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Apple to 'Add More Stores' Around the World, Says SVP of Retail

Lozza013 said:
I was actually disappointed it wasn’t built. As for Southland, I don’t mind going to that store but it’s does need to be made bigger.
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I was annoyed that it wasn’t built on Collins St.
I was a bit more understanding that it wasn’t built in Fed Square (but didn’t mind it myself).

I had heard that it was supposed to be built in the Emporium prior to it being finished. I think the location where Top Shop used to be makes a lot of sense, but then I see the Nike Store, which Is MASSIVE in terms of floor area, and it’s actually an even better piece of real-estate. Now that Top Shop is gone, and retail is struggling, I hope Apple can revisit the idea of opening a store up in Emporium again. It’s certainly convenient if you visit the CBD.

Currently, I visit the Apple Store in Doncaster, but I find it very small. Highpoint’s is only slightly bigger. I have never been to Chadstone SC for any reason. Or Southland, or any other shopping centres, really.
 
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Australia yes.

There’s one in my area but it’s the only one meaning it’s always packed and booked out.

I’ve also heard it’s site doesn’t pay rent because it brings so much foot traffic into where it’s located.
 
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It's actually so true and accurately resonates when Deirdre says that it's a different experience just feeling and touching the products with your hands in real life. I just paid a visit to an Apple Store in over a year since coronavirus restrictions kicked in, and it was quite magical just feeling the products in my hands and catching up feeling the latest tech in real life (I didn't have a chance to go to an Apple Store right after the last few events/product releases). The magic of visiting in store never dies with each new cycle of releases
 
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Wanted797 said:
Australia yes.

There’s one in my area but it’s the only one meaning it’s always packed and booked out.

I’ve also heard it’s site doesn’t pay rent because it brings so much foot traffic into where it’s located.
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Where in Australia are you? (which city?)
 
Please expand the outreach of countries instead of just adding stores in countries that already have them. There’s no Apple Store in Finland nor in Portugal. Even one Apple Store there would make all the difference.
 
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Apple, at least open an online store, if not a physical one, in Romania. iStyle, the official retailer, have owful customer service. You have an online store in Hungary, so it shouldn’t be too hard to serve Romania from that store, as Philips is doing for the last few years.
 
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andrew12 said:
It’s pretty ridiculous that there’s no stores in Dublin, Prague, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Budapest, Moscow, or NZ. Clearly I’m not in charge of a $2T company 🤷
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Totally agree on Dublin. It's pretty insane that for a company whose European Headquarters is in the Republic of Ireland, there are no Republic of Ireland stores. The nearest is in Belfast in Northern Ireland - technically another country (thankfully a 10min drive for me!).
 
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I'd like one for the south of the Netherlands, Maastricht or Eindhoven, or even Liège in Belgium. Country is bigger than just the Randstad. I now have to drive to Cologne in Germany for my nearest Apple Store (okay, that's not that far but still swapping something can be a pain if it's not bought in the same country, another thing they should change)
 
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I'd like one for the south of the Netherlands, Maastricht or Eindhoven, or even Liège in Belgium. Country is bigger than just the Randstad. I now have to drive to Cologne in Germany for my nearest Apple Store (okay, that's not that far but still swapping something can be a pain if it's not bought in the same country, another thing they should change)
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The hardship;). In Finland we must take an expensive long overnight ferry to Sweden or a flight.
 
Many companies filed for bankruptcy, and Apple is planning to open 100 new stores ? 🤔
 
After me complaining for nearly a decade. They are finally expanding.

The expansion of Apple stores literally stopped when Steve Jobs passed away and Head of Retail was left Empty. And the two Head of Retail after Ron Johnson had absolutely no idea.

Remember, When iPhone had barely 100M iPhone users in 2011, and they had around 360 Stores. They were opening as fast as they can with about 1 Apple Store per week.

In 2021 We have 1000M iPhone Users, Many more Mac, iPad users, and only 500 Stores.
 
mr.bee said:
One in Antwerp to start with ;)
The one in Brussels is just so annoying to visit by car...
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Why do we need in one in Belgium? You can touch and try Apple products in stores like Fnac, Mediamarket, Saturn, Telenet and many more. Heck even with the 14 day return policies like Coolblue you can just try and use stuff for 2 weeks if you really want.

Repairs work flawlessly online as well. Physical stores are so 2019 :p
 
This tactic is confusing to me, when you compare this to Disney, Disney did the complete opposite not to mention they literally closed all 3 locations in my city and I live in a tourist town but they did it so they divert their traffic to their website.

Even now we are getting a discount Apple experience where we can only get in unless we make a reservation but you can still buy almost everything online at this rate.

I a for one think now that buying online is a scam, product pricing + shipping + taxes is making something like a 20 dollar item go for like 34 bucks when it’s said and done.

Strange times indeed.
 
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