Apple's retail store
at The Mall at Partridge Creek, in the Detroit suburb of Clinton Township,
will be permanently closing at 7 p.m. Eastern Time today.
Apple did not provide a specific reason for the closure, but local news outlet WDIV last year
reported that The Mall at Partridge Creek had been sold in receivership and was struggling to retain tenants at the time.
Fortunately, Apple said all affected employees at the Partridge Creek store will have the opportunity to continue working for the company.
Apple previously confirmed that its
all-new store in Downtown Detroit will open
later this year, so the company's total number of stores in Michigan will not change over the long term.
Apple Somerset will continue to serve customers in Detroit's northern suburbs.
Apple's full statement, shared with
MacRumors:Apple Partridge Creek first opened in 2007.
Apple also
permanently closed its Northbrook Court store in a Chicago suburb earlier this year, along with
stores in the UK and China last week.
All of Apple's permanent store closures this year are for specific property-related reasons that are unrelated to the company's overall performance. Apple just had a
record-breaking quarter, and the company is
opening many new and remodeled stores around the world.
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Apple Store Near Detroit Permanently Closing Today Ahead of All-New Downtown Location