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Apple Prepares to Open Its First Retail Stores in Spain

Apple is gearing up to open its first two Apple Stores in Spain, which will become the 11th country to host official Apple Store locations.


La Maquinista (Barcelona) Apple Store under wraps

First to open will be the La Maquinista store in Barcelona, set to open at 10:00 AM on this Saturday, September 4th. The Xanad store in Madrid will follow one week later. In late June, ifoAppleStore took a look at the two new locations, which appear to be of the fairly standard Apple Store design variety located in typical shopping mall environments.


Xanad (Madrid) Apple Store under wraps

A third Spanish store is reportedly slated for Valencia and is scheduled to open possibly as soon as the end of the year in a historic building near the city's center.

Apple has been making a series of high-profile store opening in countries around the world in recent months. Earlier this month, it opened its largest-yet store in the Covent Garden section of London. In July, the company opened a store in Shanghai featuring a large, cylindrical glass tower at its entrance. The company opened its first French store at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris last November.

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19 months ago
"Apple about to reveal something! Nothing else known! Film at 11!"

(sorry. had to.)
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19 months ago
Finally Apple is really coming to Europe!
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19 months ago
go spain! :apple:
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19 months ago
LA TIENDA DE MANZANA!!!!!!
that means apple store in spanish right?
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19 months ago
i don't know about the store in barcelona, but the one in madrid is actually a good 25-30 km from the city, at a mall famous for having a huge artificial ski slope.

it's quite a surprising choice for a "first apple store in madrid".
i've been living in madrid for 10 years now and i've NEVER gone there.
basically, you need a car and a whole morning/afternoon to make a trip there.

it's as if they opened the "first apple store in nyc" somewhere in new jersey :/

i hope they open a proper store IN the city.
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19 months ago

LA TIENDA DE MANZANA!!!!!!
that means apple store in spanish right?


More precisely LA TIENDA DE LA MANZANA ;)

Yeah, Apple Store coming to Spain for first time ever is a big new.

The first two will be located at malls, but the third one will open in Valencia and it will be in a big and beautiful historic building next to the most important business street of the city. Can't wait! :apple::apple:
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19 months ago
I'm going to Xanadu this weekend! :D
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19 months ago
I wish I could go to Xanadu. ;)
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19 months ago
Where is the giant Apple logo?!
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19 months ago

Where is the giant Apple logo?!


those pics are from before Apple acknowledged the Apple Store openings.
They now feature a huge apple logo and the url "www.apple.com/es"

btw, the one in Barcelona, in La Maquinista, is just about 10 minutes away from my home.. yipeee!! :o)
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