Boston and (24 hour) New York Apple Store

MacRumors · Feb 10, 2006, 07:38 AM

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The Boston Globe notes that Apple is planing on building a "flagship" Apple store in Boston.

The Four-story store is expected to be built on Boylston STreet across from the Prudential Center.

Quote:

Apple is purchasing the building, which currently houses Copy Cop, and is planning to take it down and erect a glass-covered retail ''jewel" within the next two years

Meanwhile, ThinkSecret reports that a new Manhattan, New York store is in the works on Fifth Avenue between 58th and 59th Street.

The interesting news is that this new New York store will be the first and only Apple Store that will be open 24 hours a day. The store is under construction now and is expected to be open by the end of May.

ketha · Feb 10, 2006, 07:40 AM

iPods at three in the morning... why?

Still it's all good I suppose.

Abstract · Feb 10, 2006, 07:41 AM

I've never been desperate for a new Mac at 4:39 am.

Oh who am I kidding, I'd shop there...

kornyboy · Feb 10, 2006, 07:42 AM

That's cool to know that you can go to an apple store anytime a day. I don't know that it would be very profitable but it would be interesting to see. I guess that it will be nice if genius bar is open 24-7.

Arcus · Feb 10, 2006, 07:51 AM

If they sell pens and t shirts like the one in California I am sooooo driving up there.

ketha · Feb 10, 2006, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kornyboy

That's cool to know that you can go to an apple store anytime a day. I don't know that it would be very profitable but it would be interesting to see. I guess that it will be nice if genius bar is open 24-7.

apparently it costs nearly as much to keep a shop closed as open, as most of the running costs are the same and any sales cover the costs. I just imagine 'dodgy' types coming in... you'd need security on the door, surely?

Little Endian · Feb 10, 2006, 07:54 AM

I tend to be a Night Owl and anything 24/7 is a great thing to me. I would frequent an Apple store at 2:00 am. 24/7 Genius bar sounds very nice too. Think about it no lines no crowds I could fiddle around with Apple's newest and greatest at my own leisure. I think it could be profitable and the best place for something like this is of course Manhattan. I can picture walking through that Manhattan store at 2 in the morning along with several dozen customers.

spine · Feb 10, 2006, 07:54 AM

I am still waiting for a store in Providence.
Job listings have appeared - but no announcement yet.

Does anyone have info?

nomad01 · Feb 10, 2006, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ketha

iPods at three in the morning... why?

Well, New York is a 24 hour city and this store is in a huge tourist area near the Plaza Hotel, FAO Schwartz, Bergdorf Goodman and just over from the corner of Central Park. Sales during the day would be high but people are around that area at all hours.

I'm not saying I'd go at 4 in the morning but maybe 2am after a night out or when I get up around 6am (NOT after a night out!

).

I wouldn't be surprised if 2 til 5 is a quiet period but if the rest of the time is so busy it's probably no big loss.

MacKenzie999 · Feb 10, 2006, 08:02 AM

Well, this certainly takes some of the sting out of Stewie Jobs blowing off MacWorld/ Boston. I don't really see much need for 24/7 though, beyond the Genius Bar. I know the building they bought and it's pretty big too. Probably be a floor of Macs and two floors of iPod sleeves.
Woohoo!

bigandy · Feb 10, 2006, 08:04 AM

every time i'm in NYC i don't sleep much, because there's always so much to do. and a 24hr apple store would definately be a cool thing.

although it would bore the hell out of my other half, as usual.

ketha · Feb 10, 2006, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomad01

Well, New York is a 24 hour city and this store is in a huge tourist area near the Plaza Hotel, FAO Schwartz, Bergdorf Goodman and just over from the corner of Central Park. Sales during the day would be high but people are around that area at all hours.

I'm not saying I'd go at 4 in the morning but maybe 2am after a night out or when I get up around 6am (NOT after a night out!

).

I wouldn't be surprised if 2 til 5 is a quiet period but if the rest of the time is so busy it's probably no big loss.

Yeah, true... if they built a coffee store into it that would be great!

fotografica · Feb 10, 2006, 08:10 AM

Good to hear!..I just hope that the BRA doesn't bust their burgalls as far as design/esthetics go:
''And we know that any changes they propose for the exterior of the building including demolition will go through the proper review channels, including the Back Bay Architectural Commission."

Ahhh,Bahhhston politics at its finest

yankeefan24 · Feb 10, 2006, 08:10 AM

Apple SoHo is far away from me, and midtown is closer. Being able to go to Apple midtown at night will be a good thing for me because no lines. you can try out all the machines and buy them without waiting a half hour in line.

springdaddy · Feb 10, 2006, 08:12 AM

You just gotta love it! And, you know, the stoners will love this, too.

Deepdale · Feb 10, 2006, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Little Endian

I can picture walking through that Manhattan store at 2 in the morning along with several dozen customers.

Consider the slogan: Buy at 2 a.m. ... get mugged at 2:15 a.m.

MattG · Feb 10, 2006, 08:16 AM

sorry in advance, but this is the first thing that popped into my head...
http://homepage.mac.com/mattgudites/...s/DSC_0039.jpg

tamtam · Feb 10, 2006, 08:16 AM

The city that never sleeps

nomad01 · Feb 10, 2006, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ketha

Yeah, true... if they built a coffee store into it that would be great!

No it wouldn't.

It would be heaven.

Coffee and Apple. sigh

psxndc · Feb 10, 2006, 08:35 AM

Why? Why does Boston need another Apple sotre? I'm glad I guess, but we already have North Shore, Burlington, Chestnut Hill, and Cambridgeside. I know we are very education heavy here, but, I don't know. It just seems like too much.

But who am I kidding. It'll be up the street from my work, so I'll go.

-p-

justflie · Feb 10, 2006, 08:39 AM

dah! forget boston, i want one in worcester so i can get a job there!!! yeah, boston has enough stores, send one my way! or i can just go to salem, NH where it's tax free...

decksnap · Feb 10, 2006, 08:39 AM

Because that is such a high-profile flagship type location. Very touristy, and a ton of shopping gets done there. Also, thousands of students live in-town without cars. An Apple store right on Boylston would be very useful indeed.

jholzner · Feb 10, 2006, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spine

I am still waiting for a store in Providence.
Job listings have appeared - but no announcement yet.

Does anyone have info?

This is according to ifoapplestore.com

Providence Place - Providence, RI - indoor, 3-level downtown mall. At an April 2004 conference, Sr. V-P Retail Ron Johnson said the company had been trying to arrange a space in the mall for over a year, and promised to eventually find a prime space there for a retail store. In Feb. 2005 the Eddie Bauer and Athelete's Foot stores closed, creating potential spaces for Apple. In May, Apple finally signed a lease for space inside the mall, in the ground-floor space formerly Bailey Banks and Biddle. On Jan. 5, 2006 appeared as a job location on Apple's Web site. Grand opening June, 2006. updated

eva01 · Feb 10, 2006, 09:16 AM

oooo 4 story apple store only 45 minutes from me

Redline13 · Feb 10, 2006, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by decksnap

Because that is such a high-profile flagship type location. Very touristy, and a ton of shopping gets done there. Also, thousands of students live in-town without cars. An Apple store right on Boylston would be very useful indeed.

I saw the news and I thought the same thing. The Boston area will be saturated with Apple stores now. To bad it's so far off from opening because this store sounds cool.

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Feb 10, 2006, 07:42 AM	#4
kornyboy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Knoxville, TN (USA)	Cool That's cool to know that you can go to an apple store anytime a day. I don't know that it would be very profitable but it would be interesting to see. I guess that it will be nice if genius bar is open 24-7. __________________ Stuff

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spine macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: warwick RI	I am still waiting for a store in Providence. Job listings have appeared - but no announcement yet. Does anyone have info? __________________ photographer/filmmaker/designer 24" iMac, white macbook, iPod 60g, nano 4G, iphone 3G.

Feb 10, 2006, 08:02 AM	#10
MacKenzie999 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Boston	Nice! Well, this certainly takes some of the sting out of Stewie Jobs blowing off MacWorld/ Boston. I don't really see much need for 24/7 though, beyond the Genius Bar. I know the building they bought and it's pretty big too. Probably be a floor of Macs and two floors of iPod sleeves. Woohoo! __________________ Mike MacKenzie

Feb 10, 2006, 07:40 AM	#2
ketha macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2004	iPods at three in the morning... why? Still it's all good I suppose.

Feb 10, 2006, 07:54 AM	#7
Little Endian macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Honolulu	I tend to be a Night Owl and anything 24/7 is a great thing to me. I would frequent an Apple store at 2:00 am. 24/7 Genius bar sounds very nice too. Think about it no lines no crowds I could fiddle around with Apple's newest and greatest at my own leisure. I think it could be profitable and the best place for something like this is of course Manhattan. I can picture walking through that Manhattan store at 2 in the morning along with several dozen customers.

Feb 10, 2006, 08:04 AM	#11
bigandy macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Soho, London	every time i'm in NYC i don't sleep much, because there's always so much to do. and a 24hr apple store would definately be a cool thing. although it would bore the hell out of my other half, as usual. __________________ "any day that involves cat pee is a really bad day" - iBlue ǝןƃooɹɯ

Feb 10, 2006, 08:10 AM	#13
fotografica macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: MA	Good to hear!..I just hope that the BRA doesn't bust their burgalls as far as design/esthetics go: ''And we know that any changes they propose for the exterior of the building including demolition will go through the proper review channels, including the Back Bay Architectural Commission." Ahhh,Bahhhston politics at its finest __________________ "Moisture is the essence of wetness. Wetness is the essence of beauty." “I'm a simple man. All I want is enough sleep for two normal men, enough whiskey for three, and enough women for four.”

Feb 10, 2006, 08:10 AM	#14
yankeefan24 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NYC	Apple SoHo is far away from me, and midtown is closer. Being able to go to Apple midtown at night will be a good thing for me because no lines. you can try out all the machines and buy them without waiting a half hour in line. __________________ MacBook "Black Edition" 23" ACD Disclaimer: Never take facts I state in a post as totally 100% correct unless otherwise stated.

Feb 10, 2006, 08:12 AM	#15
springdaddy macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fort Bragg, NC	Apple 24/7... You just gotta love it! And, you know, the stoners will love this, too.

Feb 10, 2006, 08:16 AM	#17
MattG macrumors 68030 Join Date: May 2003	sorry in advance, but this is the first thing that popped into my head... http://homepage.mac.com/mattgudites/...s/DSC_0039.jpg

Feb 10, 2006, 08:16 AM	#18
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Feb 10, 2006, 08:35 AM	#20
psxndc macrumors regular Join Date: May 2002	Sound off Bostonians Why? Why does Boston need another Apple sotre? I'm glad I guess, but we already have North Shore, Burlington, Chestnut Hill, and Cambridgeside. I know we are very education heavy here, but, I don't know. It just seems like too much. But who am I kidding. It'll be up the street from my work, so I'll go. -p-

Feb 10, 2006, 08:39 AM	#21
justflie macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Red Sox Nation	dah! forget boston, i want one in worcester so i can get a job there!!! yeah, boston has enough stores, send one my way! or i can just go to salem, NH where it's tax free...

Feb 10, 2006, 08:39 AM	#22
decksnap macrumors 68030 Join Date: Apr 2003	Because that is such a high-profile flagship type location. Very touristy, and a ton of shopping gets done there. Also, thousands of students live in-town without cars. An Apple store right on Boylston would be very useful indeed. __________________ My cat's breath smells like catfood.

Feb 10, 2006, 09:16 AM	#24
eva01 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gah! Plymouth	oooo 4 story apple store only 45 minutes from me __________________ If I go on a crazy non-sensical rant, it's the painkillers talking. If however I make perfect sense I take full credit.

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