Apple Moving Forward with New Retail Stores in France and Switzerland

ifoapplestore reports on article french magazine aix en dialogue noting apple preparing build interesting new store in aix-en-provence, france. while store appears relatively small 1 apple's standards, striking design sees store set on plaza , constructed entirely of transparent glass exception of rear wall hiding back-of-house operations.

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according aixenprovence.fr magazine, current tired-looking tourism office on south side of place du general de gaulle demolished , apple store constructed @ site. rendering posted magazine shows one-level structure set on broad stone plaza, tan-colored rear wall, , other encompassing walls made of glass. second rendering shows store extension of design based on upper west side (nyc) store.

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reports indicate new store, depicted low-profile fountain on plaza, open late 2012 or 2013.

meanwhile, macprime.ch reports [google translation] has obtained access apple's plans first retail store in basel, switzerland. company revised plans store meet requirements of planning officials, , current tenant having vacated location late last year apple ready begin construction on new store, company's fourth in switzerland.




two-level sales floor of forthcoming store measures in @ modest 460 square meters (close 5,000 square feet), equal amount of space dedicated back-of-house operations such storage , conference room, building systems. schematics store show staircase in rear of store moving between 2 sales floors, ground floor hosting twelve display tables , next level hosting several other display tables , appear pair of 12-seat genius bars.

given apple tearing down current building construct new basel store, location unlikely open until 2013.

article link: apple moving forward new retail stores in france , switzerland

 

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