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Apple to open first store in Bangkok; Stockholm promises to stop project

More news about the infamous stores Apple in different corners of the world have emerged in recent days. Shall we take a look at them?

Bangkok

Apple officially announced the opening of its first store in Thailand – more precisely, in the capital Bangkok. THE Apple Iconsiam it will be located in the new and modern eponymous shopping center, right in the heart of the city and with a stunning view of the Chao Phraya River. Check out the structure of the Apple and the shopping center itself;

Apple Iconsiam, Thailand

Apple Iconsiam, Thailand

Apple Iconsiam will officially open on Saturday November 10 (one day after the opening of the shopping center), at 10am in the morning at local time. It will feature all the experiences recently introduced for the company’s retail spaces, such as Today at Apple.

Apple Iconsiam Wallpaper for MacBook

As with recent openings in Japan, Apple made special wallpapers available to celebrate the opening of the new store. You can download them from the following links: MacBooks, iMacs, iPhones and iPads.

Texas

On the other side of the world, Apple is preparing for a reopening: on the November 3, a Saturday, Apple Southlake Town Square will be reopened in the city of Southlake, at the Texas (USA).

The space closed for renovations in March and has since undergone profound changes – essentially, Apple knocked down all of the original building from 2006, and is just finishing building a new store in its place. The idea, as in all other recent renovations, is to offer Apple’s retail experiences in a more airy space, with the famous high-resolution screen and decorative plants.

There are still no images of the new Apple Southlake Town Square, but the Storeteller published a surrender of the project a few months ago:

Apple Project Southlake, Texas

If the final result will be similar to the projections, we will have a very pleasant store in the space.

Stockholm

While some projects come close to completion, others see the cat climb onto the roof. We recently commented here on the difficulties that Apple was facing in having approved plans for a new store in Stockholm (in Sweden). Now, the mess has become even more complicated.

According to the newspaper Dagens Nyheter, the new members of the Swedish capital city council, elected this month, promised to stop the Apple Kungsträdgården, located in one of Stockholm’s main squares. The attitude is opposite to that presented by the legislators of the previous mandate, who were open to the possibility of building the store.

Project for Apple store in StockholmApple Project Kungsträdgården

The discussion about the (perhaps not so much) possible Apple store is similar to the case that has been taking place in Melbourne (Australia): the citizens of Stockholm are concerned that a large space in one of the main living areas of the city will be taken over by a private and retail operation. The Apple project would occupy a location where a TGI Fridays restaurant currently operates, but it would be much larger and take up more area of ​​the square – possibly blocking its northern entrance, as critics point out.

Apple did not comment on the Chamber’s decision and we do not know what the company’s next step will be – it can tap into the project and appeal to higher levels or present new plans, changing the location of the store or simply giving up on the construction as a whole. Let’s follow the next steps of this novel.

Tokyo

We have already talked about the reopening of the Apple Shibuyain the Japanese capital. It happened today (10/26), with the launch of the iPhone XR. Now, we have photos of the new space, which has a vertical design (there are three floors) and a beautiful helical stone staircase, adorned with curved glass railings and a handrail molded on the wall itself.

Apple Shibuya in TokyoPhoto: Youta Suzuki for the 9to5Mac
Staircase of the Apple Shibuya in TokyoPhotograph: BRUTUS House

Apple Shibuya will reopen on the 26th. The store has expanded from two to four floors (the last will be reserved for space Boardroom, for businesses). The interior of the store surrounded by glass is well lit, and the helical staircase inside has a powerful effect when you sneak up to the third floor. On the opening day, t-shirts will be distributed to those who arrive at the store first.

Interestingly, the new Apple Shibuya does not have an LED screen like all other open spaces or recently reopened by Apple – probably for space reasons. This, of course, does not detract from the appeal of the beautiful store. Who wants to visit it? The/

via Cult of Mac; 9to5Mac: 1, 2, 3