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Another Apple Retail Store Opening This Saturday in Glasgow

I did some reconnaissance tonight. The new store is located in the lower mall directly facing Next & Sports Direct. The Apple website says it's towards the Boots/Primark end but I actually think it's closer to the middle entrance.

The Braehead website still doesn't say anything about it, the store directory has an unnamed unit facing Sports Direct.

The black hoarding is now down and it's just blacked out windows. Photos attached.
 

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Don't worry Edinburgers of the Orient, looks like your time will come...

http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/chronology.html

Princes Street - Edinburgh, Scotland - This shopping street in the central business district would give Apple's store a view of the spectacular Edinburgh Castle, set on a 400-foot cliff across Princes Street Gardens. Rumored for two years, but finally confirmed in April, 2008, but at an unknown location. In Oct. 2010 a newspaper said Apple was in final talks with city officials to open a store in an unknown space along Princes St., and days later the newspaper said the deal was finalized. On March 2, 2011 a newspaper confirmed Apple will occupy 10-15 Princes street in a $6.5 million deal with the building developer, who is renovating the building. [shopfront design guide, pdf] [Apr '09 update] [Princes St. building review, pdf] [Princes Street cultural assessment]
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You got it. ;)
 
peskaa said:
Two in Glasgow, but none in Edinburgh or any other part of Sotland. Smart.
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Of course it's smart, it's the biggest city in the country. ;)

And this one is in the Braehead shopping centre, which is going to be nowhere as nice or prestigious as the Buchanan Street store in the City Centre.
 
CRD90 said:
Yeah, I've heard that rumour for a while. Even one of my friends who works for Boots told me that's one of the reasons that store got closed, but it seems to have gone quiet. Another rumour I've heard is that the glass front building on the other side of the road from the Balmoral, towards Waterloo road is a potential site.
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Like someone said earlier, when the trams are sorted. So maybe in time for the iPhone 15 GTi, or PowerBook G5.
 
Just in case any Edinburgh folk think I'm slating Edinburgh, I love the city and visit often for the Fringe festival and rugby matches (Scotland and when the Warriors win the 1872 Cup .... again ;) ).

Edinburgh are smart though, they've set up their city so that when tourists come off the trains they see the amazing city centre, and will never venture through and past out of that centre.

Glasgow is more condensed and, sadly, this means you are more likely to visit a ****** area compared to Edinburgh which shields it's ****** areas well from tourists.

Also, Edinburgh council reinvest into the city, whereas Glasgow council are fat cat scum who pocket all the profit and put nothing back into the city.
 
j4mieuk said:
There are chavs in every major city, i'm sure the chav population in your city is the same. Why you feel the need to highlight it when talking about Glasgow is beyond me, I have lived here all my life and it's a beautiful city full of friendly people.
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Well, it doesn't have chavs for a start. It has neds. A special breed that are noteworthy. :D But, yes, you are right, it does get annoying that everyone brings them up at the mention of Glasgow.

In general I like how this thread has turned in to afd winding everyone up about Glasgow being the capital and the injustice of Edinburgh not even having one. As a point of interest Braehead isn't even in Glasgow so we still only have one here too. :rolleyes:

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afd said:
Like someone said earlier, when the trams are sorted. So maybe in time for the iPhone 15 GTi, or PowerBook G5.
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Hah, mentioning the Powerbook G5 is surely like Godwin's law for mac forums!
 
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+1 for Bournemouth, haha. There's a reseller in the town centre and the closest store in Southampton.
 
WeegieMac said:
Edinburgh are smart though, they've set up their city so that when tourists come off the trains they see the amazing city centre, and will never venture through and past out of that centre.

Glasgow is more condensed and, sadly, this means you are more likely to visit a ****** area compared to Edinburgh which shields it's ****** areas well from tourists.

Also, Edinburgh council reinvest into the city, whereas Glasgow council are fat cat scum who pocket all the profit and put nothing back into the city.
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Haha, Edinburgh Council is a bunch of plonkers.. amazing where all this tram money is going, yet no work is being done.

You may say Edinburgh is more set up for tourists, I say Edinburgh is only set up for tourists. The trams are for tourists - locals have no use for them. Edinburgh puts too much money into tourism and not enough to fix outstanding issues the rest of the city outside blooming Princes St has..
 
peskaa said:
Two in Glasgow, but none in Edinburgh or any other part of Sotland. Smart.
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I believe there's one in Aberdeen, apologies if I'm the one hundred and first person to post this.

While it does seem a little imbalanced, Glasgow is a bit of a retail 'hub', if that means anything; I did read once that Buchanan Street (the street and not specifically the flagship Apple Store there) is the biggest (I imagine £ wise) retail street in the UK outside of London.

I dare say that this has a bit of a knock on effect for the other shopping centres in the area. People do travel from the rest of Scotland and northern England and Ireland to shop in Glasgow.

I'm speaking with experience as someone who has lived and worked (in retail) in Glasgow.
 
Kilamite said:
Haha, Edinburgh Council is a bunch of plonkers.. amazing where all this tram money is going, yet no work is being done.

You may say Edinburgh is more set up for tourists, I say Edinburgh is only set up for tourists. The trams are for tourists - locals have no use for them. Edinburgh puts too much money into tourism and not enough to fix outstanding issues the rest of the city outside blooming Princes St has..
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Couldn't agree more! The tram saga is an absolute shambles, having to relay the tram lines this winter, because last years winter cracked them... Idiotic. It probably is one of the contributing factors to the delay in getting a Apple store here. What's the point in unveiling a new shop, when the road outside is being dug up for a tram that may or may not ever trundle down the street...

...and the tartan. WAY too much tartan!
 
OpisthorcisX said:
Couldn't agree more! The tram saga is an absolute shambles, having to relay the tram lines this winter, because last years winter cracked them... Idiotic. It probably is one of the contributing factors to the delay in getting a Apple store here. What's the point in unveiling a new shop, when the road outside is being dug up for a tram that may or may not ever trundle down the street...

...and the tartan. WAY too much tartan!
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I wonder if Apple has delayed their presence on Princes St because maybe the Council was trying to get them to contribute to the trams? The Council made Primark pay £150,000 towards the tram project (tram tax!). Maybe because Apple's so big and the customer base it would attract, the Council tried to squeeze the same £150k or perhaps even more. And Apple refused. Who knows.

Least there's no Tartan shops at the end of Princes St where the Apple Store is being proposed... and I guess I should thank the council for introducing the law banning them from blaring out their country music. I used to work at Currys on Princes St once upon a time, and the Tartan shop next door drove me mad. Played the same 3 songs constantly..
 
davie18 said:
Now you're either retarded or just being boring.
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Sorry, just stating the facts.
And retarded is not a word I would use unless I was talking about distributor caps, which would be definitely be boring. I don't mean to offend anyone that has a special interest in ignition systems, it's just that I have little interest in them.
 
WeegieMac said:
Of course it's smart, it's the biggest city in the country. ;)

And this one is in the Braehead shopping centre, which is going to be nowhere as nice or prestigious as the Buchanan Street store in the City Centre.
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I believe it's a clever move. The flagship store in Buchanan Street (mainly) attracts students, tourists and professionals. I generally don't go near the city centre because I've got a family and work out of town. I see the Braehead store appealing to a totally different demographic who don't go near the city centre. Just watch the iPhones (teenagers/families) and iPads (pensioners) fly out the door.

I have nothing against Edinburgh, Leeds/West Yorkshire and especially Bournemouth, they all deserve Apple stores and I hope they get them soon, but please stop directing your bitterness at towns with the good fortune to get a store.

Big Kahuna said:
How's anyone supposed to understand them? They're bleedin' Scots!
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What exactly are you adding to the discussion?
 
andy845 said:
They rent it just like every other outlet in Union Square and just like every other Apple store that exists within a shopping centre.
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They only rent it. I had this on my uni. They didn't pay anything to take the store. They're adding the value to the next-doors
 
Big Kahuna said:
How's anyone supposed to understand them? They're bleedin' Scots!
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How many Scots have you met that you couldn't understand? Please do not confuse the bad fake accents that you see on TV shows with reality.

Unless of course you've met some Aberdonians, in which case I can't understand them either ;)
 
United States not completely covered...

And still no Apple Store or Apple Online Store Shipping to Puerto Rico, USA..... :confused:
 
gohn said:
I believe there's one in Aberdeen, apologies if I'm the one hundred and first person to post this.

While it does seem a little imbalanced, Glasgow is a bit of a retail 'hub', if that means anything; I did read once that Buchanan Street (the street and not specifically the flagship Apple Store there) is the biggest (I imagine £ wise) retail street in the UK outside of London.

I dare say that this has a bit of a knock on effect for the other shopping centres in the area. People do travel from the rest of Scotland and northern England and Ireland to shop in Glasgow.

I'm speaking with experience as someone who has lived and worked (in retail) in Glasgow.
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You're right, after London, Glasgow has the highest square footage of city centre retail space in the country.
 
MartinAW said:
I know where you're coming from but the plans for Trinity look quite nice :) Victoria Quarter would be a bit too small I think, and you would think they could have found something suitable down Briggate.
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Hmmmmm, I suppose it does look nicer than most, but then those are marketing images. I'd still rather be outside than under a roof between shops. At least it's nice an twisty :)

Looks like lots of shops from elsewhere will be moving, there are either going to be lots of big duplicated shops or a lot of vacancies on Headrow, Albion Place, etc...

Wow, way off topic here!
 
afd said:
Sorry, just stating the facts.
And retarded is not a word I would use unless I was talking about distributor caps, which would be definitely be boring. I don't mean to offend anyone that has a special interest in ignition systems, it's just that I have little interest in them.
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Facts are things that are true. You keep stating something that is the opposite of a fact.
 
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