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 9th retail store and is internally identified as R002. It has since moved up to become the 8th Apple retail store still in operation, as another preceding store had closed over the years.

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.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its hours have been 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
This location was originally opened as Apple Store Palo Alto on 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.

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.