macnn.com - 2/5/2009
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Apple has already begun its retail store expansion plans for 2009, with photos emerging of construction in Greensborough, NC, along with a building approval for a long-awaited Georgetown location and several international locations, including Brighton in the UK, and Ottawa, Canada. A tipster who ...
pcworld.com - 2/13/2009
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pcworld.com —
microsoft to open retail store Microsoft announced plans
to open retail stores, hoping to boost visibility of...
many of its products and its brand. The move seems to be an effort to mimic the success that Apple has had with its retail stores. The news ...
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Georgetown Apple Store to move forward after redesign is approved
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... Most interestingly is the rear 20 feet of the store: It has a higher ceiling and skylights to accommodate two living trees inside the building.
This isn't the final design, however: The ANC is requesting additional minor changes, and has wondered aloud why there isn't an actual second story behind the two-story facade. Even so, locals suggest the plan is likely to be approved today. If it is, the store will likely open in 2010.
In other retail store news, MacNN notes that stores are planned or in progress for:
Churchill Square in ...
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