Queues Already Forming for the First Apple Australia Store

People are literally queuing up to get a first glimpse inside the Apple Australia’s new $15 million Sydney store.

The doors won’t be opened properly to the public until 5pm on Thursday 19th June, but a queue of Mac enthusiasts have already started to form a line outside Apple’s first retail outlet in the southern hemisphere. Among the faithful camped outside are visitors from the US, including Gary Allen from San Francisco, who has now attended 30 store openings.

The ‘Apple-heads’ patiently waiting in line are separated from the store by a large window of glass slabs some 15 metres high - the largest plates of laminated glass in the world. The sourcing of the shop fittings is a real global affair, with different parts of the overall design coming from far and wide. The glass slabs have been flown in from Germany, whilst the stone floor slabs have come all the way from Italy. The stainless steel walls have been specifically imported from Japan, whilst the wooden tables are made from maple trees grown in Pennsylvania.

The store itself is situated on the corner of King Street in Sydney’s Central Business District, and is the second largest Apple Store in the world after the central London store. Apple have also hired 125 local employees to staff the store, with the Sydney branch being the 215th store to be opened globally in the last seven years.

Apple is also planning to open two smaller satellite stores in Australia later this year, in Melbourne’s Chadstone Shopping Centre, and the other in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood.

But don’t worry if you haven’t got the time to queue up outside the new Sydney store(who has?!). You can now shop online in both Australia and New Zealand for all the latest Apple Mac computers and gadgets from the comfort of your own home. Far more sensible!

> > click here to shop online with Apple Australia

> > click here to shop online with Apple New Zealand