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Location of first Apple store in Scotland



Survivingcinemas.org.uk has uncovered the future location of Apple's first store in Scotland. 147 Buchanan Street, Glasgow will house Scotland's Apple Store as well as a glass spiral staircase and a Genius/iPod bar. This former theater will have an estimated £1,1,68,000 pumped into it to covert it into an Apple store with stainless steel encased ceilings (signage will be approved separately). Interestingly, it would seem that this store will not have a theater which is becoming a trend in new Apple Stores.

[via MacNN]

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Survivingcinemas.org.uk has uncovered the future location of Apple's first store in Scotland. 147 Buchanan Street, Glasgow will house...
 

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Perhaps it is easier to do business in the UK (for Apple) than the rest of the European Union "member states", excluding business-friendly (Republic of) Ireland, of course.

October 31 2006 at 5:46 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tucker

So I guess the scene in Trainspotting 2 will be:

(the first)
APPLE STORE
(in Scotland)

October 31 2006 at 1:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gerry O'Sullivan

Craig

If there was a store in NI, I'd have worn a trail there from Dublin by now :o)

Better still, one here in Dublin...

I'm surprised that the major European cities like Paris, Rome, Berlin, Madrid, etc., have had to wait behind Manchester, Birmingham and Sheffield for their stores.

October 31 2006 at 11:55 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Craig McCreath

(Gerry - 14)
Sorry Gerry, I thought that there was a store in Northern Ireland. Must have been misinformed.

But it still holds my point in a way, being that there is the rest of the UK - not just England which would like an Apple Store.

Kinda annoying.

October 31 2006 at 11:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gerry O'Sullivan

Craig (#13) wrote:

"All of the rest of the UK have apple stores and we have been left on the sidelines, which is rather unfair."

Hmmm... the openings of the Welsh and Northern Ireland stores must have been very low-key...

October 31 2006 at 10:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
the1bigboy

Now I'll have to get a ferry over to Scotland :(

Bluddy Apple, hurry up and get us a small apple store!

October 31 2006 at 8:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Maria

About time. It's been long overdue.
Shame is not in Edinburgh, :-)

October 31 2006 at 8:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Craig McCreath

Damn! I was hoping it would be Edinburgh! This is about 70 miles away which is going to suck when I want to buy new mac merchandise.

I'm still excited about it and will go to the opening. I'm sure this was the best decision for apple as the prices in Glasgow for a high street store are considerably cheaper than to get a store in Edinburgh.

It is good to know that Apple has finally wanted to give us an Apple store. All of the rest of the UK have apple stores and we have been left on the sidelines, which is rather unfair. Since our College and University fees are free for those in the European Union (exculding the other counties such as England , Wales and Northern Ireland) there are a large amount of people who study here - and as I have seen first hand, the majority use Macs! The public schools also use a large amount of macs, and are a popular choice of many of the people I meet.

I am happy that Apple have finally realised that there is a market in Scotland for their merchandise. I only wish that they got here sooner - as it is unlike there is a secret national border they need to cross to sell merchandise in Scotland - it's the same country for gods sake! Thier choice not to have an Apple store here for many years has annoyed and infuriated some people living here in Scotland.

October 31 2006 at 7:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
GJD

Looking forward to fighting through the neds for a sniff at this place. Apple had better get themselves some good security. And I hope that's toughened glass.

October 31 2006 at 4:35 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
gss03

About bloody time us Scots get an apple store!

I can't wait to see this store, however I was in Glasgow last weekend and the Pier store was still open to the public and trading......

October 31 2006 at 4:23 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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