To: Doren who wrote (70523 ) 10/30/2007 11:59:50 AM From: inaflash Respond to BTW, who pioneered and/or popularized the "flagship" store concept? Arguably the most famous Tower Records outlet was the one located on the north side of Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. en.wikipedia.org its newest Big Apple retail store in the Meatpacking District at 401 W. 14th St., according to the New York Post. Apple is reportedly leasing more than 32,000 feet on the cellar, ground and second floor of the 60,000-square-foot, low-rise structure on the northwest corner of 14th Street and Ninth Avenue, the report noted. macnn.com Apple's senior director of international retail Steve Cano confirmed the London store dimensions to be "Over 28,000 square feet of selling space". Previously the store offered 18,500 square feet. macworld.co.uk On Saturday November 20th, 2004, Ron Johnson, Apple’s Senior VP of Retail, and John O’Grady, General Manager of the Apple Store, Regent Street, cut the ribbon to signal the opening of the world’s largest and most anticipated Apple retail store. apple.com This evening, Apple is opening a showcase store in Manhattan that will burnish the company's reputation for clever design. The entrance to the store, on Fifth Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets, is a glass cube, 32 feet on each side, with a suspended Apple logo inside. Customers walk down a circular staircase — or take a cylindrical glass elevator — to the 10,000-square-foot store below. The store will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week — a first for Apple and an acknowledgment of New York's status as a round-the-clock city. nytimes.com
