Apple’s Retail Wave Hits Down Under

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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

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Photo by Shaon Diwakar

Post-opening rainfall did not dampen the crowds or their enthusiasm

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Photo by nerdfeliz

The glass staircases inside the store are getting rave design reviews

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Photo by Christopher Chan

Crowds inside the store were wall-to-wall

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Photo by Gary, ifoAppleStore

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Lonnie Lazar

Lonnie Lazar is a writer-musician-web designer-attorney. He writes about Apple for Cult of Mac and Mac|Life, and about VoIP and telecommunications for Voxilla. Follow Lonnie on Twitter @LonnieLazar, join the Cult of Mac on Facebook, and find Lonnie's photos on Flickr.

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