This post is the fifteenth entry of a multi-entry series covering the Apple Store retail closing and reopening strategy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This entry recaps the month of April, 2021.

This post is the fourteen entry of a multi-entry series covering the Apple Store retail closing and reopening strategy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This entry recaps the month of March, 2021.

This post is the thirteenth entry of a multi-entry series covering the Apple Store retail closing and reopening strategy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This entry recaps the month of February, 2021.

This post is the twelfth entry of a multi-entry series covering the Apple Store retail closing and reopening strategy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This entry recaps the month of January 2021.

This post is the eleventh entry of a multi-entry series covering the Apple Store retail closing and reopening strategy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This entry recaps the month of December 2020.

This post is the tenth entry of a multi-entry series covering the Apple Store retail closing and reopening strategy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This entry recaps the month of November 2020.

While stores across the US, Australia, Mexico, & Brazil reopen, a second wave of COVID-19 cases is beginning to be felt across Europe, resulting in a new ripple of store closures felt across the continent.

iPhone launches have always been a masterclass in logistics, but this year's launch in the midst of a pandemic was coordination on steroids.

The month of September was highlight by Apple reopening many of its retail locations, which had closed a second time due to COVID-19 cases.

A trend seen throughout August was the temporary closure of retail locations. Globally, several locations would temporarily close for 4-14 days before reopening to the public. August also saw a significant slowdown in Apple Stores closing indefinitely due to increasing COVID-19 cases. However, several US states and Spain saw such closures as higher COVID-19 case rates continued in localized areas.