Johns Town Center relocated to a larger, but shorter space in the open-air mall in Jacksonville, FL. March 4th: Replacing a smaller storefront in the same mall, Apple Pentagon City reopened in Arlington, VA. Recently, Apple removed the webpage for the final Apple Watch shop at Isetan Shinjuku in Japan. These pop up stores were unique locations that dealt with Apple Watch exclusively and boasted impressive window displays at launch. January also saw the closure of two of three Apple Watch shops at Galeries Lafayette in Paris and Selfridges in London. January 28th: Apple’s new MarketStreet location opened in Lynnfield MA, replacing a previous aging store located in the Northshore Mall. The entryway’s round lobby and flat roof are reminiscent of the Steve Jobs Theater. January 21st: Apple’s expansion in China brought a stunning Kunming store in the upscale Shuncheng Shopping Center. While impressive in its own right, the temporary store will be dismantled when the cube reopens. In the interim, Apple moved operations to a storefront directly behind the glass cube, a former FAO Schwarz retail space. January 20th: 2017 began with the temporary closure of Apple’s iconic Fifth Avenue store in New York City for significant renovations. These new stores have been described by Angela Ahrendts as “Town Squares,” and they do indeed feel more open – and more luxurious too. Gone is the traditional Genius Bar and gigantic glowing Apple logos, replaced with more subtle branding and massive displays bordering “ Genius Groves” used during Today At Apple events. Heavily borrowing from the architecture of Apple Park, new Apple stores feature brighter, taller ceilings, terrazzo flooring, ambient “True Tone” ceiling lights, and stone walls and facades in favor of the former stainless steel sheeting. Since then, Apple has swiftly and methodically begun to remodel or replace each and every one of their retail locations with a consistent design language. First previewed and later rolled out in 2015, the company’s new retail architecture style was directly influenced by design chief Jony Ive. As the calendar comes to a close, let’s take a look at every store location opened under the guidance of Apple’s retail chief Angela Ahrendts.Īpple stores in 2017 could be described as taller, brighter, and more open. 2017 was an incredibly active year for Apple retail, as the company’s refreshed store design continued its rollout across the world.

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