Apple Store Temporarily Relocates at California's Largest Shopping Mall

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced that its retail store at the South Coast Plaza shopping mall, in Costa Mesa, California, has temporarily relocated.

Apple has opened a temporary store in the mall, just down the hall from its original location, which will presumably be renovated. The company has not indicated when the original store will reopen, but its renovations often take months.

Opened in 2001, Apple South Coast Plaza was one of the company's first retail locations, in the heart of Orange County. The mall is the largest in California.

Apple already alerted some customers about the store relocation via email last week, and today it posted a notice on the store's page on its website.

Update: Apple has shared a photo of the temporary store — see below.

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[dbo789]

I always find it surprising how a ‘temporary’ Apple Store looks better and more permanent than many normal stores in the mall. They invest a surprising amount of money in making the temporary store look and feel very similar. This isn’t a just canvas tarp with the company logo hung over the back wall.

 

[platinumaqua]

The new temporary location was open as of 9/7, maybe a bit earlier

 

[ShivneelSingh]

That place is always a zoo, the one in Fashion Island is way more accessible.

 

[poematik13]

I always find it surprising how a ‘temporary’ Apple Store looks better and more permanent than many normal stores in the mall. They invest a surprising amount of money in making the temporary store look and feel very similar. This isn’t a just canvas tarp with the company logo hung over the back wall.

they have $50B in cash, they can do whatever they want as fast as they want.

 

[goldmac2006]

The new temporary location was open as of 9/7, maybe a bit earlier

Since Saturday they had the temporary pop up location open

I checked the link before when I got the email and after that

 

[ThaRuler]

Surprised to hear South Coast Plaza is the biggest mall in California
🤔

 

[ShivneelSingh]

Surprised to hear South Coast Plaza is the biggest mall in California
🤔

I think it’s the 2nd largest mall in the USA.

 

[leicaman]

I was at that opening. It was the first day, second store for Apple.

 

[professorh]

Apple mall stores are the worst. I try to avoid them as the experience is heinous

 

[Arytonsenna]

How is this front page news? This is maybe relevant to 1 in 10,000 readers.

 

[reygza]

This is one Apple Store where I find its location interesting. It’s not in the main mall building but off in a secondary satellite building in the mall and shoppers need to take a walkway to reach it. Usually Apple is in prime locations in a mall.

 

[AppleTO]

How is this front page news? This is maybe relevant to 1 in 10,000 readers.

The front page shows all news articles in chronological order, as far as I'm aware.

 

[AppleWes]

Surprised to hear South Coast Plaza is the biggest mall in California
🤔

It may seem different inside since it's split in two but is large across city block with Apple Store in the smaller section near Bear St

 

[AppleWes]

This is one Apple Store where I find its location interesting. It’s not in the main mall building but off in a secondary satellite building in the mall and shoppers need to take a walkway to reach it. Usually Apple is in prime locations in a mall.

True but one good thing is underground parking directly below Apple Store which is easier than busy main building. You don't have to take the long bridge.

 

[clive27]

Took me like 10 minutes to find the relocated store last Sunday as the mall's directory wasn't updated and the original location's signage wasn't big enough for me to notice.

 

[clive27]

I think it’s the 2nd largest mall in the USA.

List of largest shopping malls in the United States - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[platinumaqua]

This is one Apple Store where I find its location interesting. It’s not in the main mall building but off in a secondary satellite building in the mall and shoppers need to take a walkway to reach it. Usually Apple is in prime locations in a mall.

Parking is easier on that side of the mall

 

[kkinto]

I'm sure its a structural consideration but that off-centre layout would give me sleepless nights! Definitely would be looking for a different location.