An Apple Store in the UK is Permanently Closing Later This Year

Apple has confirmed that it volition beryllium permanently closing its retail store successful the bosom of Bristol, England, and determination is nary replacement successful sight.


Apple Bristol volition beryllium closing its doors connected Saturday, August 9, owed to redevelopment plans astatine the Cabot Circus Shopping Centre, and the adjacent Bristol Shopping Quarter. According to news reports, and a building application, the proprietor of the spot is readying to reconfigure the retail abstraction on Philadelphia Street, wherever Apple is located. The plans telephone for a premix of residential buildings, aesculapian facilities, restaurants, and more.

Ahead of redevelopment, the buying country has faced expanding vacancy rates. A fewer years ago, Cabot Circus mislaid a ample movie theater.

In a connection shared with MacRumors, Apple said employees impacted by the store closure volition beryllium capable to proceed their roles astatine the company.

"At Apple, we're ever focused connected providing an exceptional acquisition for each of our customers," said Apple. "Due to the redevelopment plans astatine Cabot Circus Shopping Centre, which see the closure of the conception wherever our store is located, Apple Bristol volition adjacent connected August 9, 2025. We've loved serving the Bristol assemblage for implicit 15 years, and our valued squad members volition proceed their roles astatine Apple."

Apple Bristol archetypal opened successful 2008, with the determination formerly known arsenic Apple Cabot Circus. The two-floor store inactive had a classical plan that was owed for a facelift. The little level serves arsenic a merchandise income area, portion the precocious level provides abstraction for Genius Bar appointments and Today astatine Apple originative sessions.


The institution has 2 different stores successful the surrounding areas, including Apple Cribbs Causeway connected the outskirts of Bristol, and Apple SouthGate successful Bath.

Apple is besides permanently closing its store at a dying promenade successful the Chicago suburb of Northbrook aboriginal this month, and it permanently closed its Infinite Loop and Royal Hawaiian stores past year. On the different hand, Apple continues to unfastened caller stores, including 1 at the Miami Worldcenter, and different coming soon successful Downtown Detroit.
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