in San Francisco alone. LA has more than that even and in southern California probably has well over 3 million.

[BCains]

try 0 "official" apple stores in Australia, currently! :mad:

There are plans for Sydney and Melbourne thou.

[Doctor Q]

California is a large state with a large population, but sometimes even we residents are surprised at how many stores are here.

[al256]

Umm.. roughly 36 million people living in California that's more than the entire population of Canada (33 million) and substantially greater than the population of Minnesota (5 million) and the population of Colorado at 4 million.

Just saying....

Honestly, I am fine with the number of Apple Stores in Colorado. Well on second thought, all we need is one more for southern Colorado. Other than that there is no need for more here.

It just really seems Apple's placing all their eggs in one basket and should share the love... A quick count of 38 Apple Stores for Cali's "roughly 36 mil," versus 12 Apple Stores for Texas' 23.5 million people. Or another 12 stores for New York's 19.3 million people.

[ATG]

I have an apple store that's a few minutes away by train, so I'm not complaining. But it is a bit unfair on the rest of the world opening yet another one in california. And if you want to talk population density there are loads of whole countries lacking apple stores which have much higher populations than california ;).

[eyehop]

Chestnut in the 80s was the most old-world SF neighborhood left, with old ladies shopping at butchers and bakeries, buying edible apples and chatting with friends. The 89 earthquake shook it up. Now it's one of the most chain-oriented shopping streets in the city. Marina District living is all about buying hip *****, so Apple will be right at home.

I'd love to see Apple think different and expand into the market of low-middle class accessibility, outside the classy suburban and urban bastions.

[dwman]

I'd love to see Apple think different and expand into the market of low-middle class accessibility, outside the classy suburban and urban bastions.


Those classy urban and suburban bastions you speak of are Apple's bread & butter. You don't see other high end stores in low-middle class areas either. A lot of people in those areas do not have as much disposable income. I think they probably have much bigger concerns on their plate.

[ajlevine]

In my 40 minute commute, I come within a mile or two of 5 Apple Stores:
Corte Madera
All 3 SF Stores
Emeryville

Now that's convenient.

[nemaslov]

Given how busy the other two San Francisco stores always are, then yes: it does make sense to open a third store in town.

I'm ashamed to say I live within easy walking distance of the new Chestnut Street store. That part of town (Marina / Cow Hollow) is a true yuppie/post-frat boy nightmare. At least there will be plenty of affluent buyers nearby to keep the portable POS terminals busy, and Chestnut Street is not as averse to new chain stores coming in as some other retail districts in San Francisco are.

So yeah, I'll take advantage of the new location, for sure.

Thought they should open an Apple Store where the original San Francisco Tower Records was at Columbus & Bay. Landmark location with PArking

[nemaslov]

Chestnut in the 80s was the most old-world SF neighborhood left, with old ladies shopping at butchers and bakeries, buying edible apples and chatting with friends. The 89 earthquake shook it up. Now it's one of the most chain-oriented shopping streets in the city. Marina District living is all about buying hip *****, so Apple will be right at home.

I'd love to see Apple think different and expand into the market of low-middle class accessibility, outside the classy suburban and urban bastions.

You mean like Valencia Street in the Mission (SF)? I would love it but most of us Mission types hate any chain coming in. If they made iPods with tattoos then they might be allowed.

[macsig]

they are never too much ;););)

[Snide]

You mean like Valencia Street in the Mission (SF)? I would love it but most of us Mission types hate any chain coming in. If they made iPods with tattoos then they might be allowed.

Ah, Valencia Street, the land of Macbook-toting, track-bike riding hipsters.
I think they should open an Apple store right next to Ritual Coffee.
After all, on any given day, there's like 20 to 30 Apple laptops in there...

[WildCowboy]

So who's thinking about venturing out for the grand opening? I normally wouldn't dream of facing the hordes on Black Friday, but this tempts me. Not sure how much they're publicizing the opening, so it may not be insane in there.

[JoeG4]

They need them, every Apple store I've been to was packed.

We could use one up here, concord perhaps. :apple:

[twoodcc]

i wonder what kind of deals that store will have

[Retep523]

Apple needs a store somewhere near (or in) New Haven on the Connecticut shoreline.

[metrobot]

i wonder what kind of deals that store will have

that's my question. will we get extra super black friday AND grand opening specials????

[WildCowboy]

that's my question. will we get extra super black friday AND grand opening specials????

They generally don't have grand opening specials...just the free T-shirts. So I'd expect that plus the standard Black Friday deals.

[roosta]

we've got two now in vegas, both literally on the same street - fashion show mall and town square mall, both located on las vegas blvd. the town square one is pretty nice.

[extensor]

So who's thinking about venturing out for the grand opening?

I'll be there. I was saving up for a new mac but they didn't release anything interesting with Leopard so I've got all this cash for Apple burning a hole in my pocket. :p

[seashellz2]

Seattle needs a downtown, and a Lynnwood store which would be 5 for the king county area

[GimmeSlack12]

Not to say I can doubt everyone's bitterness over SF getting Apple Store, but it is a capital of advertising and desktop publishing in the States. Chestnut street, which is in the Marina District, is a very wealthy area.

It makes perfect sense to me. Move on out to Cali, I'll buy you guys a beer.
(and I agree that an Apple store on Valencia or Mission would probably be ill received.)

[gerlitzappel]

I thought it was the norm for them to hand out goody bags at grand openings. Is that not the case?

[bov]

i love living in california

[nl2134]

That part of town (Marina / Cow Hollow) is a true yuppie/post-frat boy nightmare.

Hahahahahahahahahahaha. This is the BEST description I've ever heard of the Marina. I lived there around 10 years ago before all of this, and it was alright. But now, yeah, frat boy nightmare, no doubt.

[curunir]

For another perspective on why Apple would choose to open another store in San Francisco instead the many other locations suggested by others...

Consider that MacWorld and WWDC are held in San Francisco. There's also probably a higher concentration of tech workers in the bay area than any other major metropolitan area in the country. So anything that Apple can do to drive adoption in this area is likely to bring more developers to the Mac platform and more attendees to the conferences they hold here.

So perhaps Apple is looking somewhat beyond the retail sales that this new store is likely to generate. Of course, as others have mentioned, there's a lot of disposable income in the marina area as well, so the store will no doubt do quite well regardless.

[scott523]

LMAO For a second there, I thought there would be an Apple Store opening on Chestnut Street in downtown Philadelphia, PA. :p

[Schnebar]

Another California store and still no Santa Barbara store at all.

We could easily support a store.

[Snide]

I swung by Chestnut Street late this evening - and the light from the Apple store was blinding.
Seriously, you could see the light from several blocks away.
I parked my cab in front, and took some pictures with the iPhone...

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2391/appleblindaj3.jpg



http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5143/applesideru4.jpg

There were a couple of security guards inside standing around, presumably
to remain until the 9:00 am Friday opening.


Here's a view looking inside from the right...

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/9901/apple2yz0.jpg


And from the left (SF tends to lean a wee bit to the left)...

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/7691/appleleftgn7.jpg


The light from the store was so bright that it lit up my cab nicely for this shot
(not to mention the buildings across the street)...

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6726/applecabrj4.jpg

I'm debating whether it's worth a free T-shirt to drag myself out of bed and
get down there in time to be among the first 1000 people in the door...

[bigandtasty]

That is a sweet ride..

Is there a link for new :apple: stores opening sometime in the future?


Thanks,

B&T

[WildCowboy]

ifo Apple Store (http://www.ifoapplestore.com/) does an awfully good job of keeping on top of the Apple retail store scene. In particular, this page (http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/chronology.html) keeps track of store openings as they happen, including officially announced opening dates and future stores revealed through observed construction and job postings.

[roosta]

I swung by Chestnut Street late this evening - and the light from the Apple store was blinding.
Seriously, you could see the light from several blocks away.
I parked my cab in front, and took some pictures with the iPhone...

I'm debating whether it's worth a free T-shirt to drag myself out of bed and
get down there in time to be among the first 1000 people in the door...


that looks just like the new store in vegas. now folks, find the checkout....

[bigandtasty]

Thanks WildCowboy for those links, just what I was looking for:)

Cheers,

B&T

[Snide]

Well, I managed to drag myself out of bed and made it down there at 0845.
The line was already around the block. I got in line, and heard cheering as
the line began to move at 0900. Here's a shot looking down Chestnut street
after rounding the corner:

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8863/storelineaj9.jpg


The line moved surprisingly quickly, and by around 0920 found myself close to the door:

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/718/storelineclosefu2.jpg


There were still plenty of free t-shirts to be had...

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3348/storeshirtsah0.jpg


With surgical precision, I snatched up $100 worth of on-sale items, and headed out,
but not before getting a shot of the awesome, unique Apple logo:

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/4094/storeinsideuv4.jpg



I then headed to Peet's (a few doors left of Starbucks in above photo - with vastly
better coffee, BTW) to take inventory of the booty. Here's the view from there:

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4061/storewideci0.jpg


At 1000, the last people in line made it inside the store. Later that night, long after closing,
I drove by and saw that there was a security guard using an iMac in the back of the store.
The store was lit up, bright as ever. I suspect there will be someone stationed
at the store 24/7, as this could be the ultimate Smash 'n Grab™ opportunity otherwise...

[opuslab]

Aren't there enough Apple Stores in California?

I wish there were as many Apple Stores on the East Coast as in California... Philadelphia, the fifth largest city in the US, the number of Apple Stores = 0

[sjsharks27]

I would like to mention one thing to all the people complaining that there are so many stores in CA and none in other places...Apple's HQ is located in the Bay Area about an hour away from San Francisco...You would have to imagine they would make sure that there home turf is covered before going to other places especiallly other places in the world. Thats like the San Jose Sharks putting This is Sharks territory signs in Anaheim before they put them in San Jose.

Other examples which are similar are starbucks and the Seattle area. and then the NHL store only has a store in NY because thts where the league is operated from.

[opuslab]

Other examples which are similar are starbucks and the Seattle area. and then the NHL store only has a store in NY because thts where the league is operated from.

FYI: You cannot walk two blocks in the cities on the East Coast without bumping into Starbucks. Plus the parallel you drew between Apple and sports does not seem logical to me.

[WildCowboy]

FYI: You cannot walk two blocks in the cities on the East Coast without bumping into Starbucks.

Right, but they built out the Seattle market much earlier than everywhere else.

[dXTC]

ifo Apple Store (http://www.ifoapplestore.com/) does an awfully good job of keeping on top of the Apple retail store scene. In particular, this page (http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/chronology.html) keeps track of store openings as they happen, including officially announced opening dates and future stores revealed through observed construction and job postings.

Interesting links, although the information for Louisville's Oxmoor Center store (very close to me, yay!) on the chronology is slightly inaccurate. "Just east of downtown" is an understatement. There's about 5 miles between downtown and Oxmoor as the crow flies, and even with I-64 linking downtown and the I-264 interchange just south of Oxmoor, it's still a fifteen-minute drive from downtown to Oxmoor, and longer under heavy traffic conditions.

Not that I'm complaining. At least Louisville now has one!

[NewSc2]

I do think there are too many Apple stores around me (4 within a 20 minute drive -- Costa Mesa, Irvine, Newport Beach, Mission Viejo)... but there are also 2-3 Bloomingdales within a 20 minute drive, and many other high-end "rare" stores (H&M, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Lacoste, etc.) around.

Plus all the Apple stores I've been to are usually kind of packed, and do very good business. Might be a California thing, with the good weather and all our malls.