Apple Celebrates All-New Store With iPhone, iPad, and Mac Wallpaper

Thursday July 3, 2025 6:48 am PDT by Joe Rossignol

Apple has announced that it will be opening an all-new store at the Grand Front shopping complex in Osaka, Japan, on Saturday, July 26.

Apple Umeda Wallpaper
To celebrate the occasion, Apple has shared a wallpaper for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

This will be Apple's first store in Umeda, a busy mixed-use district of Osaka with two major train stations, shops, restaurants, and more.

Apple has another store in Osaka, in the Shinsaibashi district.

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Top Rated Comments

darngooddesign

11 months ago

Why is there excitement about a new retail store opening?

I can never figure this out.

In my experience trying to explain why you're excited about something to someone who really isn't never goes anywhere.

Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)

bigandtasty

11 months ago

Dig the new wallpaper, just wish it had a dark mode background. Bright white is too much!

Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)

txa1265

11 months ago

Why is there excitement about a new retail store opening?

I can never figure this out.

Personally I'm in upstate NY and my nearest Apple store is between 1.5-2 hour drive away.

Which is ... whatever ... but you definitely get a whole different level of service in those stores compared with anywhere else (Best Buy, Verizon, etc.).

Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)

fatTribble

11 months ago

Why is there excitement about a new retail store opening?

I can never figure this out.

I would be excited if we got another Apple Store in my city especially if it were closer.
I’d be sad if one closed.

Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)

yuvaldv1

11 months ago

Dig the new wallpaper, just wish it had a dark mode background. Bright white is too much!

There you go!

Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)

arc of the universe

11 months ago

An apple in an orchard of plums (梅田). Makes sense to have another store on the opposite side of the Yodo

nice.

regarding the logo itself, i think that the logo designer probably was looking to be thematically aligned with the interior of GrandFront Osaka.
Here are photos from the web showing the interior of the centre.