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Apple's Grand Central Terminal Retail Store to Be Largest Yet?
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Microsoft has their own stores??
Think that trendy coffee shop with the bad coffee
The goal is to have more Apple stores than Starbucks outlets.
You shouldn't have to cross the street to buy your Apple, there should be Apple stores on each corner of major intersections.
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The goal is to have more Apple stores than Starbucks outlets.
You shouldn't have to cross the street to buy your Apple, there should be Apple stores on each corner of major intersections.
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*shudder* Starbucks.
They should use the HUGE chunk of change it'll cost to build a storefront there, and lease the space from the city, to put into cancer research for finding a cure. I mean, that's what Steve is apparently dealing with? Instead of showing how he can buy his way into a hospital and get transplants at the wave of a hand, show how much Apple is invested in finding a cure by providing grants for research and helping develop new research hardware/software for the cause. Apple-ego not apply.
And to get a genius bar appointment you call grand central dispatch and ask for an NSOperation.
I have a theory here about the location...above the main waiting room there is a massive 40k SQFT sapce that at one point were employee tennis courts, and in the 50s a TV studio. There was a recent article about how they were being renovated in a updated tennis complex for MTA employees, but I am sure for the right amount of money, or only a portion of the space Apple would be able to create a store. It would have a dediciated elevator bank, and entrance, similair to the 5th Ave store Cube.
Here are some links about the tennis courts:
http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/light-shines-on-grand-central-s-tennis-courts-1.1728030
http://mas.org/grand-central-tennis-club-a-little-known-piece-of-history/
How can Apple rumor claim that this will be the largest store ever when they're talking about putting on the terrace where Métrazur (a restaurant) is currently located? It's literally on the terrace. So are they going to have satellite locations in GCT in order to call themselves the largest store?
Thus it can't be at Métrazur. I think it's great that they'll be a location closer to our apt than that horrid 59th St locale. We end up going to the UWS store instead as it's a nicer place to be. GCT is about a 15 minute walk for us so I like this.
Thus it can't be at Métrazur. I think it's great that they'll be a location closer to our apt than that horrid 59th St locale. We end up going to the UWS store instead as it's a nicer place to be. GCT is about a 15 minute walk for us so I like this.
Because they are all packed to capacity? It is pretty simple...
That said, I dont know any iconic beautiful location in GCT where such a large store could fit.
I'd say the Oyster Bar .. that place has been on the rocks for a while now .. add in the kitchen and storage area and maybe take out a ground floor business for another entrance and you'd easily be up to 40K sq ft plus