Apple Store Covid-19 Timeline: January, 2021
Welcome to Year II of the Apple Retail opening/closure rollercoaster.
January 28, 2020: the date of the first COVID-related Apple Store closure of Apple MixC in Qingdao, China. A year on & Apple continues to adapt & adjust (as we all have) to the coronavirus pandemic's changing realities.
Entry Series:
JANUARY 01
Location: ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom
Closure: Apple Chapelfield, Norwich (First reopening: June 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Grande Arcade, Cambridge (First reopening: June 15; Closure: December 20; Second reopening: December 21, 2020)
January 05
Location: ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
Closure: Apple Union Square, Aberdeen (First reopening: July 13, 2020)
Closure: Apple SouthGate, Bath (First reopening: June 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Cabot Circus, Bristol (First reopening: June 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Cribbs Causeway, Bristol (First reopening: June 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Birmingham, Birmingham (First reopening: June 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Princes Street, Edinburgh (First reopening: June 29, 2020)
Closure: Apple Princesshay, Exeter (First reopening: June 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Metrocentre, Gateshead (First reopening: June 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Braehead, Glasgow (First reopening: July 13; First closure: November 06; Second reopening: November 21, 2020)
Closure: Apple Glasgow, Glasgow (First reopening: June 29, 2020)
Closure: Apple Trinity Leeds, Leeds (First reopening: June 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Highcross, Leicester (First reopening: June 15; First closure: June 29; Second reopening: July 29, 2020)
Closure: Apple Liverpool, Liverpool (First reopening: June 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Manchester Arndale, Manchester (First reopening: June 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Trafford Centre, Manchester (First reopening: June 15; First closure: September 25; Second reopening: October 11, 2020)
Closure: Apple Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne (First reopening: June 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Drake Circus, Plymouth (First reopening: June 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Meadowhall, Sheffield (First reopening: June 15, 2020)
JANUARY 08
Location: ๐จ๐ฆ Canada
Closure: Apple Carrefour Laval (First reopening: June 25, 2020)
Location: ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates
Closure: Apple Mall of the Emirates (First reopening: June 08, 2020)
Location: ๐บ๐ธ United States of America
Reopening: Apple Carnegie Library, Washington, DC (First reopening: July 08; First closure: July 22; Second reopening: August 09; Second closure: December 29, 2020)
January 09
Location: ๐ฆ๐บ Australia
Closure: Apple Chermside, Chermside (First reopening: May 07, 2020)
Closure: Apple Carindale, Carindale (First reopening: May 07, 2020)
Closure: Apple Brisbane, Brisbane City (First reopening: May 07, 2020)
January 10
Location: ๐บ๐ธ United States of America
Closure: Apple Haywood Mall, Greensville, South Carolina (First reopening: Week of May 26; Closed: June 20; Second reopening: October 25, 2020)
Closure: Apple Galleria Dallas, Dallas, Texas (Reopened: Week of May 25; First closure: July 01; Second reopening: October 01, 2020)
Closure: Apple Knox Street, Dallas, Texas (Reopened: Week of May 25; First closure: July 01; Second reopening: October 01, 2020)
Closure: Apple NorthPark Center, Dallas, Texas (Reopened: Week of May 25; First closure: July 01; Second reopening: October 01, 2020)
Closure: Apple University Park Village, Fort Worth, Texas (Reopened: Week of May 25; First closure: July 01; Second reopening: October 01, 2020)
January 12
Location: ๐ฆ๐บ Australia
Reopening: Apple Chermside, Chermside (First reopening: May 07, 2020; First closure: January 09, 2021
Reopening: Apple Carindale, Carindale (First reopening: May 07, 2020; First closure: January 09, 2021
Reopening: Apple Brisbane, Brisbane City (First reopening: May 07, 2020; First closure: January 09, 2021
January 13
Location: ๐บ๐ธ United States of America
Closure: Apple Augusta, Augusta Georgia (First reopening: Week of May 26; First closure: July 08; Second reopening: October 14, 2020)
January 14
Location: ๐น๐ท Turkey
Reopening: Apple Akasya, Istanbul (First reopening: June 08; First closure: December 12, 2020)
Reopening: Apple Zorlu Center, Istanbul (First reopening: June 08; First closure: December 12, 2020)
Location: ๐บ๐ธ United States of America
Closure: Apple Carnegie Library, Washington, DC (First reopening: July 08; First closure: July 22; Second reopening: August 09; Second closure: December 29; Third reopening: January 08, 2021)
Closure: Apple Georgetown (First reopening: July 01, 2020)
January 16
Location: ๐บ๐ธ United States of America
Closure: Apple Avalon, Alpharetta, Georgia (First reopening: Week of May 25; First closure: July 02; Second reopening: September 23, 2020)
Closure: Apple Cumberland Mall, Atlanta, Georgia (First reopening: Week of May 25; First closure: July 02; Second reopening: September 23, 2020)
Closure: Apple Lenox Square, Atlanta, Georgia (First reopening: Week of May 25; First closure: July 02; Second reopening: September 23, 2020)
Closure: Apple Mall of Georgia, Buford, Georgia (First reopening: Week of May 25; First closure: July 02; Second reopening: September 23, 2020)
Closure: Apple Perimeter, Atlanta Georgia (First reopening: Week of May 25; First closure: July 02; Second reopening: October 22, 2020)
Closure: Apple Bethesda Row, Bethesda, Maryland (First reopening: June 24, 2020)
Closure: Apple Northlake Mall, Charlotte, North Carolina (First reopening: May 28; First closure: June 20; Second reopening: September 23, 2020)
Closure: Apple Southpoint, Durham, North Carolina (Second reopening: September 23, 2020)
Closure: Apple SouthPark, Charlotte, North Carolina (First reopening: May 28; First closure: June 20; Second reopening: September 23, 2020)
Closure: Apple Friendly Center, Greensboro, North Carolina (Second reopening: September 23, 2020)
Closure: Apple Crabtree Valley Mall, Raleigh, North Carolina (Second reopening: September 23, 2020)
Closure: Apple Barton Creek, Austin, Texas (First reopening: Week of May 25; First closure: July 01; Second reopening: September 23, 2020)
Closure: Apple Domain NORTHSIDE, Austin, Texas (First reopening: Week of May 25; First closure: July 01; Second reopening: September 23, 2020)
Closure: Apple Baybrook, Friendswood, Texas (First reopening: May 27; First closure: June 25; Second reopening: October 20, 2020)
Closure: Apple Highland Village, Houston, Texas (First reopening: May 27; First closure: June 25, 2020; Second reopening: October 18, 2020)
Closure: Apple Houston Galleria, Houston, Texas (First reopening: May 27; First closure: June 25, 2020; Second reopening: October 18, 2020)
Closure: Apple Memorial City, Houston, Texas (First reopening: May 27; First closure: June 25, 2020; Second reopening: October 18, 2020)
Closure: Apple Willowbrook Mall, Houston, Texas (First reopening: May 27; First closure: June 25; Second reopening: October 20, 2020)
Closure: Apple La Cantera, San Antonio, Texas (First reopening: Week of May 25; First closure: July 01; Second reopening: September 23, 2020)
Closure: Apple North Star, San Antonio, Texas (First reopening: Week of May 25; First closure: July 01; Second reopening: September 23, 2020)
Closure: Apple First Colony Mall, Sugar Land, Texas (First reopening: May 27; First closure: June 25; Second reopening: October 20, 2020)
Closure: Apple The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas (First reopening: May 27; First closure: June 25; Second reopening: October 20, 2020)
Closure: Apple Clarendon, Arlington, Virginia (First reopening: June 24, 2020)
Closure: Apple Pentagon City, Arlington, Virginia (First reopening: June 24, 2020)
January 17
Location: ๐จ๐ญSwitzerland
Closure: Apple Free Strasse, Basel (First reopening: May 12, 2020)
Closure: Apple Rennweg, Zurich (First reopening: May 12, 2020)
JAnuary 22
Location: ๐จ๐ฆ Canada
Reopening: Apple Carrefour Laval (First reopening: June 25, 2020; First closure: January 08, 2021)
Location: ๐บ๐ธ United States of America
Reopening: Apple Bethesda Row, Bethesda, Maryland (First reopening: June 24, 2020; First closure: January 16, 2021)
Reopening: Apple Clarendon, Arlington, Virginia (First reopening: June 24, 2020; First closure: January 16, 2021)
Reopening: Apple Pentagon City, Arlington, Virginia (First reopening: June 24, 2020; First closure: January 16, 2021)
Reopening: Apple Carnegie Library, Washington, DC (First reopening: July 08; First closure: July 22; Second reopening: August 09; Second closure: December 29; Third reopening: January 08, 2021; Third closure: January 14, 2021)
Reopening: Apple Georgetown (First reopening: July 01, 2020; First closure: January 14, 2021)
January 23
Location: ๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong
Closure: Apple Canton Road
Location: ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates
Reopening: Apple Mall of the Emirates (First reopening: June 08, 2020; First closure: January 08, 2021)
JAnuary 28
Location: ๐บ๐ธ United States of America
Reopening: Apple Southcenter, Tukwila, Washington (First reopening: May 18, 2020)
January 31
Location: ๐ซ๐ท France
Closure: Apple Atlantis, Saint Herblain (First reopening: June 09; First closure: October 30; Second reopening: December 01, 2020
Closure: Apple Aix-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence (First reopening: June 09; First closure: October 30; Second reopening: December 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple La Toison dโOr, Dijon (First reopening: June 09, 2020; Closed: October 30; First closure: October 30; Second reopening: December 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple CAP 3000, Nice (First reopening: June 09; First closure: October 30; Second reopening: December 01, 2020)
Closure: Apple Parly 2, Le Chesnay (First reopening: June 09; First closure: October 30; Second reopening: December 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Confluence, Lyon (First reopening: June 09; First closure: October 30; Second reopening: December 01, 2020)
Closure: Apple Part-Dieu, Lyon (First reopening: June 09; First closure: October 30; Second reopening: December 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Les Quatre Temps, Puteaux (First reopening: June 09; First closure: November 05; Second reopening: December 01, 2020)
Closure: Apple Val dโEurope, Marne-la-Vallee (First reopening: June 09; First closure: October 30; Second reopening: December 15, 2020)
Closure: Apple Marseille, Marseille (First reopening: June 09; First closure: October 30; Second reopening: December 01, 2020)
Closure: Apple Odysseum, Montpellier (First reopening: June 09; First closure: October 30; Second reopening: December 01, 2020)
Closure: Apple Rosny 2, Ronny-Sous Bois (First reopening: June 09; First closure: November 05; Second reopening: December 01, 2020)
Closure: Apple Vรฉlizy 2, Velizy-Villacoublay (First reopening: June 09; Closed: October 04; Second reopening: October 19; Second closure: October 30; Third reopening: November 02; Third closure: November 05; Fourth reopening: December 01, 2020)
Huge thanks for the work of Michael Steeber from 9to5mac.com for continuing his incredible coverage of Apple Retail! His work has been instrumental in helping compile this series.
Props to @imicsun who has been following this process and producing a detailed infographic of Apples retail relaunch in lock step with Michaelโs updates.
