Apple Stores in Australia and Boston

Mark Maloney, who stepped down as Boston Redevelopment Authority director last month, says: This building is going to have a wow factor. People will come to see this bright, shiny jewel box within a traditional neighborhood.
Meanwhile, ifoAppleStore and AppleInsider have posted images from a proposal by Apple to build an Apple Store in Melbourne, Australia at 625 Chapel Street, South Yarra:

The Apple store appears to be a 3-story design similar to Shinsaibashi (Osaka, Japan), but with a fourth floor enclosed in glass. The design uses the classic stainless steel design with back-lit Apple logo.
Two Apple stores were recently ranked in a list of the top 150 American Architecture.
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(View all)As for the Boston store impression, wow..!!
What is the difference between an Apple store and the Apple centres we already have in Australia such as the one at Bondi Junction.
i think the "apple centre" you named is only a reseller store, isn't it?
The whole, come in and use our macs, without any pressure to buy works so well for me. You don't get annoying assistants who don't know anything pestering you on the net, which works so well in real life too.
Mark Maloney, who stepped down as Boston Redevelopment Authority director last month, says: “This building is going to have a wow factor. People will come to see this bright, shiny jewel box within a traditional neighborhood.”
This is the old Copy Cop across the street from the Pru, right? What's "traditional" about that? :confused:[ Read All Comments ]

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