Apple Store Reopening Timeline: October
While stores across the US, Australia, Mexico, & Brazil reopen, a second wave of COVID-19 cases is beginning to be felt across Europe, resulting in a new ripple of store closures felt across the continent.
This post is the ninth 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 October 2020.
Entry Series:
October 04, 2020
Location: 🇫🇷 France
Closure: Apple Vélizy 2, Vélizy-Villacoublay (first reopened on June 09, 2020)
Location: 🇧🇷 Brazil
Announcement: Apple is reopening Apple Morumbi, Sãn Paulo & Apple VillageMall, Rio de Janeiro on October 07. These stores have remained closed since Apple closed their retail stores in mid-March. They will operate under appointment only.
Location: 🇲🇽 Mexico
Announcement: Apple is reopening Apple Antara & Apple Vía Santa Fe in Mexico City on October 07. These stores have remained closed since Apple closed their retail stores in mid-March. They will operate under appointment only.
October 07, 2020
Location: 🇫🇷 France
Closure: Apple Champs-Élysées, Paris (first reopened on June 09, 2020)
Location: 🇧🇷 Brazil
Opening: Apple Morumbi, Sãn Paulo
Opening: Apple VillageMall, Rio de Janeiro.
Location: 🇲🇽 Mexico
Opening: Apple Antara, Mexico City
Opening: Apple Vía Santa Fe, Mexico City.
October 11, 2020
Location: 🇬🇧 UK
Reopening: Apple Trafford Centre, Manchester (First reopening: June 15; Closed: September 25, 2020)
October 12, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Reopening: Apple Aventura, Aventura, Florida (First reopening: Week of May 26; Closed: June 26, 2020)
Reopening: Apple The Galleria, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (First reopening: Week of May 26; Closed: June 26, 2020)
Reopening: Apple King Street, Charleston, South Carolina (First reopening: May 13; Closed: May 31, 2020 due to protest damage)
October 13, 2020
Location: 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Closure: Apple ifc mall, Hong Kong, Central
October 14, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Reopening: Apple Augusta, August, Georgia (First reopening: Week of May 26; Closed: July 08, 2020)
October 15, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Reopening: Apple Brickell City Centre, Miami, Florida (First Reopening: May 27, 2020; Closed: June 26, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Dadeland, Miami, Florida (First Reopening: May 27, 2020; Closed: June 26, 2020)
Reopening: Apple The Falls, Miami, Florida (First Reopening: May 27, 2020; Closed: June 26, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida (First Reopening: May 27, 2020; Closed: June 26, 2020)
October 16, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Reopening: Apple Del Monte, Monterey, California (First Reopening: May 20, 2020; Closed: July 15, 2020)
October 18, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Reopening: Apple The Summit, Birmingham, Alabama (First reopening: May 13; Closed: July 02, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Village Pointe, Omaha, Nebraska (First reopening since mid-March closure)
Reopening: Apple Saddle Creek, Germantown, Tennessee (First reopening since mid-March closure)
Reopening: Apple Green Hills, Nashville, Tennessee (First reopening since mid-March closure)
Reopening: Apple CoolSprings Galleria, Franklin, Tennessee (First Reopening: Week of May 26; Closed: July 10, 2020)
Reopening: Apple West Town Mall, Knoxville, Tennessee (First reopening: Week of May 26; Closed: July 19, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Houston Galleria, Houston, Texas (First reopening: May 27; Closed: June 25, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Highland Village, Houston, Texas (First reopening: May 27; Closed: June 25, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Memorial City, Houston, Texas (First reopening: May 27; Closed: June 25, 2020)
October 19, 2020
Location: 🇫🇷 France
Reopening: Apple Vélizy 2, Vélizy-Villacoublay (First reopening: June 09; Closed: October 04, 2020)
October 20, 2020
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Reopening: Apple Baybrook, Friendswood, Texas (First reopening: May 27; Closed: June 25, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Willowbrook Mall, Houston, Texas (First reopening: May 27; Closed: June 25, 2020)
Reopening: Apple First Colony Mall, Sugar Land, Texas (First reopening: May 27; Closed: June 25, 2020)
Reopening: Apple The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas (First reopening: May 27; Closed: June 25, 2020)
Location: 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Reopening: Apple ifc mall, Hong Kong, Central (Temporarily Closed: October 13, 2020)
October 23, 2020
Location: 🇫🇷 France
Reopening: Apple Champs-Élysées, Paris (First reopening: June 09; Closed: October 04, 2020)
Location: 🇮🇹 Italy
Reduced Service: Apple il Leone, Lonato del Garda (First reopening: June 04, 2020; Now closed on weekends)
Reduced Service: Apple Oriocener, Orio al Serio (First reopening: June 04, 2020; Now closed on weekends)
Reduced Service: Apple Piazza Liberty, Milan (First reopening: June 04, 2020; Now closed on weekends)
Reduced Service: Apple Carosello, Carugate, Milan (First reopening: June 04, 2020; Now closed on weekends)
Reduced Service: Apple Fiordaliso, Rozzano, Milan (First reopening: June 04, 2020; Now closed on weekends)
Reduced Service: Apple Le Gru, Grugliasco, Turin (First reopening: May 28, 2020; Now closed on weekends)
Reduced Service: Apple Via Roma, Turin (First reopening: May 28, 2020; Now closed on weekends)
October 24, 2020
Location: 🏴 Wales
Closure: Apple St David’s 2, Cardiff, Wales (First reopening: June 22, 2020)
October 25, 2020
Location: 🇧🇪 Belgium
Closure: Apple Brussels, Brussels (First reopening: June 04, 2020)
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Reopening: Apple The Promenade at Chenal, Little Rock, Arkansas (First reopening: May 21; Closed: July 18, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Jordan Creek, West Des Moines, Idaho (First reopening since mid-March closure - “the last store opening for the first time”)
Reopening: Apple University Park Mall, Mishawaka, Indiana (First reopening: Week of May 26; Closed: August 10, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Oxmoor, Louisville, Kentucky (First reopening: Week of May 26; Closed: August 02, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Summit Sierra, Reno, Nevada (First reopening: Week of May 26; Closed: August 02, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Penn Square, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (First reopening: May 20; Closed: July 02, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Woodland Hills, Tulsa, Oklahoma (First reopening: May 20; Closed: July 02, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Haywood Mall, Greensville, South Carolina (First reopening: Week of May 26; Closed: June 20, 2020)
October 26, 2020
Location: 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland
Closure: Apple Victoria Square (First reopening: June 15, 2020)
October 28, 2020
Location: 🇦🇺 Australia
Reopening: Apple Chadstone, Chadstone, Victoria (First reopening: May 07; Closed: July 09, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Southland, Cheltenham, Victoria (First reopening: May 07; Closed: July 09, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Doncaster, Doncaster, Victoria (First reopening: May 07; Closed: July 09, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Fountain Gate, Fountain Gate, Victoria (First reopening: May 07; Closed: July 09, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Highpoint, Maribyrnong, Victoria (First reopening: May 07; Closed: July 02, 2020)
October 30, 2020
Location: 🇫🇷 France
Closure: Apple Aix-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple Sainte-Catherine, Bordeaux (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple La Toison d’Or, Dijon (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple Parly 2, Le Chesnay (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple Carré Sénart, Lieusaint (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple Lille, Lille (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple Confluence, Lyon (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple Part-Dieu, Lyon (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple Val d’Europe, Marne-la-Vallee (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple Marseille, Marseille (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple Odysseum, Montpellier (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple CAP 3000, Nice (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple Champs-Élysées, Paris (First reopening: June 09; Closed: October 04; Second reopening: October 23, 2020)
Closure: Apple Marché Saint-Germain, Paris (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple Atlantis, Saint Herblain (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple Strasbourg, Strasburg (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Closure: Apple Vélizy 2, Velizy-Villacoublay (First reopening: June 09; Closed: October 04; Second reopening: October 19, 2020)
Remaining opening but functioning as Apple Express Kiosks:
Apple Express: Apple Rosny 2, Ronny-Sous Bois (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Apple Express: Les Quatre Temps, Puteaux (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
Apple Express: Opera, Paris (First reopening: June 09, 2020)
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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.
