Apple closes its stores in France to prepare for a national lockdownApple Stores in France close due to the pandemic.
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Apple is closing its retail stores in France.
The closures are in response to the country returning to a national lockdown.
France intends to stay in lockdown until December.
Reported by 9to5Mac, Apple is temporarily closing a number of its retail stores in France as the country prepares to re-enter a nationwide lockdown due to a rise in COVID-19 cases. The lockdown is set to go into place tomorrow, October 30.
On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced new lockdown measures set to begin on Friday and last through December 1. Nonessential businesses, restaurants, and cafes will be closed in an effort to slow a recent uptick in COVID-19 infections. The restrictions also impact Apple Stores.
Apple has recently launched an "Express" format for some of its retail stores, which allow customers to pick up orders from a window at the front of the store. Apple retrofitted the stores this way to b...
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Apple closes its stores in France to prepare for a national lockdown
