This week marks twenty years since the first Apple Retail Stores opened their doors. From suburban malls to landmark architecture projects in the world’s top cities, the story of Apple Stores is one no individual can tell. It took a global team, still growing today, to shape a crazy idea from dream to reality and prove the skeptics wrong. Here are twenty highlights from along the way.
🎈 This is part two of a four-part series celebrating twenty years of Apple Stores. Read more feature stories and special content at the links below.
- 20 years of Apple Stores: The enduring art of celebration
- Revisit the world’s first Apple Store as it appeared 20 years ago with augmented reality
- Before the Genius Bar: Behind the retail designs that paved the way for 20 years of Apple Stores
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Links to the photos that inspired the illustrations in this article:
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🎈 Continue with more stories celebrating twenty years of Apple Stores:
- 20 years of Apple Stores: The enduring art of celebration
- Revisit the world’s first Apple Store as it appeared 20 years ago with augmented reality
- Before the Genius Bar: Behind the retail designs that paved the way for 20 years of Apple Stores
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