A brand new Apple retailer opened on Friday in downtown Detroit, and several other Michiganders wasted no time getting there.
The retailer, located at 1430 Woodward Ave., joins different shops in Southeast Michigan, together with in Troy, Novi and Ann Arbor. The tech large additionally has shops in Grand Rapids and Lansing.
CBS News Detroit was on the opening and noticed CEO Tim Cook within the crowd.
Terell Bailey, CBS News Detroit
The opening comes after the corporate closed its Clinton Township location on the Partridge Creek buying middle.
Apple first introduced the brand new retailer in February and later introduced plans to launch an Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit so as to add to its developer academy program in collaboration with Michigan State University.
Earlier this month, Apple unveiled its newest technology of iPhone, AirPods and watch. The iPhone 17 contains a bigger, 6.3-inch show and contains the brand new A19 chip to assist energy Apple’s AI options. The gadget’s entrance digital camera has additionally been upgraded to offer a wider subject of view and a brand new sensor, permitting customers to take panorama pictures with out having to rotate the telephone.
The new iPhones are the primary to be launched since President Donald Trump returned to the White House and unleashed a barrage of tariffs, in what his administration says is an try and deliver abroad manufacturing again to the U.S. — a campaign that has thrust Apple CEO Tim Cook into the new seat.
Megan Cerullo
contributed to this report.