Apple Uptown

Apple Uptown was an Apple retail store which opened in 2010 within the district of , .Apple’s former retail stores: Where are they now? by Michael Steeber, 9to5Mac. 2018-04-04. By the time it was permanently closed in October 22, 2020, it had become the 283rd oldest Apple retail store, as 8 other preceding stores had closed during its 10 years of operation.
==History==
This location was opened for business on June 19, 2010 as Apple's 291st retail store.Apple Storefronts: #291 Uptown by Thomas Park, AppSpot. 2011-09-24. Archived 2011-11-10. It was internally identified as R272.Apple Storefronts: #283 Uptown R272 by Thomas Park, AppSpot. 2020-07-25. Archived 2020-08-17. It featured a unique rooftop garden and a briefiing room for business customers.Apple to permanently close Apple Uptown in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Joe Wituschek, iMore. 2020-10-22.
Apple Uptown 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. The storefront was boarded up on May 28, 2020 after being damaged during nationwide protests related to George Floyd.Apple Uptown's windows were shattered last night during the Minneapolis protests... by Michael Steeber, Twitter. 2020-05-28. The 60 employees were offered other positions within the company. On October 22, 2020, it was announced that the store would never be reopened, closing the store permanently in Uptown Minneapolis.Apple Uptown in Minneapolis has permanently closed by Michael Steeber, 9to5Mac. 2020-10-22.
==Gallery==
File:Apple Uptown boarded 2020-05-30.jpg|The storefront was boarded up on May 30, 2020 due to the George Floyd protests.
==References==
==External links==
*Apple Uptown at Apple (archived 2020-10-31, 2020-03-04, 2010-06-16)
Category:Apple Stores in the United States
Category:Defunct Apple Stores
Category:2010 establishments