Apple considering new 'flagship' store at Arizona's Scottsdale Fashion Square
Apple is reportedly considering a new "flagship" store in the Arizona city of Scottsdale, near Phoenix, specifically in the region's popular Fashion Square mall.
Apple is one of several possible tenants for a space previously occupied by a Barney's luxury department store, the Phoenix Business Journal said. Fashion Square's owner, Macerich, claims that the mall has the second-highest profit per square foot of any mall in the U.S.
Although Apple already has a store in Scottsdale and others in the Phoenix area, Fashion Square's popularity might be tempting for the iPhone maker if it can negotiate a favorable lease.
New U.S. Apple stores have become a rare phenomenon in 2016. Though there are still coverage gaps, major U.S. cities are already well-saturated -- to meet demand, Apple has more often been relocating and/or expanding existing locations.
Apple's flagship outlets are typically larger, and sometimes feature design touches lacking in smaller ones, such as tree groves and dedicated event areas.
Apple is one of several possible tenants for a space previously occupied by a Barney's luxury department store, the Phoenix Business Journal said. Fashion Square's owner, Macerich, claims that the mall has the second-highest profit per square foot of any mall in the U.S.
Although Apple already has a store in Scottsdale and others in the Phoenix area, Fashion Square's popularity might be tempting for the iPhone maker if it can negotiate a favorable lease.
New U.S. Apple stores have become a rare phenomenon in 2016. Though there are still coverage gaps, major U.S. cities are already well-saturated -- to meet demand, Apple has more often been relocating and/or expanding existing locations.
Apple's flagship outlets are typically larger, and sometimes feature design touches lacking in smaller ones, such as tree groves and dedicated event areas.
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Same issue with the Las Vegas store at The forum shops at Caesars Palace
If you head south from Fashion Square, you'll reach the Chandler Fashion Center Apple Store.
If you head west down Camelback (Fashion Square is on Camelback and Scottsdale road), you'll reach the Biltmore Apple Store.
Basically, Fashion Square is at the intersection of three Apple Stores yet it lacks one itself. It has one of the first Microsoft Stores, but no Apple Store.
Also, the Barney's section was kind of large and occupied two floors. Would the new Apple Store fill it all?