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Flickr Find: Apple Store Carosello opening in Milan, Italy

by Steven Sande (RSS feed) on Sep 5th, 2009

Ahhhh, Milano! The name makes me think about the Milan Cathedral, La Scala, fashion models, and the aggressive drivers in that city. And now, when I think of Milan, I can also fondly think of the new Apple Store Carosello.

TUAW reader Filippo sent us a link to his Flickr gallery of the opening earlier today, which appears to have attracted a huge crowd of Apple fans. PhilApple, as he is known on Flickr, also captured the traditional "running of the geeks" in a short video upload. This is the well-known phenomenon in which the first customers are greeted by the applause, cheers, and general silliness of the Apple Store employees and other customers.

While I wish Apple had chosen to place the store in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in the Piazza Duomo, reputed to be the world's oldest shopping mall, I'm happy for the Milanese to now have their very own Apple Store. Grazie, Filippo, for this set of photos!

Tags: apple store, AppleStore, flickr, grand opening, GrandOpening, italy, milan

Filed under: Retail

Ausgezeichnet! Apple's first German retail store opening Saturday

by Michael Rose (RSS feed) on Dec 5th, 2008

It's been in the building phase for a while, and now the date is set: Saturday should see the opening of Germany's first official Apple Store, on Rosenstraße in beautiful Munich. No word yet on whether the German retail employees will be applauding and cheering the first customers at 10 am, but we sure hope so. Perhaps the commemorative t-shirts will be printed with "Hallo, Ich Bin Ein Mac."

Coverage (auf Deutsch) of the press opener is here, and a very nice Flickr set of photos from inside the store is here. If you are attending the Saturday store opening, send in your reports in the comments.

Thanks Yosi, Killian and Chris!

Tags: germany, grand opening, GrandOpening, retail, store

Filed under: Retail, Apple

Apple Store coming to Park Meadows Mall in Lone Tree, CO

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Mar 3rd, 2007



A little TUAW birdie tipped us off to an Apple Store on its way to the Park Meadows Mall in Lone Tree, CO. This action shot was snapped in the mall, which is actually a bit surprising when considering Apple's typical M.O. about new store locations.

This will become Colorado's 5th Apple Store, following up the most recent opening of the FlatIron Crossing store in Broomfield, CO Twenty Ninth Street Street Store in Boulder, CO. For those interested, Park Meadows mall is located about 30 minutes south of Denver, right off Interstate 25. Naturally, we'll be soliciting your on-site reports and photo albums of the grand opening, while donations of your opening day t-shirts will go to benefit the TUAW cause.

[Update: Woops, our bad. It was Boulder's Twenty Ninth Street store that was the latest to open, not Broomfield's. Thanks David!]

Tags: apple store, AppleStore, grand opening, GrandOpening, park meadows mall, ParkMeadowsMall, retail

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Apple Store openings: Your reports

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Sep 10th, 2006

This weekend saw the openings of three new Apple retail stores. One in Quebec, one in Virginia and another in New York. As usual, we're looking for any reports, photos and/or videos you may have made over the weekend at any of these locations. Let us know what you've got in the comments. Here's hoping you scored a T-shirt.

Tags: apple store, AppleStore, grand opening, GrandOpening, new york, NewYork, quebec, retail, viringia

Filed under: Retail

Apple Store Lincoln Road opening July 21st at 6 pm

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Jul 18th, 2006

We just received word that the Apple Store Lincoln Road in Miami Beach, FL will be opening this Friday, July 21st at 6 pm. As usual, there will be t-shirt giveaways to the first 1000 customers, and a Grand Opening Sweepstakes valued at $2229. The winner will receive a 17-inch flat-panel Intel Core Duo iMac, an iPod nano, a Canon PowerShot SD450 digital camera, a Sony Handycam CCD-TRV138, and an HP Deskjet 5440 printer. As an added bonus from 6-9 pm, the store will be featuring DJ Martin Accorsi.

You guys know the drill - send in some pictures (preferably Flickr sets) from the events and we'll post the antics for the world to see.

Thanks Emil.

Tags: apple store, AppleStore, dj, event, giveaway, grand opening, GrandOpening, lincoln road, LincolnRoad, martin accorsi, MartinAccorsi, retail, sweepstakes

Filed under: Apple Corporate, Retail

Two new Apple Stores to open this weekend

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Jun 28th, 2006

Apple has been on a tear with the new stores lately. This time, Stamford, Connecticut and Knoxville, Tennessee will be the lucky recipients of brand new Apple Stores. Both stores will open at 10:00 AM this coming Saturday, July 1st. Have fun if you attend, and send us your pictures/videos/reports. Here's hoping you score a T-shirt.

Tags: apple store, AppleStore, connecticut, grand opening, GrandOpening, retal, tennessee

Filed under: Retail, Apple

New Cleveland Apple Store leaked

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Jun 26th, 2006


An anonymous tipster has clued us in to a Cleveland mall's website PR stunt mix-up in leaking an upcoming Apple Store. That's right west-side Cleveland, Ohio residents - soon you won't have to trek across town just to get your iPod reset or to score an ice pack for your MacBook Pro: the Croker Park mall (as of this writing) has let the cat out of the bag and listed an Apple Store as 'Coming Soon' on their website.

We don't have any other word on when your Apple-related commutes will be going on a diet, so let us know if you start seeing grand opening displays on your next trip to Croker Park's food court.

Tags: apple store, AppleStore, cleveland, croker park, CrokerPark, grand opening, GrandOpening, leak, ohio, rumor, slip

Filed under: Apple Corporate, Retail

North Carolina Apple Store opens this weekend

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Jun 20th, 2006

Clear your calendar, Raleigh: Apple Store Crabtree Mall will open this Saturday, June 24th at 10:00 AM. This store is located at 4325 Glenwood Ave., on the upper level near Sears. Apple recommends that you park in the Blue Deck section off of Glenwood Avenue, whatever that means. You can find complete travel directions here.

As usual, the first 1000 visitors will be rewarded with commemorative t-shirts. Visitors can also enter to win the "Grand Opening Sweepstakes," which will award one winner with an iMac, an iPod nano, a Canon digital camera, a Sony Handycam CCD-TRV138, and an HP inkjet printer.

If you're going to attend the opening in Raleigh, please send us links to your photos and reports! Good luck and have fun.

Tags: apple store, AppleStore, crabtree mall, CrabtreeMall, grand opening, GrandOpening, raleigh, retail

Filed under: Apple Corporate, Retail

Apple Store Freehold Raceway: Your reports

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on May 27th, 2006

Earlier today, Apple opened a new retail store in Freehold, New Jersey. As usual, we asked any TUAW operatives who may have attended the openings to share their reports and/or pictures. So, did you make it out this weekend? Let us know in the comments.

Here's hoping you scored a T-shirt.

Tags: apple store, AppleStore, freehold, grand opening, GrandOpening, new jersey, NewJersey, retail

Filed under: Retail, Other Events

ifoAppleStore to host Fifth Avenue event

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on May 15th, 2006

So the Mac web is buzzing with anticipation as we all wait for Apple Store Fifth Avenue in NYC to finally open for business on Friday, May 19. To help you get into the mood, ifoAppleStore will be hosting a camp out on Thursday night outside the store. The first 100 people to show up will receive the cool commemorative pin pictured at right. It should be fun, and please let us know if you attend!

Tags: apple store, AppleStore, fifth avenue, FifthAvenue, grand opening, GrandOpening, ifoapplestore, manhattan, new york, NewYork, nyc, retail

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New PA and Cali Apple Stores: Your reports

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on May 13th, 2006

Earlier today, Apple opened two new retail stores, one in Pennsylvania and one in sunny California. As usual, we asked any TUAW operatives who may have attended the openings to share their reports and/or pictures. So, did you make it out to the events this weekend? Let us know in the comments.

Here's hoping you scored a T-shirt.

Tags: apple store, AppleStore, california, grand opening, GrandOpening, pennsylvania, retail

Filed under: Retail, Apple

Apple Store FlatIron Crossing Grand Opening report

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on May 6th, 2006

I have emerged victorious from my first ever Apple Store grand opening, and I have to say: it was pretty cool. There was one heck of a line that ran far outside the closest mall entrance, and it was really cool to see people from all walks of life, including Dan Lurie from The Apple Blog and Jeff Gamet from The Mac Observer. My friend and I arrived around 8:15 am, and we were about 20th in line, though it picked up momentum shortly thereafter.

I've posted a photo set from the event to our TUAW Flickr account, so check those out if you want more proof of how crazy Apple fans can get for a Saturday morning grand opening. One minor complaint: I wish Apple would stop using "geek black" on their event shirts like the ones they handed out today. Aside from that, it was fun to get my Mac-geek on for the day, even if I couldn't afford to actually buy anything.

Tags: Apple, Flatiron Crossing, FlatironCrossing, giveaway, grand opening, GrandOpening, prize, raffle, retail, Store, t-shirt, t-shirts, tshirts

Filed under: Retail, Apple

Broomfield, CO Apple Store opening this weekend, too

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on May 2nd, 2006

I think it's safe to declare today as "Apple Store News Day." First Toronto's on the map, then Zürich and now a store I've been waiting for: Flatiron Crossing Mall in Broomfield, CO. I just received the email from Apple about the grand opening, the prizes, the glitz and glamor...

The store's grand opening is happening this weekend, May 6th at 10:00 am. T-shirts will be given to the first 1000 (geeks) through the door, and that "Digital Lifestyle Collection" sweepstakes is going on as well. The prizes are the same as the ones in the Toronto store that Dave mentioned: an iMac, an iPod nano, a Canon digital camera, a Sony Handycam CCD-TRV138, and an HP inkjet printer.

I'm going to try and make the opening myself, but I'll need to recruit a fellow Mac geek with a car. If you make it to the opening, send us a link with some pics or a report. Enjoy!

Tags: Apple Store, AppleStore, Broomfield, CO, Colorado, Flatiron Crossing, FlatironCrossing, grand opening, GrandOpening, prize, prizes, retail, t-shirts, tshirts

Filed under: Apple Corporate, Retail

Apple Store Southlake: Your reports

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Apr 8th, 2006

Earlier today, Apple opened its newest retail store in Southlake, Texas. As usual, we asked any TUAW operatives who may have attended the opening to share their reports and/or pictures. So, did you make it out to Southlake this weekend and brave that long line? Let us know in the comments.

Here's hoping you scored a T-shirt.

Tags: apple store, AppleStore, grand opening, GrandOpening, retail, southlake, texas

Filed under: Apple Corporate, Retail, Rumors

Apple Store grand opening predictions

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Mar 28th, 2006

Apple has confirmed 25 new Apple Stores for this summer, but there are another 21 unconfirmed openings out there, just teasing us. When will they debut? The folks at ifoAppleStore have made their best guess based on previous construction, opening and hiring schedules. They've taken this information and  produced a chart that represents their predictions for all 46 locations. Consider it a Farmer's Almanac for Apple Stores.

Tags: apple store, AppleStore, grand opening, GrandOpening, predictions, retail

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