New UK Retail Store opens this Saturday

Hear ye, hear ye Britons! If you were wondering when the much-delayed Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes retail store was opening, you can wonder no more, for this Saturday the store is throwing open its doors for the first time. ifoAppleStore (the site in the know about all things Apple Retail) points to 'mis-sized glass' causing the store's opening to slip well past the intended pre-Christmas opening.

As with all Apple Store openings, there's a "Digital Lifestyle Collection" of a black MacBook and silver iPod nano to be won, with the first thousand people through the door nabbing a free T-shirt.

The store opens at 9.30am this Saturday, 1st March. If you're attending, do send us your reports (and maybe watch for a TUAW operative amongst the ~~sheep~~ queue-rs) -- here's to hoping you manage to bag a T-shirt!

Thanks to all those who sent this in!

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Source: http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/miltonkeynes/

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Hear ye, hear ye Britons! If you were wondering when the much-delayed Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes retail store was opening, you can...

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alexish

I live in MK and i know ill be there for sure... just let me know where i should send the pics! :P

February 27 2008 at 6:16 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Nic

I was so pleased for a microsecond there, I thought the Reading one had finally materialised. Alas, I have been disappointed once again.

February 26 2008 at 6:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

John Robinson

I peeped the other day when the double the whole entrance was left open (9.00am) and the workmen had gone for their tea!
I believe the stairs, though narrow, are in fact glass. They might have looked like wood as they still had the protective wrapping on. Am hoping to go on Saturday as I live in MK - would be rude not to!

February 26 2008 at 6:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Danny

FAO fellow scousers: the Liverpool branch opens some time in May, when the Liverpool One centre launches.

February 26 2008 at 5:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Eideard

Will Paul Ince be there?

February 26 2008 at 5:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Alex Blewitt

Last time I went there, there were black wooden barriers over the front of the store. Peeking through a hole showed that the stairs were in place (it'll be a two-floor show) although not with the customary glass staircase; owing to space limitations, the stairs are at the back of the store and made out of wood.

At least the concrete cows are in attendance :-)

February 26 2008 at 5:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ron

how many are they in the UK?

February 26 2008 at 5:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/

February 26 2008 at 5:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Matt J

We're getting one in Cambridge sometime later this year. But what's with Apple putting five in London? We don't all live there!

February 26 2008 at 4:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Well, technically only two are in London, according to http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/. I'd not really say Brent Cross was London either, well, it should be anexed...

February 26 2008 at 5:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ron

one more!

February 26 2008 at 4:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Blaktornado

Awesome :D I don't think I can go myself but hey, good news on Apple's and the people of Milton Keyne's behalf :D

Come on Apple, one in Lincolnshire next, please xD

February 26 2008 at 4:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply