Apple Store in Ann Arbor, Michigan is Moving Soon

[MacRumors]

Apple's retail store at the Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor, Michigan will be relocating to a larger space at the mall as early as the end of July, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Simon Property Group has been redeveloping a portion of the surface parking lot at the Briarwood Mall, and previous reports have indicated that Apple will be moving its store to this new mixed-use area.

Article Link: Apple Store in Ann Arbor, Michigan is Moving Soon

 

[NMBob]

So they are moving from in the mall to the parking lot? I guess parking and Apple Store would constitute mixed-use.

 

[A.W..]

This is a good use of the smaller articles

 

[DocMultimedia]

So they are moving from in the mall to the parking lot? I guess parking and Apple Store would constitute mixed-use.

Gurman said it. It is definitely news. 🤣 On the other hand, a sale on a Samsung TV set - debatable. (although I do have a nice one)

 

[doctrsnoop]

as is its somewhat of a hike to get from parking to the Apple Store there. it would be nice to have a direct entrance. also never felt awesome carrying expensive computers through the mall and mall lot.

 

[unobtainium]

Go Blue!

 

[Robert.Walter]

I was there about a year ago to pop in and get the enamel medallion they were giving out.

I have to say the parking lot was shabby and the inside of the mall was deserted.

It had a dead mall walking feel to it.

Even the Apple Store had a dim and drab vibe to it.

 

[Robert.Walter]

as is its somewhat of a hike to get from parking to the Apple Store there. it would be nice to have a direct entrance. also never felt awesome carrying expensive computers through the mall and mall lot.

Additional to my other comment:

I didn’t feel unsafe but the mall and the Apple Store both had depressing vibes.

 

[delsoul]

Shopped at this mall very often. The parking lot surrounding the mall is MASSIVE and always half empty because it’s way too big. It’s about time they used up some of the surrounding lot and build some new mall extensions on it.

 

[DocMultimedia]

Go Blue!

I did Michigan Tech for undergrad, Michigan State for grad school, and Michigan for post-doc. So I'll go with black, gold, green, white, maize, and (of course) blue. 😀

 

[delsoul]

Additional to my other comment:

I didn’t feel unsafe but the mall and the Apple Store both had depressing vibes.

It’s true. That apple
Store has felt ‘desolated’ for many years now. It’s not shabby, but it doesn’t have the clean and polished atmosphere vibe to it like it does at other stores.

 

[Spartan23]

I did a lot of loss prevention work at that mall. That was one of the busiest places to work. Had a lot fun there.

The mall is completely dead. I’m surprised that it’s still there. Parking is absolutely atrocious there.

 

[delsoul]

I did a lot of loss prevention work at that mall. That was one of the busiest places to work. Had a lot fun there.

The mall is completely dead. I’m surprised that it’s still there. Parking is absolutely atrocious there.

The parking lot is bigger than the mall! It’s crazy they put they much into the parking for a smaller size mall

 

[Thakk]

Very happy to hear this. One of the oldest Apple stores finally getting replaced.

 

[Justin Cymbal]

Nice 😎

Metro Detroit has a total of 4 Apple Stores (when factoring Ann Arbor) and also the brand new store that opened in Detroit last fall and is demographically very similar to Metro Cleveland (where my relatives all live) that currently has a total of 3 Apple Stores - one of which was just opened last spring at Crocker Park:

www.cleveland.com/news/2023/08/westlakes-crocker-park-named-among-top-5-shopping-centers-in-us.html?outputType=amp

Detroit has a CSA population of 5.3 million: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Detroit and the entire population of Northeast Ohio (which is an extension of the Greater Cleveland CSA) is 4.5 million: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Ohio so I wouldn’t be surprised if the Detroit Metro were to get another store sometime in the next few years - I know the Midwest is thriving right now and Tim Cook was even at that grand opening too!

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/02/21/the-midwests-remarkable-turnaround?utm_campaign=shared_article