Apple Willow Bend

Apple Willow Bend was an Apple Store located in, Texas USA. It opened for business in 2001 as Apple's third retail store and was internally identified as R008.

Location
This Apple Store was situated within mall at 6121 West Park Boulebard in, Texas. It was normally open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. every day except Sundays, when it was open from noon to 6:00 p.m.

History
The store's original location at Suite C120 was designed by architect Art Gensler in direct collaboration with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The store was closed for renovation on April 17, 2016 and reopened as a modernized and expanded space on the following September 10th. A sister store, Apple Stonebriar, was opened nearby in in August 2009.

Closure
In March 2019, Apple announced that Apple Willow Bend and Stonebriar would be permanently closed on April 12th. Apple made the move to exit from doing business within the jurisdiction of the, which was notorious for excessive patent lawsuits. On April 13, 2019, a larger retail space at Apple Galleria Texas was opened to serve the geographical area, but just outside the jurisdiction of the eastern district to make litigation more difficult for s. The new store was staffed by pre-existing employees from Willow Bend and Stonebriar.