Photo by Christopher Chan
Proving themselves every bit as susceptible to consumer hype as their American counterparts, thousands of Apple fans attended the grand opening of Apple’s first retail store in Sydney last week, with several hundred having queued up as long as 31 hours prior to the opening hour.
Accommodated by agreeable weather, the large crowd helped continue Apple’s success in rolling out its innovative retail concept, which makes the stores themselves almost as much of a draw as the products inside.
More pics after the jump.
Blue-shirted Geniuses welcome the crowds
Photo by Shaon Diwakar
Post-opening rainfall did not dampen the crowds or their enthusiasm
Photo by nerdfeliz
The glass staircases inside the store are getting rave design reviews
Photo by Christopher Chan
Crowds inside the store were wall-to-wall
Photo by Gary, ifoAppleStore
18 responses to “Apple’s Retail Wave Hits Down Under”
Hmm. Nothing after the jump but Share, Digg, and reddit buttons!
oops. Should be there now. Sorry for the head-fake.
This store looks amazing – the location is wonderful too (I lived in Sydney a while ago). I managed to visit the city last year once more, so was a year too early!
Is this the second biggest store in the world now? Am I right that Regent Street in London is still number 1 in terms of sheer size?
I believe this one is #2, with the largest being on Boylston St. in Boston.
Second Biggest in the world behind London… However it lays claim to having the worlds biggest Genius Bar. Also the first store in the Southern Hemisphere! Too bad it wasnt in Melbourne!
Hi,
Thanks for using my photos in this blog post but it would have been nice if informed me before hand.
thanks,
Chris
@Christopher Chan:
I hope the pic credits/links drove some traffic to your flickr pages, Chris. You got some great shots in Sydney and are a fine photographer of other subjects as well!
Cheers,
Lonnie
@Lonnie
Thanks for the compliments Lonnie. Can you please link the larger images to my Flickr site ?
thanks,
Chris
We need a store like this in the UK.
The closest one to me is 20+ miles away :(