Apple is permanently closing three retail stores in the United States on Saturday, June 20, after citing weaker mall conditions and the departure of major retailers from those shopping centers.
The affected stores are:
- Apple Towson Town Center in Towson, Maryland, closing at 8 p.m.
- Apple North County in Escondido, California, closing at 9 p.m.
- Apple Trumbull in Trumbull, Connecticut, closing at 9 p.m.
Apple said in April that it had decided after reviewing conditions at Trumbull Mall, the Shops at North County, and Towson Town Center. The company said these malls have seen retail exits and declining conditions, which affected its ability to serve customers well at those locations.
The Towson closure has drawn the most attention because employees at that store became Apple’s first unionized retail workers in the United States in 2022. The staff later signed a collective bargaining agreement with Apple in 2024.
The union has criticized Apple because workers at the non-union Trumbull and North County stores can transfer to nearby Apple locations, while Towson employees must follow the terms of their union agreement and apply for open roles.
Apple says the agreement provides transfers or rehiring only if the company opens a new store within 50 miles of Towson Town Center. Since Apple has no current plan for a new nearby store, the company says affected workers will receive severance.
The closures also reflect broader pressure on struggling malls, but the Towson case has turned the decision into a larger labor issue for Apple.
