Apple Saddle Creek

Apple Saddle Creek is an Apple Store located in , USA. It opened for business in 2001 as Apple's eleventh retail store and is internally identified as R020.Apple Storefronts: #11 Saddle Creek R020 by Thomas Park, AppSpot. Archived 2019-03-30. However, the store moved up to become the tenth oldest still in operation with the closure of Apple Willow Bend in April 2019.Apple Storefronts: #10 Saddle Creek R020 by Thomas Park, AppSpot. 2019-06-15. Archived 2019-06-17.
==Location==
This Apple Store is presently situated at 2031 West Street at the in Germantown. It is normally open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day except Sundays, when it is open from 12 noon to 5:30 p.m.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, its hours were temporarily 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==
The original storefront was designed by architect Art Gensler in direct collaboration with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.Original Apple retail store architect Art Gensler dies at 85 by Mike Peterson, Apple Insider. 2021-05-11. It first opened as Apple Store Saddle Creek at 7615 West Farmington Boulevard within the Saddle Creek shopping center on October 13, 2001, becoming the first Apple retail store in . Its original grand opening date of September 22nd had been postponed as the local sign ordinance did not allow food items on signs, nor did it allow them to be lighted.Apple postpones Germantown store opening by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld. 2001-09-23.
===Relocation===
In August 2015, Apple applied for a 15 million building permit to renovate a larger space at Saddle Creek to become a "Next Generation" store. The plans were unanimously approved by the Germantown Design Review Commission.Apple Building 'Next Generation' Store in Memphis Area, Memphis Daily News. 2015-08-31. On March 26, 2016, the new updated store was opened across the street within the Saddle Creek shopping center. The 4,000-square-foot location featured a storefront with sheet glass and short metal bollards as protection from vehicles in the parking lot.Memphis’ revamped Apple Store opens at Saddle Creek by Stephen Hackett, 512 Pixels. 2016-03-26. The previous store location was taken over by , then , and most recently, Evereve.Apple’s former retail stores: Where are they now? by Michael Steeber, oTo5Mac. 2018-04-04.
===Incidents===
In August 2007, the original Saddle Creek store location was robbed after its front window had been smashed. Ten iPhones, six MacBooks, and an iMac were stolen.[https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/08/yet-another-apple-store-burgled/ Yet Another Apple Store Burgled' by Grover Saunders, Ars Technica. 2007-08-30.
 
On March 14, 2020, newer Saddle Creek store location was closed during 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. On May 31, 2020, the store was pre-emptively boarded up during nationwide protests related to George Floyd.This was 9am Sunday morning, and they had contractors and one Germantown police car on site shortly after continuing with additional work. by Thomas Shook, Twitter. 2020-05-31. It was finally reopened on October 18th of that year.Apple reopening Saddle Creek store by Elle Perry, Daily Memphian. 2020-10-16.
==References==
==External links==
*Apple Saddle Creek at Apple
**Apple Store Saddle Creek (archived 2012-06-16, 2008-07-06, 2001-09-22)
**Apple Saddle Creek at Facebook
*Apple at Shops of Saddle Creek
Category:Apple Stores in the United States
Category:2001 establishments