Apple Store Reclosing Timeline: July
July saw Apple continue to close a sizeable portion of its US retail stores in response to growing coronavirus cases across the country. By the end of July, Apple had closed 115 retail locations for a second time across the United States, and 5 in the state of Victoria in Australia.
This post is the sixth 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 July 2020.
Entry Series:
In mid-June, Apple began closing retail locations a second time as the Coronavirus ripped across the United States. In July, Apple closed an additional 68 US retail stores in addition to the 47 it closed throughout June, for a total of 115 by July 31, 2020. Apple also closed five stores in Australia, due to an outbreak in the area. Lastly, Apple was able to reopen the last three retail locations across the UK.
July 01, 2020
Location: ๐ฆ๐บ Australia
Following an influx of COVID-19 cases near the Melbourne area, Apple announced that it would be temporarily closing one retail location, Apple Highpoint, on July 02, 2020. This is the first store in Australia to temporarily close again due to the virus's resurgence in the area. Other locations in the Australian State of Victoria remain open but with reduced service, providing pickup of online orders and appointment-only Genius Support.
AUSTRALIA CLOSURE:
Highpoint, Maribyrnong
AUSTRALIAN STORES REDUCING SERVICE:
Chadstone, Chadstone
Doncaster, Doncaster
Fountain Gate, Fountain Gate
Southland, Cheltenham
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Apple announced its fourth wave of COVID-19 related closures in the United States following an influx of cases across parts of the country. Following the 16 additional closures announced on June 30, effective July 02, 30 other retail locations will temporarily close, with stores remaining open until July 03 to service any remaining Genius Support appointments and existing online orders. Two of these locations - Apple Century City & Apple The Grove - had only just reopened back on June 22, 2020.
USA CLOSURES:
Alabama
The Summit, Birmingham
California
Topanga, Canoga Park
Los Cerritos, Cerritos
Glendale Galleria, Glendale
The Americana at Brand, Glendale
Century City, Los Angeles
Beverly Center, Los Angeles
The Grove, Los Angeles
Manhattan Village, Manhattan Beach
Northridge, Northridge
Pasadena, Pasadena
Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga
Third St. Promenade, Santa Monica
Sherman Oaks, Sherman Oaks
The Oaks, Thousand Oaks
Valencia Town Center, Valencia
Georgia
Avalon, Alpharetta
Mall of Georgia, Buford
Cumberland Mall, Atlanta
Perimeter, Atlanta
Lenox Square, Atlanta
Idaho
Boise Towne Square, Boise
Louisiana
Mall of Louisiana, Baton Rouge
Lakeside Shopping Center
Nevada
Summerlin, Las Vegas
The Forum Shops, Las Vegas
Town Square, Las Vegas
Fashion Show, Las Vegas
Oklahoma
Penn Square, Oklahoma City
Woodland Hills, Tulsa
July 04, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
In Pittsburgh, Apple South Hills Village has temporarily closed, with a reopening date listed for Thursday, July 09.
USA CLOSURE
Pennsylvania
South Hills Village, Pittsburgh
July 07, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Apple is reopening two locations - Apple Carnegie Library in D.C. and Apple Walnut Stress in Philadelphia - on July 8, 2020. Both of these locations were never part of any reopening wave, but were damaged during protests and required additional time to facilitate repairs.
USA REOPENINGS:
Pennsylvania
Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Washington D.C.
Carnegie Library, D.C.
Apple also announced that two locations in the United States - Apple Augusta in Augusta, Georgia & Apple Fashion Fair in Fresno, California - will close on July 8 due to increased COVID infection rates reported in the area. Apple Augusta is the last Apple store in Georgia to close following a wave of closures on July 02, 2020, that closed all other locations.
USA CLOSURES:
California
Fashion Fair, Fresno
Georgia
Augusta, Augusta
Location: ๐ฆ๐บ Australia
Following a spike of COVID-19 cases in the area, the entire state of Victoria is imposing new lockdown measures expected to be in effect for the next six weeks. These new measures mean that four more Apple stores in the state - which had initially reduced their scope of service to web pickups & appointment-only Genius Support - will temporarily close.
AUSTRALIA CLOSURES:
Chadstone, Chadstone
Doncaster, Doncaster
Fountain Gate, Fountain Gate
Southland, Cheltenham
July 08, 2020
Location: ๐ Worldwide
Apple Retail stores have launched a service where customers may book a 15/30-minute window for one-on-one help purchasing products at their retail locations. This new service contains in-store browsing and gives customers a dedicated window of time to talk to an associate, have their questions answered, and make purchases without needing to wait in line.
July 09, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Apple announced the closure of 11 additional locations across California, Ohio, and Tennessee in response to increasing cases of COVID-19 effective July 10, 2020. Stores will remain open until the 12th to facilitate any existing online orders and Genius Support appointments. That brings the number of stores in the United States that have had close a second time to 91.
USA CLOSURES:
California
Brea Mall, Brea
South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa
Irvine Spectrum Center, Irvine
Mission Vietcong, Mission ViejoFa
shion Island, Newport Beach
El Paseo Village, Palm Desert
State Street, Santa Barbara Promenade
Temecula, Temecula
Maryland
Columbia, Columbia
Ohio
Kenwood Towne Centre, Cincinnati
Tennessee
CoolSprings Galleria, Franklin
July 10, 2020
Location: ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
With the Scottish government allowing malls to reopen as of July 13, Apple can open the final two Apple Stores, which have remained closed in the UK since March. These are the last two Apple Stores in the country to reopen, although Apple Highcross remains temporarily closed due to a local outbreak in the area.
UK REOPENINGS:
Union Square, Aberdeen
Braehead, Glasgow
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Apple Vintage Faire closed on July 10, 2020, and has a re-reopening date scheduled for Thursday, July 16, 2020. The reason why this store had closed for this period are not known.
July 11, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Apple announced that another store - Apple Bridge Street in Huntsville, Alabama - is the latest store to be closed due to increasing COVID-19 cases across the United States. The store will be closed starting July 12, 2020, with limited access for any web orders or Genius Support appointments through July 14, 2020.
USA CLOSURE:
Alabama
Bridge Street, Huntsville
July 13, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Apple South Hills Village in Pittsburgh reopened. The store had been temporarily closed since July 04, 2020. Apple also announced that its store in Virginia - Apple Reston - will open on July 16.
USA REOPENINGS:
Pennsylvania
South Hills Village, Pittsburgh
Virginia
Reston, Reston
Location: ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
Announced back on July 10, 2020 today two more Apple stores reopen in the U.K.: Apple Union Square in Aberdeen & Apple Braehead in Glasgow.
July 14, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Apple announced the closure of eight more retail locations across the United States related to increases in COVID-19 cases effective July 15, 2020. States, where the closures are occurring, are Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Virginia, & Wisconsin. Additionally, six locations across California, while they have not yet closed, have reduced to only providing curbside service for store pickups and scheduled Genius Support appointments. Just over 50% of Appleโs 53 locations in California remain open, and over 100 retail locations across the United States have had to close a second time in recent weeks due to the spread of COVID-19.
USA CLOSURES
Kansas
Leawood, Leawood
Maryland
Towson Town Center, Towson
Virginia
MacArthur Center, Norfolk
Lynnhaven Mall, Virginia Beach
Wisconsin
Bayshore, Glendale
Hilldale, Madison
Mayfair, Wauwatosa
USA STORES REDUCING SERVICE:
California
North County, Escondido
Roseville, Roseville
Arden Fair, Sacramento
Oakridge, San Jose
Valley Fair, Santa Clara
Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa
July 15, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Apple Del Monte, in Monterey, California, has closed again. Online order pickup & Genius Support will be honoured through the 17th.
USA CLOSURE:
California
Del Monte, Monterey
July 16, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Despite closing two locations in the state on July 15, Apple Reston in Virginia reopened today. Apple also opened one retail location in Modesto, California - Apple Vintage Faire - after it had temporarily closed a week earlier.
July 17, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Apple announced the closure of three more store locations across the United States on Friday. Effective July 18, Apple is closing the last of its retail locations in North Carolina & its sole store in Arkansas to increase COVID-19 cases across the country. Apple is also closing Apple Vintage Faire in Modesto once again, which had reopened only two days prior, on July 16, 2020. All three stores will remain open for pickups and Genius Appointments through July 20, 2020.
USA CLOSURES:
Arkansas
The Promenade at Chenal, Little Rock
California
Vintage Faire, Modesto
North Carolina
Friendly Center, Greensboro
July 18, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Apple is closing five more retail locations tomorrow across Ohio & Tennessee. Stores will remain open for pickups and Genius Appointments through July 20, 2020.
USA CLOSURES:
Ohio
Easton Town Center, Columbus
Polaris Fashion Place, Columbus
Crocker Park, Westlake
Eton, Woodmere
Tennessee
West Town Mall, Knoxville
July 21, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Apple is closing another retail location in California effective tomorrow. The store will remain open through the 24th for pickups and Genius Appointments.
USA CLOSURE:
California
Valley Plaza, Bakersfield
July 22, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
After remaining open for only two weeks, Apple Carnegie Library in Washington, DC, is closing effective July 22, 2020. This is the 110th store to close in the United States due to the increasing COVID-19 pandemic.
USA CLOSURE:
District of Columbia
Carnegie Library, D.C.
July 25, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Three more locations across Missouri & Ohio are closing tomorrow due to increased COVID-19 cases across the United States. The stores will remain open until the 27th for web orders and Genius Support. Missouri has now seen the closure of all of the states Apple Stores, and in Ohio, only stores in Akron & Beavercreek remain open.
USA CLOSURES:
Missouri
Saint Louis Galleria, St. Louis
West County, St. Louis
Ohio
Franklin Park Mall, Toledo
July 26, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Apple has closed another retail location in the state of Virginia.
USA CLOSURE:
Virginia
Tysons Corner, McLean
July 28, 2020
Location: ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England
A month to the day after it closed a second time due to COVID-19, Appleโs retail location in Leicester - Apple Highcross - reopens tomorrow. This reopening marks the first time since March that all Apple Store locations in the UK are open.
UK REOPENING:
Highcross, Leicester
July 31, 2020
Location: ๐บ๐ธ USA
Apple has closed one store in California effective July 31 & an additional three stores across Alaska & California on August 01. Locations will remain open until August 02 to facilitate web orders and Genius appointments. According to @MichaelStreeber, with the closure of Appleโs Alaska retail location, all five of Appleโs retail locations that were the first to reopen in May have closed again due to the spread of COVID-19.
USA CLOSURES:
Alaska
Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall, Anchorage
California (Closed: July 31, 2020)
Fashion Valley, San Diego
California (Closed: August 01, 2020)
Roseville, Roseville
Arden Fair, Sacramento
External Links
Huge Thanks for the work of Michael Steeber from 9to5mac.com for 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 Michaelโs updates.
