Phoenix, Arizona Apple Store planned
The Graphic Mac is reporting that a new Apple Store has been planned for Phoenix, Arizona. This will be the state's fifth Apple Store, and Phoenix's second.The new store will open in the Arrowhead Mall. James at The Graphic Mac says he's seen the black construction wall and white Apple Logo in front of a large retail space on the mall's lower level. Rumor has it this store will open at the end of this month.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
David Hildreth said 4:34PM on 7-07-2008
It'l be the third store, there is one in Chandler.
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Sean said 4:59PM on 7-07-2008
Technically Biltmore's the only one in Phoenix. Chandler's a different city. There's also one in Gilbert, which is near Phoenix, but it aint' Phoenix.
fishbert said 5:59PM on 7-07-2008
If you ask people from Chandler and Gilbert where they are from, they will say: "Phoenix"
The exception to the rule is Scottsdale... they have to differentiate themselves from the Phoenix plebs.
hb said 4:57PM on 7-07-2008
it will be the 4th store.
1. Biltmore Square
2430 E. Camelback Rd.
2. Chandler Mall
3111 W Chandler Blvd
3. San Tan Village
2218 E. Williams Field Rd.
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cheese said 5:01PM on 7-07-2008
1. Biltmore
2. Chandler
3. San Tan
4. Tuscon
5. Arrowhead (coming soon)
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Enrique said 5:09PM on 7-07-2008
FOURTH STORE? And there STILL isn't a single one in Philadelphia... ridiculous
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tmd said 5:09PM on 7-07-2008
And the store is in Glendale, AZ, not Phoenix. So, Phoenix will still only have one store....unless one shows up in City North when it opens later this year... ;)
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fileai said 5:32PM on 7-07-2008
For all intents and purposes, all of the Arizona Apple Stores except for the Tucson one are in the "Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area". :)
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mark said 6:14PM on 7-07-2008
How about one at Baseline and Central ;)
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Tyler said 10:21PM on 7-07-2008
It's not possible for the general public to see the construction. I've been in there several times and I've seen where in the mall it's going to be. They've completely covered the entire storefront plus some (it juts out into the walkway a little) with a black wall with an apple logo in the middle. There is a lone door in the middle of it that fades into the black.
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thezonie said 7:08PM on 7-07-2008
Yeah, I remember that's what they did when they put in the Manhattan Beach store.
jh said 6:34PM on 7-07-2008
Poor location choice (at least priority-wise). They need to put one in Tempe for ASU/Mesa/Central E.V. folks. Chandler, San Tan, and Biltmore are all a haul for a lot of the population that frequent those stores.
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Perry Lehman said 8:26PM on 7-07-2008
As reported in other posts. This will be Phoenix Metro's 4th store. Here are two fresh pics I took at the Arrowhead Mall:
http://gallery.mac.com/omegamanp#100012
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Tom Malone said 7:16PM on 7-07-2008
Funny, I blogged about this over a month ago and sent TUAW... old news. Here's the full story http://snipr.com/2ulb2
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src said 7:40PM on 7-07-2008
The store is also listed on the mall's web site: http://www.arrowheadtownecenter.com/store.asp?id=5961
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Jason said 1:33PM on 7-08-2008
Man, I remember going to the Biltmore Mall/Apple Store. I thought I worked downtown, but holy cow; Biltmore mall was right in the thick of downtown madness.
Parking was also horrendous and stupid.
It looks like this is a fair amount closer to where I worked back then.
But hey, now I'm in Colorado and I have an Apple Store 5 minutes away from work. Life is good :).
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guerro said 2:11AM on 7-08-2008
Wow, nice. Now there will be an Apple store in the trashy west-side ghetto armpit that is Glendale. I guess even the scabs need to buy a mac or an iPod when they aren't stealing them or shooting each other.
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Rob said 5:30PM on 7-09-2008
Hmmm... let me guess... $30,000 Scottsdale "Millionaire"... here's your song:
http://media.phoenixnewtimes.com/player/?i=2169302
Westgate might have been a better choice, but Arrowhead is actually pretty nice.
guerro said 5:42PM on 7-09-2008
Who said I live in Snottsdale ? Haha You should check your facts before you push "Add Your Comments".
Abraham said 12:03PM on 7-08-2008
Arrowhead Mall in Glendale is in the north part of the city, Arrowhead Ranch, which is one of the most affluent neighborhoods in Arizona. There is already an Apple reseller in the area, which will most definitely lose lots of business when the store opens. I have a friend who just got hired at this new location and says it should open later in July. Its in a pretty good location within the mall, too.
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