Looting of Apple Stores

Apple Retail Stores are targets of  due to the high value of items that are on display.

History
Typical lootings are often carried out through techniques by small parties. However, because Apple assigns unique serial numbers (such as ) to its devices, stolen items will often be and "bricked". In 2018, seventeen suspects in California were arrested and charged with being part of a robbery ring to steal merchandise from Apple stores.

Dumpster diving
Though in a legal gray area, scavengers are known to go "" around Apple stores to recover discarded merchandise in the hopes of finding a salvageable iPhone, especially when a store location is in the process of relocating. However, Apple's security discourages this practice as it may be hazardous.

Yellow vests movement
On December 8, 2018, looters broke into the Apple Store on in Bordeaux, France during the  across France. By December 9, Apple stores in Paris on the and next to the  were boarded up and fortified after being damaged during ensuing riots.

George Floyd protests
In late May 2020, Apple stores in the United States were targeted for vandalism and/or looted during over the. Melrose Mac, an Apple Authorized Reseller and Premier Partner based in Hollywood, was looted and burned. On May 31, only 42 of 271 locations in the United States remained open out of concern for customer and employee safety. 56 were closed due to the conditions related to the protests while others remained closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Damaged stores were closed for repairs, and high-risk locations were pre-emptively boarded up. Some boarded-up stores were decorated with murals and became gathering places for marches. Stores that were hit included:

May 28:
 * Apple Uptown — (closed permanently)

May 30:
 * Apple Scottsdale Fashion Square — (reopened September 9, 2020)
 * Melrose Mac —, California
 * Apple Century City — Los Angeles, California (reopened June 22, 2020)
 * Apple The Grove — Los Angeles, California (reopened June 22, 2020)
 * Apple Carnegie Library — (reopened July 8, 2020)
 * Apple St. Johns Town Center — (reopened reopened June 8, 2020)
 * Apple Downtown Brooklyn — (reopened June 17, 2020)
 * Apple Walnut Street — (reopened July 8, 2020)
 * Apple Pioneer Place —
 * Apple King Street —
 * Apple City Creek Center — (reopened June 9, 2020)

May 31:
 * Apple Georgetown — (reopened July 1, 2020)
 * Apple Union Square — San Francisco, California (reopened June 8, 2020)
 * Apple Bellevue Square — (reopened June 17, 2020)

June 1:
 * Apple Main Place — (reopened June 24, 2020)
 * Apple Providence Place — (reopened June 24, 2020)

Aftermath
North American stores that were boarded up or barricaded, though not necessarily looted: (in alphabetical order by state, then city)

Articles

 * Amid protests and riots, Apple Stores are being looted. by Sami at Apple Terminal (2020-06-03)
 * Boarded Up Apple Stores Prove Perfect Spots For Peaceful Protest Landmarks by Oliver Haslam at Redmond Pie (2020-06-05)