Apple Yorkdale

Apple Yorkdale is the first Apple retail store in Canada. Opened in 2005 at the , it had also been called Apple Store Toronto.First Canadian Apple Store by Doctor Q, MacRumors. 2005-03-01. However, as of 2023, there are 4 Apple stores in Toronto.Apple Retail Stores, Canada, Apple, Inc. Accessed 2023-06-28.
==History==
The first Yorkdale location was opened on May 21, 2005 as Apple's 106th retail store and is internally identified as R120. It has since moved up to become the 105th Apple retail store still in operation, as another preceding store had closed over the years.Apple Storefronts: #106 Yorkdale by Thomas Park, AppSpot. 2011-09-24. Archived 2011-11-10.Apple Storefronts: #105 Yorkdale R120 by Thomas Park, AppSpot. 2023-06-15. The original 3,539 square foot space was remodeled in 2009.Apple Store Chronology 2004–2006 by Gary Allen, ifo Apple Store. Archived 2015-03-23.
===Relocation===
The shopping centre was expanded in 2012 and the store moved to a larger 9,830 square foot space. When the larger store was opened on November 16, 2012, it was at the time the largest Apple Store in North America. A grand opening event was held on December 1, 2012.Apple Retail Store, Apple Inc. Archived 2012-11-30.
===Incidents===
On March 14, 2020, the Yorkdale store was initially closed due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.Apple to close US retail stores and all others outside China until March 27th by Chris Welch, The Verge. 2020-03-14.Apple will be temporarily closing all stores outside of Greater China until March 27 by Tim Cook, Twitter. 2020-03-13.
In June 2020, the storefront was pre-emptively boarded up during widespread over the in the United States. It was then covered with a mural of the movement.Photos show Apple stores being boarded up across the US as protests over George Floyd's death sweep the nation by Lisa Eadicicco, Business Insider. 2020-06-01.Apple Yorkdale by tkm222, Twitter. 2020-06-13. The store remained closed due to conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic until June 29, 2020.30 Apple Stores reopen this Wednesday, September 23 by Michael Steeber, Twitter. 2020-09-21.Update: Over 30 stores in the US and Canada open this week by Michael Steeber, 9to5Mac. 2020-06-23.
==Gallery==
Apple Yorkdale R120-2005.jpg|The original Yorkdale storefront in 2005.
Apple Yorkdale R120-2009.png|The remodeled store at the original location in 2009.
Apple Yorkdale R120-2012.jpg|The storefront at its larger new location in 2012.
Apple Yorkdale boarded 2020-06-13 mural.jpg|The storefront was boarded up as a precaution in June 2020.
==References==
==External links==
*Apple Yorkdale at Apple
**Apple Store Yorkdale (archived 2005-05-19)
Category:Apple Stores in Canada
Category:2005 establishments