Apple Store Reopening Timeline: August
After a brief reopening, nearly 120 retail locations across the United States were still closed. Internationally, locations in the State of Victoria in Australia remain closed, & Spain closed five previously open retail locations.
This post is the seventh entry of a multi-entry series covering the Apple Store retail closing and reopening strategy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This entry recaps the month of August 2020.
Entry Series:
A trend seen throughout August was the temporary closure of retail locations. Globally, several locations would temporarily close for 4-14 days before reopening to the public. August also saw a significant slowdown in Apple Stores closing indefinitely due to increasing COVID-19 cases. However, several US states and Spain saw such closures as higher COVID-19 case rates continued in localized areas.
August 01, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Announced on July 31, today Apple closed three more retail locations across Alaska & California.
USA RECLOSURES:
Alaska
Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall, Anchorage (originally reopened May 15)
California
Roseville, Roseville (originally reopened May 18)
Arden Fair, Sacramento (originally reopened May 18)
August 02, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Apple closed an additional two locations in Kentucky & Nevada today.
USA RECLOSURES:
Kentucky
Oxmoor, Louisville (originally reopened the week of May 26)
Nevada
Summit Sierra, Reno (originally reopened the week of May 26)
Location: 🇨🇳 Mainland China
According to @MichaelSteeber, Apple will resume in-person Today at Apple sessions at 9 of their 42 retail locations in Mainland China starting August 03. Apple will initially relaunch with fewer sessions being offered and subject to more frequent cleaning protocols in place. Today at Apple sessions are currently offered in Taiwan and Macao as well.
August 06, 2020
Location: 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, a retail location has temporarily closed for three days, August 6-9, and is scheduled to reopen again on August 10, 2020.
HONG KONG TEMPORARY CLOSURE:
Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong
Location: 🇪🇸 Spain
A retail location in Spain has closed due to increased COVID-19 cases in the surrounding area.
SPAIN RECLOSURE:
Puerto Venecia, Zaragoza (originally reopened on June 04, 2020)
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Starting August 07, Apple is re-reopening one of its retail locations in San Diego, California.
USA RE-REOPENING:
Fashion Valley, San Diego (initially reopened the week of May 26, 2020, and was reclosed on July 31, 2020)
August 07, 2020
Location: 🇨🇦 Canada
Apple is closing its first retail store in the city of Montreal, Canada.
CANADA RECLOSURE:
Sainte-Catherine, Montreal (initially reopened on June 25, 2020)
August 09, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Apple is reopening Carnegie Library in Washington, D.C., on August 10. The store had initially reopened on July 08, 2020, after repairs due to looting resulted in a delay in reopening, but closed again two weeks later on July 22, 2020.
USA RE-REOPENING:
Carnegie Library, Washington D.C.
August 10, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
While not COVID-related, looting in Chicago has resulted in the closure of two Apple stores. Unrelated to looting, Apple also closed one location in Indiana effective immediately.
USA RECLOSURES:
Illinois
Lincoln Park, Chicago
Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Indiana
University Park Mall, Mishawaka (Originally reopened the week of May 26, 2020)
August 12, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
In Palo Alto, California, the Apple store has closed for several days - initially scheduled to reopen back on August 14; its reopening date has been pushed until August 19.
USA TEMPORARY CLOSURES:
California
Palo Alto, Palo Alto
August 13, 2020
Location: 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Apple’s Festival Walk location has reopened after briefly closing back on August 06.
HONG KONG RE-REOPENING:
Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong
August 19, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Apple stores damaged by looting in Illinois reopened today, as has Apple’s store in Palo Alto, which closed last week. Finally, three Apple retail stores are closing in the state of Hawaii.
USA RE-REOPENING:
California
Palo Alto, Palo Alto
Illinois
Lincoln Park, Chicago
Michigan Avenue, Chicago
USA RECLOSURES:
Hawaii
Ala Moana, Honolulu (originally reopened May 18, 2020)
Kahala, Honolulu (originally reopened May 18, 2020)
Royal Hawaiian, Honolulu (originally reopened May 18, 2020)
August 21, 2020
Location: 🇪🇸 Spain
Today Apple announced that four more retail locations in Spain would close again on August 24, 2020, due to increases in COVID-19 cases throughout the country. Five out of the nations 11 Apple Stores have now closed a second time due to COVID-19.
SPAIN RECLOSURES:
Gran Plaza 2, Madrid (originally reopened June 08, 2020)
Parquesur, Madrid (originally reopened June 08, 2020)
Puerta del Sol, Madrid (originally reopened June 08, 2020)
Xanadú, Madrid (originally reopened June 08, 2020)
August 24, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reports that Apple plans to start reopening many of the country's Apple stores, including those that had to close a second time due to spikes in infections across a majority of states. The report suggests that stores could begin reopening by the end of August, though many will operate on an "appointment-only basis for the immediate future." Apple has had to close over 120 of it's 270 US retail stores a second time due to the coronavirus after closing its retail locations outside of greater China in March.
Apple is also reopening a retail store in Virginia on August 26 after the location had closed a second time back in late July.
USA RE-REOPENING:
Virginia
Tysons Corner, McLean (Closed again on July 26 after first reopening on June 24, 2020)
Location: 🇨🇦 Canada
Apple is reopening Montreal's Sainte Catherine retail location on August 25 that had remained closed throughout most of August.
CANADA RE-REOPENING:
Quebec
Sainte-Catherine, Montreal (Closed again on August 07 after first reopening on June 25)
August 27, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Five Apple Stores are listed to reopen on August 28 in the State of Ohio.
USA RE-REOPENING
Ohio
Kenwood Towne Centre, Cincinnati (Originally Reopened in the last week of May, and closed again on July 10)
Easton Town Center, Columbus (Reopened in the last week of May, and closed again on July 19, 2020)
Polaris Fashion Place, Columbus (Reopened in the last week of May, and closed again on July 19, 2020)
Crocker Park, Westlake (Reopened in the last week of May, and closed again on July 19, 2020)
Eton, Woodmere (Reopened in the last week of May, and closed again on July 19, 2020)
August 31, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Apple announced that two more Apple Store would reopen in Maryland on September 02, 2020.
USA RE-REOPENING:
Maryland
Columbia, Columbia (Reopened June 24 and closed again on July 15, 2020)
Towson Town Center (Reopened June 24 and closed again on July 15, 2020)
External Links
Huge Thanks for the work of Michael Steeber from 9to5mac.com for continuing his incredible coverage of Apple Retail! His work has been instrumental in helping compile this series.
Props to @imicsun who has been following this process and producing a detailed infographic of Apples retail relaunch in lock step with Michael’s updates.
