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New Apple Stores?

Originally posted by c2kvette
I always wondered why Durham, NC got an Apple Store before Charlotte. I suppose it's because of all the universties in that area.

But, for those that don't know, SouthPark is a very upscale area in Charlotte.
I can't wait for the store to open in Charlotte, it's about 30 mintues away from me, buts thats cool. About the size though 4,000 square feet. Is that the normal size of an Apple store, or is this small??

I'm hoping to get a part-time job there, it's opening in March 2004.
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4000 sq feet is a fairly good size store... It's about the size of most of Apple's in-mall stores (the street stores are usually larger.) The only question is whether or not 4000sq feet is selling floor space or the complete store (back office, stockroome, and selling floor)
Many times, retailers list the selling floor space only because real estate contracts with mall developers are dependent on dollars/sq feet in sales.
 
legion,

if I remember correctly you said you have negotiated the opening of retail outlets in Europe, what's your take on the likely openings there? Is there any country that is particularly hard to get into? Anyway, I'd thought I'd ask and try and take advantage of your experience for a little insight.
 
winston-salem needs one! the traffic is so bad, it takes almost 3 hours just to get to the durham southpoint store! hanes mall would be great for an apple store, and we need one. i cant wait, when ever i go to the southpoint store, they say that i should work there in the summers, but its just too long of a drive. i cant wait for one in winston! i think the only thing that could go wrong woud be if they put it in greensborro instead. that would suck. the customer base and locations are much better in winston
 
Bedawyn said:
Montgomery Mall isn't where I would have chosen. But White Flint or Georgetown, as someone suggested above? Perfect places if you're trying to confirm that Macs are overpriced toys for the wealthy. At least putting it in Montgomery Mall will counteract that impression. And, hey, anywhere closer than NoVA is good for me!

(Of course, I'm sure the first time I go out there I'll still be whimpering about "Why couldn't they have put it on the Pike?")
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Haha isn't there Compusa at Federal Plaza on the Pike? :)
Haven't been there in a while though, so i dunno bout the state of their Apple section. Some reason i would like the idea of it being near the B&N, but the outdoor store and that akasa (spelling?) store are pretty established there.
 
Apple has now posted jobs for its coming store in Osaka.

The only stores that Apple confirms through its postings are, so far, the Charlotte store (rumored to open on March 12th at SouthPark Mall), and the stores in Bethesda (Montgomery Mall), Austin (Barton Creek Mall), and Osaka. There is, however, plenty of evidence for upcoming stores in London, Paris, mid-town Manhatten, Jacksonville, and others.
 
COM'ON... CONGO..RULES

JUST BECAUSE CONGO IS IN AFRICA what make YOU (APPLE) to ignore it. will have great help for u, since CONGO will not have Windows.
 
stoid said:
GAHHHH!!!!

Still nothing in the mid-west!!

I am still 7 hours away from the nearest Apple Store!!

:mad: :mad: :mad:
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That sucks! :mad: I wish I knew how they managed to decide the locations. Not to gloat (promise ), but I've somehow have found myself within 20 minutes of one and 40 minutes of the other... Knox Street (Dallas) and Willow Bend (Plano). And there's another one 4.5 hours away in Houston. I'm sure you'll be getting one before you know it.
 
MidWest Apple Stores

Can't say there are no stores in the Midwest....that "region" covers a LOT of territory. There are a couple of Apple Stores in Minneapolis/St Paul area, just to mention.

But I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for one here in South Dakota where more people from more states come to visit our mall than our water fall.
 
ITR 81 said:
Take for instance my state AL.
I know we've got one store on the way next yr. On this map it's represented by a orange dot. So this means the orange dots will be places were Apple plan's to open a store in 04'. Yellow to me then would represent future stores maybe 05' and beyond. Right now it looks good for me because if they put two more stores in our state by 2005 then it will only be like a 40 min drive for me to both stores.
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Yellow can't be future stores because my brother's been to the King of Prussia store in Philly, which is yellow on this map. Maybe the yellow dots w/o names by them are possible stores, and the ones with names are something else. Who knows.
 
Mav451 said:
i wuz wondering just how long it'd be till a nother MD guy would post...yeah, i'm wondering where its gonna be. Is it actually gonna be inside Montgomery Mall?
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Yes...go there now, you'll see the black drywall from floor to ceiling with Apple's logo on it. Right in the middle of the mall between Hechts and Nordstrum and Sears. Unfortunately it appears to be on the top floor only, and not the bottom floor. I had so wanted to see a glass staircase store locally!
 
I agree

Yes, we Mac users here in MS need someplace to go as well, Atlanta is just way too far to go. well, too far to go as often as I want to go to an Apple Store.
 
I haven't seen the illustration someone said they saw in the Mobile Register, but I do know this:

the mall is called Eastern Shore Centre. It will open in October. Of the stores that are announced, more than a few are first to the area. A quick search on Google can confirm. However, I can't find anywhere a mention of Apple as being included, except from a few Mac-only sites. If it's happening, it will probably be on Apple's jobs site soon if it's going to open with the rest of the mall 10/04.

I live 2 miles from the mall and it's coming together quickly, but not enough yet to be able to get onto the property at all. It's pretty much surrounded by mud.
 
According to a friend of mine who checked with a Tysons Corner Virginia store representative Apple may open the store May 6th in Montgomery Mall. Now the question is, what is the least amount of leed time before a store opened that you've seen an Apple Store be pre-announced on http://www.apple.com/retail ? It is getting ever closer to that date, and I wonder if it will happen that early or not.
 
gopher said:
According to a friend of mine who checked with a Tysons Corner Virginia store representative Apple may open the store May 6th in Montgomery Mall. Now the question is, what is the least amount of leed time before a store opened that you've seen an Apple Store be pre-announced on http://www.apple.com/retail ? It is getting ever closer to that date, and I wonder if it will happen that early or not.
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ifoAppleStore is saying the opening date is May 8th. Apple usally gives a 7-10 day lead time in announcing the opening of a store, so look for a posting on its retail site by May 1st.
 
Here is the latest update of upcoming stores that have been listed on Apple's jobs site.

1 - Montgomery Mall, Bethesda, Maryland

2 - Barton Creek Mall, Austin, Texas

3 - Danbury Fair Mall, Danbury, Connecticut

4 - Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

5 - Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri

6 - Rosedale Center, Rosedale, Minnesota

7 - Stonestown Mall, San Francisco, California

8 - Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa, California

9 - Osaka, Japan

10 - Bridgewater Commons Mall, Bridgewater, New Jersey

The above stores would give Apple the 88 stores it has said it would have by Sept. 30th. In addition, the Regent Street store in London is also listed on the jobs site, but it would appear to be opening later in 2004 than the end of September.

Other stores that still are likely to open in 2004 are:

1 - Eastern Shore Center, Spanish Fort, Alabama

2 - Oakridge Mall, San Jose, California

3 - Rockaway Townsquare Mall, Rockaway, New Jersey

There has been in the past a rush of store openings in the October - November period to take advantage of the holiday sales. This would tend to argue for more than the fourteen stores already listed above to be opened this year.
 
mmm heck yeah. Montgomery Mall finally gets it. And its in the "richer" part of Maryland, so no doubt the money will be there...all we need to see is the demand from the community then.

(this also means no more freakin' trips down 495 to get to the Virginia location) :)
 
The number of California stores keeps expanding at an almost embarrassing rate. ifoAppleStore is reporting two more stores listed on Apple's web site - one in the SF Bay Area and one in the LA area.

Apple has posted still more retail store sites on its "Jobs" Web page: Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton (N. Calif.) and Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga (S. Calif.). There are now 26 unannounced Apple retail store locations, of which perhaps 12-14 might be open by year's end.
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Hmm..there must be a reason for all the Stores in California. Maybe they're simply doing really well financially? There's certainly the population to support it. I dunno, it could even be seen as an experiment in market saturation...I doubt it though, that would be a pretty costly 'experiment'.

And, like everyone else, I wish Apple would put a Store where I am...Boise, Idaho. I've read rumor of Apple planning one here, but nothing more. The majority of Idaho is certainly agriculturally driven, I'm a farm-boy myself, but Boise is quite different from the rest of the state, we have a lot of technology companies here. Micron (crucial.com) has its headquarters here, HP has a major printer division here (tech support is a local number, whoo hoo!;)) and there are tons of smaller companies (mPC..etc..).

The city of Boise and surrounding area is one of the fastest growing areas in the country, I think it would be a great place for an Apple Store. :)

Of course the fact that the nearest Store is in Portland (roughly 9 hours) may have something to do with my desire to have one here...;)

I finally went to my first Apple Store just three weeks ago, University Place in Seattle, and it was great! Plus the re-seller here (aside from CompUSA) is horrible. I always feel like I just walked onto a used car lot when I go in there...ugh

Here's to hopin'. :)
 
ITR 81 said:
The Tuscan store is already open.
Their is new Store in Northpoint GA that just opened today.

There is suppose to be Apple Store opening next yr in Northern AL. mall thats being built. Because in recent newspaper ad it even had Apple Store listed as new client. Now if they can only put one in central AL. and I'll be happy.
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Oh tell me they aren't putting it in Huntsville... why not B'ham?? The Summit would be perfect. Right next to Saks and BCBG and Ill be one happy girl (I'm the girliest computer geek you'll ever meet :D )
 
Gurugrrrl said:
Oh tell me they aren't putting it in Huntsville... why not B'ham?? The Summit would be perfect. Right next to Saks and BCBG and Ill be one happy girl (I'm the girliest computer geek you'll ever meet :D )
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The only Alabama store I've heard of is the one in Spanish Fort near Mobile. What Northern Alabama store have either you or ITR 81 heard of?

By the way, Apple's web site now lists headings for jobs, but no job openings yet, for Lynnwood, Washington (no doubt in an attempt to surround Redmond) and Wilmington, Delaware. Both are listed as mall sites, Alderwood mall and Christiana mall respectively, so they look to be future Apple store locations. Obviously, no dates yet for openings.
 
I don't know if anyone else has been paying attention this long, but a Monster job posting for Birmingham was one of the original tip-offs that the retail stores were right around the corner. I even applied for the job, got an e-mail back and sent my resume, but obviously the store never materialized.

That said, opening a store in Spanish Fort makes much, much more sense. There's a larger population in the Mobile-Pensacola-Biloxi metro region than Birmingham, not to mention that the tourism industry there is much bigger than Birmingham's. B'ham is also only a short drive from two stores in Atlanta. When you take into account Apple's speculated new home, Eastern Shore Centre; the new development including a 500,000 Bass Pro Shop, Market at Spanish Fort, and the already-opened Jubliee Place, Spanish Fort is quickly becoming THE shopping destination of the mid-gulf coast region. I could see a store coming to Birmingham someday, but the shoppers just aren't there.
 
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