![]() ![]() Or you can stand in line over here and tell someone which model you want. Did I need to know specs and what my choices are? Did I already have an idea what I wanted? You can go browse those tablets there. After a few minutes, the masked Apple employee hits me with more questions. ![]() Stand over there, and wait for this employee to finish, so she can come help you. A hand sanitizer station stands near the front door.Īs soon as I walked in, a masked security guard assessed me. ![]() When you first walk up, there’s a sign outside letting you know that masks are optional. I’m here, at this Apple Store location, because I need (okay, want) a new iPad. Masked, tablet-wielding employees were roaming throughout, some engaged in helping customers. Multiple customers were hovering over every table inside, studying the iPads, iPhones and more displayed on them. The store here near me, however, looks like it did circa Winter 2019. An view from outside the Apple Store, near Memphis, Tennessee. Meaning, some still operated with limited hours, for example. But not all of them had returned at that point to their pre-pandemic status quo. "It's good they will be getting more room.All US Apple Store locations have actually been open for a few months now. "This is a major deal," said Monte Nutzman, a West Des Moines Apple fan who has attended several Apple store openings. "Apple has been such a great tenant here and we have been working with them to figure out the best way to accommodate them," Tennison said.Īpple has been at the mall since shortly after it opened in 2004. And employees at the store have not been given many details, except that the remodel will take several months and the store will begin operating from the temporary location April 13. The iconic wooden tables, designed by (Jonathan) Ive, are new models with motion sensors that operate a motorized flip-up panel hiding electrical outlets and USB ports," according to AppleInsider website.Īpple officials did not return calls to the Register to outline the exact remodeling plans at the West Des Moines location. "A patented high-flung ceiling sports embedded light panels and recessed spotlights that illuminate product display tables below, arranged to maximize floor space and achieve a sense of openness. The new store will be about 7,160 square feet.Īpple has been renovating and updating some of its stores, adding bigger Genius Bars - the tech support stations where customers can get help with their Apple products - additional product displays and a sleek, modern look.Īpple recently debuted a next generation store in a suburban Memphis, Tenn., retail center. Walls will be torn down between the former stores and new displays, work tables and other features will be added.Ī building permit issued by West Des Moines listed the value of the construction project at $3 million. The expansion will nearly triple the size of the often crowded store.īrookstone closed in January and Clarks moved to a new space in the mall last week.Īpple will be temporarily housed in a space across from the construction in a storefront formerly occupied by New York & Company, which recently closed, said Randy Tennison, general manager of the mall.Ĭonstruction on the new Apple Store will take about five months, Tennison said. The Apple Store at Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines is getting a major makeover.Īpple is taking over the former Brookstone space to its west, and the Clarks shoe store to the east. Watch Video: 8 biggest moments in Apple history ![]()
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