Apple’s website is teasing a new Crocker Park retail store in Westlake, Ohio, with a three-sentence addition to the store’s listing.
Get ready. Great things are in store. A brand-new Apple Store is coming soon …
The store is certainly due a refresh, given the now dated-looking aluminum facade and walls, in contrast to the use of natural materials like wood and stone in more recent stores.
While the company hasn’t revealed any specifics, the wording does seem to point to a new store in the shopping village, and AppleInsider points to further evidence for this.
According to the shopping village’s owners, the existing home furnishings retailer Arhaus — currently on the same Crocker Park Boulevard as Apple — is to both relocate and expand its space in the center. Consequently, given the small size of the current Apple Store, plus the apparent popularity of the shopping village and the option to relocate, it’s likely that Apple will be moving to larger or more prominent premises within Crocker Park.
For shopping malls in particular, we’ve seen Apple adopt a new design language which creates a curved, seamless transition between the exterior and interior.
We first saw this used in India.
Apple Saket welcomes customers through a uniquely designed curved storefront with white oak tables displaying Apple’s products and accessories, as well as a feature wall manufactured in India.
We’ve since seen the same approach employed in two Chinese Apple Stores, one in Shenzhen, the second in Hefei.
There seems a decent chance that a similar approach will be taken at Crocker Park.
There’s no word yet on when the new store will open.
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