Apple MacArthur Center

Apple MacArthur Center was an Apple retail store which opened in 2006 within the shopping mall at .Apple’s former retail stores: Where are they now? by Michael Steeber, 9to5Mac. 2018-04-04. By the time it was permanently closed on May 14, 2021, it had become the 154th oldest Apple retail store, as 6 other preceding stores had closed during its 14 years of operation.
==History==
This location was opened for business on September 9, 2006 as Apple's 160th retail store.Apple Storefronts: #160 MacArthur Center by Thomas Park, AppSpot. 2011-09-24. Archived 2011-11-10. It was internally identified as R211.Apple Storefronts: #159 MacArthur Center R211 by Thomas Park, AppSpot. 2021-03-29. Archived 2021-05-01.
Apple MacArthur Center was temporarily closed on March 14, 2020 along with other stores around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Apple’s COVID-19 response, Apple Inc. 2020-03-13. 
=== Closure ===
On February 25, 2021, Apple announced that it would be closing its store at MacArthur Center in Norfolk later this year due to a struggling mall. The mall struggled before the pandemic with empty storefronts, with an anchor store, , closed in 2019.https://www.macrumors.com/2021/02/25/apple-macarthur-center-store-closing/ On May 3, 2021, the store was scheduled to close on May 14. The employees were offered other positions within the company. The closest Apple store presently serving the area is Apple Lynnhaven Mall to the east side.MacArthur Center Apple Store permanently closes May 14 by Michael Steeber, 9to5Mac. 2021-05-02.
== References ==
==External links==
*Apple MacArthur Center at Apple (archived 2021-02-13, 2006-11-08) 
Category:Apple Stores in the United States
Category:Defunct Apple Stores
Category:2006 establishments