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Apple Backs Out of Plans for Grand Central Terminal Retail Store

Last month, reports indicated that Apple was seeking to open a new retail store in Manhattan's landmark Grand Central Terminal, with one report suggesting that the store could be Apple's largest yet.


But according to a new report from The New York Observer, Apple has backpedaled from those plans in the face of logistical issues and other constraints.

Apple's plans to bring the world's largest iStore to Grand Central always seemed to defy laws of taste, landmarks preservation and possibly even physics.

Apparently, Apple has reached the same conclusion, because an anonymous source close to the M.T.A. has confirmed that the company has backed out of plans to bring computers to commuters in an 16,000-square-foot store on the balconies of Grand Central's main terminal.

The report notes that the cancelation was teased last week by real estate broker Jeffrey Roseman, although the move was confirmed by sources reporting to The New York Observer.

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15 months ago
It's a wonder any business can afford major construction or renovation in NYC with the unions, taxes, etc.
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15 months ago
But the white house apple store is not cancelled.
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15 months ago
that tweet was, really difficult, to read with those, unnecessary commas.
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15 months ago
Good...if this passed, I was expecting an Apple Store inside George Washington's face on Mount Rushmore.
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15 months ago

Apple's plans to bring the world's largest iStore to Grand Central always seemed to defy laws of taste


...because the Starbucks and Rite Aid in GCS are so tasteful? What?
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15 months ago
Good. Was a self inflating production with little effect on sales. :apple:
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15 months ago
Good. A bit of humility for Apple.
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15 months ago
They should put the Apple store in a couple train cars.
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15 months ago

It's a wonder any business can afford major construction or renovation in NYC with the unions, taxes, etc.


most of the best buy's here see more business in July than suburban best buys in december
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15 months ago
Yeah, I have found some pretty good sources that say a deal is still in the process of being negotiated. I somehow don't think something like this would be canceled due to logistical issues. I could however see it being postponed. Though I can say, from first hand research, that the MTA does have a long approval process for any type of building projects within the station. That doesn't mean it is not possible, or that such projects violate the laws of physics, or building regulations.

On a side note, my source was better than the New York Observer, and confirmed that negotiations were in the process of taking place, but that nothing has yet to be confirmed. Take this article, as well as my comment as a rumor, since that is precisely what they are. Odds' still remain that the deal is in the process of being negotiated. Until an official statement is made, don't believe anything. There is a reason this website is called MacRumors, and not MacPressRelease.
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