Apple Store Plans in Florida Go Beyond New Miami Worldcenter Location

Apple recently announced that it will be opening an all-new retail store at the Miami Worldcenter complex on Friday, January 24.

Apple Miami Worldcenter RenderA pre-construction render of Apple Miami Worldcenter

We have since learned that Apple's retail store plans in Florida go slightly beyond that. In early December, the company closed its store at The Galleria shopping mall in Fort Lauderdale, and opened a new store across the hall from it. We have confirmed that the new store is a temporary location, meaning that the original store is likely undergoing renovations and will eventually reopen with a modernized design.

"We've moved, but let's stay close," says the page for Apple The Galleria. "Visit us in our new location just across the hall."

We do not know when the original store will reopen.

Apple Store news isn't always especially interesting, but at least Apple released a special iPhone, iPad, and Mac wallpaper for the upcoming Miami Worldcenter location. And for an upcoming store in China, there is even a special Apple Watch face.

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Analog Kid Avatar
14 weeks ago

Headline makes me think they're planning an island lair or something.
Swamp lair. Starting a product announcement video with "Somewhere, deep in the Everglades..." and a sweeping video ride into wilds? Totally worth the price of construction.
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DELLsFan Avatar
14 weeks ago
Apple Store openings are always exciting. I think they can be more exciting than special event announcements lately.
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guzhogi Avatar
14 weeks ago
This goes back a while (~2009-ish), but I guess Apple spent $4 million renovating a subway station in Chicago when it built a new store in Chicago. Would love to see more stories of Apple (and other companies for that matter) renovating areas around their stores. Clean it up, make it nicer, perhaps a bit greener, etc., so people would actually want to go over and see other shops as well in the neighborhood.

Source:
https://appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/26/apple_to_spend_4_million_on_chicago_subway_station_renovations

As a side note, my mom and I recently took the Chicago pedway tour, and it was very interesting. While not Apple-related, the tour guide said that the company that owned the building immediately above any particular section of the pedway was responsible for its maintenance and design. Very cool to see the design changes between buildings. Would love to see what Apple would do if it had a pedway underneath one of its stores.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Mac-85 Avatar
14 weeks ago
Yo Apple…. Tallahassee, Florida’s Capital City. Home to FSU and FAMU with 10s of 1000s of students - and just as many highly educated residents. Long past time we got an Apple Store.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
CarAnalogy Avatar
14 weeks ago
Headline makes me think they're planning an island lair or something.
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CarAnalogy Avatar
14 weeks ago

Average household income in Tally is a mere $56,000.

Apple looks at that number first and foremost. Then they need to find a thriving retail area, which not every metro has. There's a number of under-served cities with skyrocketing income that have no store nearby.
Ok but are they taking into account the enormous surrounding area of unserved customers? Or is it that they are all too poor?

If all they want is to be in rich areas serving rich people, that’s kind of disappointing. I get that they have a brand image to maintain, but if they are going to be a vertically integrated, consumer facing company, it would be nice to be less elitist about their physical points of presence.
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