Apple Palo Alto

Apple Palo Alto is an Apple Store located in Palo Alto, California, USA. It opened for business in 2001 as Apple's ninth retail store and is internally identified as R002. However, the store moved up to become the eighth oldest still in operation with the closure of Apple Willow Bend in April 2019.

Location
This Apple Store is presently situated at 340 University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto. It is normally open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Monday to Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, its hours were temporarily changed to 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday to Saturday, and 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.

History
The original storefront was designed by architect Art Gensler in direct collaboration with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. It was first opened as Apple Store Palo Alto in a corner space at 451 University Avenue on October 16, 2004, becoming the first Apple retail store in. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was known to visit this store as it was near his home. However, the old building structure was later deemed to be ally unsafe.

Relocation
On October 27, 2012, this store was moved to a larger custom-designed building in downtown Palo Alto. The new 16,600-square-foot location featured a sleek new glass facade that was described by Apple as "reboot" and a "prototype" of their "Apple Store 2.0" concept. The lot had previously been the site of a Liddicoat's Market grocery store that had been built from 1923 to 1924. In May 2018, it was temporarily closed for an extensive 6.6 million renovation. The previous store location was taken over by.

Incidents
On March 14, 2020, Apple Palo Alto was closed during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was reopened on May 27, 2020, but with more limited service in observance of health precautions.

On June 1, 2020, the store was pre-emptively boarded up during nationwide protests related to George Floyd. It was covered with messages about Floyd and the movement. The store was reopened by June 7.

During sales on November 25, 2022, a pair of masked thieves ransacked the Palo Alto store and threatened customers with physical violence. Apple employees guided customers away as the thieves made off in a red hatchback with about 35,000 in merchandise.