Apple Announces New Downtown Detroit Store is 'Coming Soon'

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced that it will soon be opening a new retail store in Downtown Detroit.

Apple Downtown Detroit is "coming soon," according to Apple. The store page does not provide any further details, including an address or grand opening date.

Apple does mention that the Downtown Detroit store is now hiring.

Last year, it was reported that the Downtown Detroit store will be located on the 1400 block of Woodward Avenue, and construction was already underway.

Apple already has three stores in the Detroit area, but this would be the first location serving the city's downtown core, which has been experiencing a revival in recent years. The store could also serve customers from nearby Windsor, Ontario in Canada.

(Thanks, Filip Chudzinski!)

Article Link: Apple Announces New Downtown Detroit Store is 'Coming Soon'

 

[thefrost]

Nice work Apple.

 

[Lucky736]

Here we go.....

 

[GrumpyOldGuy52]

Nice. Much closer for me than Partridge Creek or Somerset.

 

[dcingie]

Bwahaha oh lord. Who signed off on this?

 

[GrumpyOldGuy52]

Bwahaha oh lord. Who signed off on this?

Someone who knows what they’re doing.

 

[cxy2176]

Bwahaha oh lord. Who signed off on this?

Sounds like you haven't been to Downtown Detroit in recent... It's booming now and really nice

 

[miq]

How many hours will it go without being looted?

 

[GrumpyOldGuy52]

How many hours will it go without being looted?

Many more than the time it took to make that very out of touch comment in the search of validation for your sense of humor.

 

[dmr727]

It's been a few years, but I always liked my stays in downtown Detroit - it's been cool to see the revival. Glad to see Apple putting a store there.

 

[miq]

Many more than the time it took to make that very out of touch comment in the search of validation for your sense of humor.

I wasn’t trying to be funny?

 

[CEmajr]

This underscores how much downtown Detroit has improved in recent years.

 

[B4U]

Wait, is that the old Hudson department store?

 

[Archmage]

Wait, is that the old Hudson department store?

No, next block between San Morello and Easy Peasy.

 

[x86dude]

Please put back the store at Chatswood, Sydney.

Apple has shut down its store serving half of Sydney for a year, with no temporary store.

Nobody tell me Apple is greedy and grasping. They are as slow and lazy as a brontosaurus.

 

[jonnyb098]

90% of the jobs will be for security. It’ll be closed within a few years, watch.

 

[TigerNike23]

Downtown Detroit is getting close to being on par with Downtown Chicago in terms of an affluent customer base.

It’s not burnt out structures, overgrown weeds, and violent crime anymore… at least not downtown.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

90% of the jobs will be for security. It’ll be closed within a few years, watch.

Have you been there in the last several years? It's as safe downtown as any other major city, if not more.

 

[SamuelKJBB]

I worked in downtown Detroit on the Little Caesars Arena in 2016-17 and you know how I realized downtown had become safe? When I saw all these young white girls, who were live in the downtown apartments, jogging or walking their dogs around all times of the day. I never would white folks would be living in Detroit expect maybe old liberals.

They have so many cameras down there (we installed some) and the police are so responsive in Downtown. Mayor Mike Duggan, the first white mayor in decades, brought in big money to downtown and he made sure the investment was protected. Now the other parts of Detroit... no so much but downtown is safe. Of course operate down there with common sense but I don't think Apple has anything to worry about. Even when that BLM stuff was going on the Detroit police had it much more controlled than other places.

 

[contacos]

Why did my brain automatically read the title as "Destroyed"

 

[aaaplguy]

Long/Lat in the source code: 42.32939, -83.04493

 

[svish]

Good to see more stores opening. Waiting to hear more about the opening date and seeing some photos from the store.

 

[FattiesGoneWild]

Great job putting it in the ghetto for it can get robbed all the time.

 

[Spartan23]

So many stupid replies here about the site getting robbed and quickly shutting down. There’s a reason why you’re on this site posting asking for bread while these developers establish a new site. I’m glad they’re bringing it downtown. It’s awesome to see the changes this town has gone through. If I’m correct, it’ll be right by, if not in, the new Hudson building.

Some of you don’t realize that the store in downtown Chicago still thrives. It gets looted everyday — even with multiple on site off duty officers. I would know. I did loss prevention there.

Stop betting ignorant fools.

 

[DELLsFan]

So many stupid replies here about the site getting robbed and quickly shutting down. There’s a reason why you’re on this site posting asking for bread while these developers establish a new site. I’m glad they’re bringing it downtown. It’s awesome to see the changes this town has gone through. If I’m correct, it’ll be right by, if not in, the new Hudson building.

Some of you don’t realize that the store in downtown Chicago still thrives. It gets looted everyday — even with multiple on site off duty officers. I would know. I did loss prevention there.

Stop betting ignorant fools.

Ironic - considering 'loss prevention' is quite the oxymoron today. So much looting and so few consequences.