Apple Easton Town Center

Apple Easton Town Center is an Apple Store located in, USA. It opened for business in 2001 as Apple's seventh retail store and is internally identified as R009. However, the store moved up to become the fourth oldest still in operation with the closure of Apple Willow Bend in April 2019.

Location
This Apple Store is presently situated on 4210 The Strand within the in Columbus. It is normally open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. every day except Sundays, when it is open from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m.

History
The store was originally designed by architect Art Gensler in direct collaboration with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. It was first opened on September 7, 2001 as Apple Store Easton within a smaller space at 4070 The Strand East within the town center. On November 10, 2012, the store reopened in a larger space that had been vacated by at 4210 The Strand. The old location was divided up and occupied by 's "PINK" brand and ; the entire space was eventually taken over by Victoria's Secret.

Incidents
On April 11, 2008, the original store location was robbed by burglars who shattered the front window and loaded Apple merchandise into a black. In February 2011, 16-year-old Andrew D. Kelley was charged with murder for fatally shooting his 15-year-old brother Andrake in the back of head in front of shoppers next to the store after an argument involving a group of teens. Andrew Kelley would himself be shot and killed elsewhere in Columbus in May 2020.

On June 1, 2010, the store's newer location in Easton Town Center was pre-emptively boarded up during nationwide protests related to George Floyd.