Apple will reopen 100 US stores this week
Apple has revealed it will be reopening more of its retail outlets in the United States this week, with the latest wave of Apple Store openings anticipated to include around 100 locations across the country.
Announced on Tuesday, Apple confirmed it intends to open up more stores in the US, as the company attempts to bring its retail business back up to its pre-Coronavirus levels. Stores in the US and most other countries were closed as part of a precautionary measure, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
In the statement, Apple warns most will offer curbside or storefront service only, providing online order pick-up and Genius Bar appointments. Some will be open for walk-in customers, where they will be expected to undergo temperature checks and other precautionary measures, such as limited occupancy.
Apple encourages customers to check their local store pages for opening hours, which are likely to be different from usual business hours. The company also reminds of the existence of the Apple website for support, along with phone and chat services.
The announcement is a continuation of store openings conducted by Apple throughout May. From the week of May 11, Apple opened a selection of stores in a small number of US states, which was followed by a second wave of 25 stores.
Before the announcement, Apple had 32 stores in the United States reopened, out of a total of 271. If Apple opens 100 stores, this will bring the total up to 132, or almost half of all US-based outlets.
There are 239 stores in other countries, with 119 believed to be operational by May 28.
Apple's entire statement provided to AppleInsider and other venues is as follows:
Announced on Tuesday, Apple confirmed it intends to open up more stores in the US, as the company attempts to bring its retail business back up to its pre-Coronavirus levels. Stores in the US and most other countries were closed as part of a precautionary measure, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
In the statement, Apple warns most will offer curbside or storefront service only, providing online order pick-up and Genius Bar appointments. Some will be open for walk-in customers, where they will be expected to undergo temperature checks and other precautionary measures, such as limited occupancy.
Apple encourages customers to check their local store pages for opening hours, which are likely to be different from usual business hours. The company also reminds of the existence of the Apple website for support, along with phone and chat services.
The announcement is a continuation of store openings conducted by Apple throughout May. From the week of May 11, Apple opened a selection of stores in a small number of US states, which was followed by a second wave of 25 stores.
Before the announcement, Apple had 32 stores in the United States reopened, out of a total of 271. If Apple opens 100 stores, this will bring the total up to 132, or almost half of all US-based outlets.
There are 239 stores in other countries, with 119 believed to be operational by May 28.
Apple's entire statement provided to AppleInsider and other venues is as follows:
This week we'll return to serving customers in many US locations. For customer safety and convenience, most stores will offer curbside or storefront service only, where we provide online order pick-up and Genius Bar appointments. Others will be open for walk-in customers and we encourage everyone to check their local store webpage for more information about hours at their preferred location. Customers can also visit apple.com for support by phone or chat.
Numbers of stores reopening this week per state:We are committed to reopening our stores in a very thoughtful manner with the health and safety of our customers and teams as our top priority, and we look forward to seeing our customers again soon.
- Arizona - 5 stores
- California - 29 stores
- Florida - 11 stores
- Georgia - 6 stores
- Indiana - 1 store
- Kansas - 1 store
- Kentucky - 2 stores
- Michigan - 5 stores
- Missouri - 3 stores
- Nevada - 3 stores
- New Mexico - 1 store
- New York - 1 store
- Ohio - 7 stores
- Oregon - 1 store
- Pennsylvania - 1 store
- South Carolina - 1 store
- Tennessee - 2 stores
- Texas - 18 stores
- Utah - 3 stores
- Virginia - 2 stores
- Wisconsin - 1 store
Comments
Come on Apple, do the right thing. It’s not like you can’t afford it!
A. States that have the highest amount of testing also tend to have the highest number of confirmed cases and confirmed deaths. In other words, you can't draw too many solid conclusions from U.S. state numbers as a whole. A lot of states used half-assed testing as their argument for reopening.
B. Reopening = removing one of the constraints to the virus. Essentially, the U.S. is rolling the dice and hoping that masks + social distancing are enough to keep the numbers from rising too high again. Part of the problem is that a significant % of the population doesn't want to wear masks or practice consistent social distancing. That's going to make the dice roll less likely to succeed.
^^That's what I was responding to from your first post. It's not really possible to say the U.S. peaked due to the lack of uniformity in testing between the states. I think you can draw some tentative conclusions in states that tested the most, but even then it's on shaky ground due to how many people refuse to wear masks or socially distance on a consistent basis.
-- Avoiding close, prolonged contact as well as confined, crowded conditions.
Yes, there is that. But also there is a lack of uniformity in reopening protocols. In some states, people have decided the virus suddenly disappeared and are crowding in together like it was 2019. And, as we should have learned, it only takes a single Typhoid Mary to trigger a second wave -- and we have thousands and probably tens of thousands of them wondering our streets and businesses.
“CDC estimates that influenza was associated with more than 35.5 million illnesses, more than 16.5 million medical visits, 490,600 hospitalizations, and 34,200 deaths during the 2018-2019 influenza season.”