Apple Sanlitun opened as Apple's first brick-and-mortar store in China in July 2008 at Beijing’s Taikoo Li Sanlitun mall. Today, it was replaced by Apple's massive new flagship store.
Apple’s overhauled Sanlitun store in Beijing opens for customers
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8 domestic Apple stores shutting down again in Kansas, Maryland, Virginia and Wisconsin
After Apple last week re-closed nearly a dozen retail stores in the United States, local increases in coronavirus infections have now prompted the Cupertino company to shut down again eight of its retail locations in Kansas, Maryland, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Apple re-closing 11 additional US retail stores
Apple is reportedly re-closing nearly a dozen additional retail locations in the United States, bringing its total store re-closures in the country to 91.
Microsoft is permanently closing its physical stores worldwide
Microsoft is permanently closing all of its physical stores worldwide after it was forced to close all its retail locations globally back in May due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
Shopping from home? Check out Apple’s new online store hub
Apple wants to help people who would like to buy its products from home during the global coronavirus health crisis so the company today launched an online store hub that presents products, services and other relevant information in a new central location.
Germany’s 15 Apple Stores will begin reopening Monday
According to local reports, Apple will begin reopening all of the fifteen brick-and-mortar stores it operates in Germany, an 83 million people market, next Monday, May 11.
All Apple stores in Australia reopening on Thursday sans Sydney one
Apple has acknowledged that it will be reopening a bunch of company-owned brick-and-mortar locations in Australia, a 25 million people market, on Thursday, May 7, 2020.
Apple reopens its Vienna store in Austria
Apple's retail store in Vienna, Austria has reopened today with everything that goes with it, including products, services and specialists. The location reopened at 11am this morning.
Apple expects to reopen “many more” of its retail stores in May
Apple's retail head says "many more" store reopenings are coming next month.
US Apple Stores shall remain closed until at least early May
Apple's reportedly decided to keep its stores in the United States closed until at least early May due to the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. There are about 270 Apple Stores in the US.
Apple drops restrictions on iPhone, iPad and Mac online purchases made outside of China
After placing per-customer restrictions on bulk iPhone, iPad and Mac orders last week, the company has now lifted restrictions on purchasing multiple devices by a single customer.
iOS 14 Maps: deeper Apple Store integration, movie theaters with IMAX sessions, more
Apple is apparently working on much deeper integration of relevant Apple Store information for its Apple Maps services in the upcoming iOS 14 update.