Jobs Confirms Paris Apple Store "in 2007", Report Says
Jobs Confirms Paris Apple Store "in 2007", Report Says
by , 7:00 AM EDT, May 25th, 2005
Apple Computer will open a retail store in Paris, France "in 2007", the company's co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, told a reporter for the French news site MacPlus.net, Tuesday.
Touring Apple's elaborate retail store in London on Tuesday with Jonathan Ive, Apple's vice-president of industrial design, Mr. Jobs was asked by a reporter for MacPlus about an Apple store in Paris and when it might open.
"Opening in 2007," Mr. Jobs answered quickly. Mr. Ive also repeated the same comment.
The reporter was unable to get either man to confirm other details, such as a location.
Apple presently has six locations outside the U.S. -- one in Canada, three in Japan and two in Great Britain.
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Wed May 25, 2005 9:35 am Subject: Almost... And Too Late!
Maybe they are still looking for the location, or they have a location but need to wait for the current tenant's lease to expire. Also If it's like the London store, a flagship within a special historical building, they'll have to design yet another unique floorplan, which takes time and which Steve would probably go through several drafts before he accepts one.
Wed May 25, 2005 11:44 am Subject: I could definitely see an Apple Store in Paris
Right on the Champs-Йylseйs. The best address if you want exposure and lots of foot traffic. Similar to Regent Street.
Problem for Apple is that the Apple Store employees are supposed to be customer focused, friendly but not overbearing, knowledgable about the products and willing to help. These are not qualities common among Parisians.
Lita
QuoteDreadnought wrote:
Problem for Apple is that the Apple Store employees are supposed to be customer focused, friendly but not overbearing, knowledgable about the products and willing to help. These are not qualities common among Parisians.
Lita
Just import nice californian girls. You would see sales skyrocket as customers try to pick them up.
These are qualities common among Parisians.
Wed May 25, 2005 5:31 pm Subject: Re: ego trip
QuoteHugoMe wrote:
it does not take 18 monthes to open a store.
If I said "I'm going on vacation to Florida this July" would you tell me it doesn't take 5 weeks to get there?
They don't have to start building a store the minute they announce it. They can probably only open so many stores at a time and that's the next free spot they have.
I noticed the article mentioned only 6 stores outside of the US. I haven't seen this reported anywhere, but in my recent visit to Costa Rica, I saw two Apple retail stores that were about to open. One was in Multiplaza Escazu and the other was Multiplaza del Este.
Both had characteristic Apple black panels outside of the doors along with wood floors. Interesting that Paris is waiting for their first store and San Jose is about to get two! Apple must see quite a market in Costa Rica!
Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:29 pm Subject: Well, Apple is not actually that interested in Costa Rica
The two stores you saw, now are about three... There's another Mall where they recently opened one.
This stores are look-a-like Apple stores but are just plain and simple re-sellers that buy from a distribuitor in the US.
Therefore, prices are from 25% up to 100% higher than in the US. Not a smart place to buy Apple products, in fact.
So don't get your hopes that high, Costa Rica is still, a Third World Country with a small population, and therefore, not a market interesting enough for Apple -at least not directly-, yet.
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