Apple Inc. has closed its major New York City retail stores – including its Fifth Avenue, Soho, Grand Central and World Trade Center locations – to shoppers as COVID-19 cases rise.
The closures include 16 stores across New York, with the Upper West Side, West 14th Street, Staten Island and Bronx locations all affected. The temporary move also includes stores in Huntington Station and Manhasset.
Apple has temporarily closed several stores in recent weeks as it combats the highly contagious Omron version, but it is trying a different approach with the New York shutdown. The company is still allowing customers to place orders online and pick them up at the store. Buyers will not be able to enter the store to browse or purchase anything onsite, and technical support will not be available from the Genius Bar.
“We monitor conditions on a regular basis, and we will adjust our health measures to support the well-being of customers and employees,” Apple said in a statement on Monday. “We are committed to a comprehensive approach to our teams that combines routine testing with daily health checks, employee and customer masking, deep cleaning and paid sick leave.”
Covid cases in New York have reached an all-time high, with the state reporting tens of thousands of new cases a day. Apple has also closed additional retail stores outside of New York in recent days, such as some locations in Los Angeles. This includes its downtown Los Angeles Tower Theater store.
Apple did not say when its New York locations would reopen to shoppers. The company has temporarily closed its Carnegie Library store in Washington, DC and some locations in Ohio, Texas, Georgia and Florida. Its Regent Street store in London has also temporarily closed.
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