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Spyshot: Louisville, KY Apple Store
Back in March, TUAW operative Kelly made us aware of what would become Kentucky's very first Apple Store. While browsing Apple's jobs boards, she found several postings for retail positions at Louisville's Oxmoor mall.Today, reader Chris sent in this spy shot of the subtle barricade that's in front of the store. No hints there.
We still don't have any information on when this store may open, but we'll let you know as soon as we find out. Get ready, Louisville, you're closer every day!
Thanks, Chris!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Doug Rivers said 9:33PM on 7-16-2007
The Courier-Journal announced that the Apple Store will be opening sometime in August.
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John said 9:35PM on 7-16-2007
Courier-Journal newspaper said it will open in August.
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Bryan Wendell said 10:01PM on 7-16-2007
Any reason these are called "spy shots"? Does it really take a spy to take a picture in a crowded mall?
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Ian said 10:09PM on 7-16-2007
Yeah, I have an interview tomorrow morning for the store. Wish me luck!
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Rob Jones said 10:49PM on 7-16-2007
I'm looking forward to having more Macs in my market to provide support for. This should be good for my business. Now I won't have to drive to Indy anymore, which I've done twice in the last two weeks for iPhones.
http://robjonestechsupport.com
http://themacjedi.com
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Michael said 12:09AM on 7-17-2007
When will Columbia, SC get a Apple store?!! :(
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Jakelson said 3:50AM on 7-17-2007
I moved to Louisville this past year. This was great news for me!! I was really hoping that it would have been opened for the iPhone release though :(
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Will Royall said 7:18AM on 7-17-2007
You're not kidding about Columbia, SC. The nearest Apple stores to us are in Charlotte (hour and a half away) and Atlanta (3.5 hours away). SC has NO Apple stores while NC has 3 (Charlotte, Durham, and Raleigh)...What's up with that?
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scott.cropper said 7:27AM on 7-17-2007
Hmm. I sent this in to TUAW a week or so ago :
http://flickr.com/photos/singletrack/687118446/
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Malcom O said 9:12AM on 7-17-2007
See you there, behind a counter that is. Can't wait!
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Chris said 9:45AM on 7-17-2007
Louisville already has a MacAuthority, just up the street actually, but it will still be good to have an Apple retail store to help spread the brand awareness and offer a new supply of iPhones ;)
http://macauthority.com/
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DV said 9:48AM on 7-17-2007
Regarding SC - there was a report that Downtown Charleston was going to get one this Summer. Of course, that never happened. As of now the only East Coast states that don't have Apple Stores are SC and Maine. WTH.
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Andrew said 11:39AM on 7-17-2007
Chris -
While it may have the "MacAuthority" store, it's no match for a real Apple store. I like the small mom-and-pops but their inventory is always small. On a few occasions, they said they'd order it for me, which is something I can do for myself. And sometimes the crummy CompUSA store nearby has more stuff. So... I'm excited a real Apple store is coming.With that said, I do hope the MacAuthority store can survive the competition. They're nice folks over there.
AP
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ben Sohl said 2:24PM on 7-17-2007
I applied online... how long did you have to wait to hear something back Ian?
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phlyingpenguin said 2:52PM on 7-17-2007
I was there the day before yesterday and noticed the doors were cracked a bit. I think folks are curious enough to pry them open because I don't think they meant for it to be that way. In any case, the store inside (behind the door) is still a clean slate.
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Ian said 3:52PM on 7-17-2007
I applied back in May, actually, because I had heard a rumor that they were beginning an Apple Store at Oxmoor. It took about a month to get an email from Apple HR.
Interview went well, I think. Hopefully I'll see you all there and I can sell you an iPhone!
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ben Sohl said 3:55PM on 7-17-2007
that's odd... i tried applying a looong time ago but there wasn't anything online about a kentucky store until recently. Hopefully you'll see me and I'll be workng with you lol, I may be too bitter to buy an iphone if I dont get it lol
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Justin C. Franklin said 12:45AM on 7-30-2007
That's funny you all said something about Columbia, SC getting an Apple Store. I go to school in Louisville and live 2 minutes from Oxmoor Mall & am from Columbia (Lexington), SC. I've been wishing for a store here too.
I don't see it happening for a while.. The market for it isn't as where it should be like a big city. In my opinion at least.
I wish I could get a job with Apple.
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david said 11:17PM on 8-15-2007
Looks like it won't open until Sept. 8th.
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