New Apple Stores Planned in USA, Canada & Georgia

Building permits obtained by MacRumors reveal that Apple is preparing to open new retail locations in Los Angeles, Toronto, and Atlanta.

According to building permits submitted to the city in October, Apple is preparing to create a new store at the Del Amo Fashion Center mall in Torrance, California. The South Bay area of Los Angeles County is where Torrance is situated.

According to the permits, Apple will be situated between Madewell and Lululemon on the mall’s main level. The store will occupy the combined area of two adjacent spaces formerly used by Chico’s and J. Crew.

Following acquiring Apple’s internal roadmap for retail development, Mark Gurman of Bloomberg was the first to report on the company’s plans for the store in June. According to the roadmap, Apple projected that the shop will open in March 2024. However, this estimate will change depending on recruiting, building completion, and other variables.

Additionally, Apple is proceeding with its plans to move its store to the Square One mall in Mississauga, Ontario, which is located west of Toronto, Canada. A June building permit submitted to the states that Apple will be reoccupying a space above the food court on the mall’s second floor formerly owned by Massimo Dutti.

In conclusion, a building permit submitted to Gwinnett County in May verifies Apple’s intentions to move its store to the Mall of Georgia in Buford, northeast of Atlanta. The permission does not specify a specific site, but the new store will stay in the mall.

Apple announced earlier this month that it will permanently close its Cupertino, California, Infinite Loop store on January 20. Apple will close its Royal Hawaiian store in Honolulu on the same day. Apple stated that all impacted workers at both sites will be able to stay on as company employees.