No Apple products for sale in the Big Apple. New York City has temporarily closed all of its Apple stores to in-person shopping. The retail giant blames soaring coronavirus cases for its closures. The Fifth Avenue flagship store, Grand Central, SoHo and World Trade Center locations were all closed.
Customers may do online orders and pick up at the stores. The New York state locations in Westchester, County, Long Island, New Jersey and upstate New York remain open for in-person shopping.
New York City reported a near-record of 17,343 new coronavirus cases on Monday. Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city’s hospitalization rate has more than doubled over the past week as hospitals see a surge of patients infected with the omicron covid variant.
The New York Post reports Last week, “Apple shuttered stores in Florida, Georgia, Texas, New Hampshire and Canada as coronavirus cases rose.” Spokesman for Apple Nick Leahy did not respond to a request for details on the company’s New York City store closures but said the company does its best to protect employees.
“We regularly monitor conditions and we will adjust both our health measures and store services to support the wellbeing of customers and employees,” Leahy told The Post.
“We remain committed to a comprehensive approach for our teams that combines regular testing with daily health checks, employee and customer masking, deep cleaning and paid sick leave.”