“Since Apple opened its first retail stores opened in 2001 in the (rather surprising) town of Tysons Corner, Virginia, the retail outlets have expanded their reach to 14 countries around the world, in cities ranging from New York to London, Rome to Shanghai, and back to, naturally, Palo Alto, Calif.,” Businessweek reports. “Until you rack up enough frequent flier miles to visit them all yourself, take a look at some of the more exotic locations of the flagship stores.”
Photos include:
• Shanghai
• San Francisco
• Fifth Avenue, New York City
• Grand Central Station, New York City
• Reykjavik
• Tokyo
• London
• Shanghai (2nd photo)
• Paris
• Beijing
See all of the photos here.
MacDailyNews Take: I give [Apple] two years before they’re turning out the lights on a very painful and expensive mistake. – David Goldstein, Channel Marketing Corp. President, on Apple’s decision to open retail stores, May 21, 2001
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Edward Weber” for the heads up.]
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