Apple will completely shutter considered one of its Australian areas later this 12 months, selecting to as a substitute direct prospects to a newly revamped retailer.
Apple Hornsby opened in 2011 and now, fourteen years later, will stop operations in October. The closure will coincide with the reopening of Apple Chatswood Chase.
The information, noticed by MacRumors, was shared by EFTM on Monday. When it reopens, Apple says the renovated retailer will function assist from greater than 120 workforce members, an specific pick-up zone, and, in fact, free Right this moment at Apple classes.
Apple Chatswood Chase is roughly 9 miles, or 14.5 kilometers, southwest of Apple Hornsby. As EFTM factors out, Chatswood Chase will serve nearly all of the North Shore space; Apple Fort Towers can also be an honest different for individuals who frequented Apple Hornsby.
Apple launched the next assertion addressing the closing:
“As we put together to make these updates we now have chosen to not renew our lease in Hornsby; nonetheless, we are going to stay open till October 2025, after which all workforce members can have the chance to work at Apple Chatswood Chase or different Apple Retailer areas.”
Beneath is a video that reveals the Apple Retailer Hornsby grand opening — all the way in which again in September 2011.
Whereas a closure does include a little bit of unhappiness, it is value noting that Apple has six different shops within the Sydney space.
Apple just lately opened one other Australia location, Apple Retailer Perth Metropolis, in June.