Towson Apple Store closure will be permanent

[Anonymous]

Isn’t Towson Town Center still a decent, higher-end mall? I just saw the press release today that Apple is closing three locations in declining malls, including the one in Towson. The press release cites “deteriorating conditions” at the malls.

Columbia and Annapolis are the next nearest stores.

[Anonymous]

We have a friend who attends TU. I think, like many malls, stores have left, vacancies occur, cheaper retail moves in, etc. There have been fights/assaults reported and there is a curfew.

https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/police/news/officers-take-teens-custody-following-assault-mall

From their website,

Visitors 17 years of age and younger are required to be accompanied at all times by a parent or supervising adult age 21 or older on Friday and Saturday after 4 pm.
Unsupervised youth shopping prior to 4 pm on Friday and Saturday evenings must leave the mall by 4 pm or immediately be joined by a parent or supervising adult age 21 or older.
Proof of age may be required for the youth or supervising adult.

[Anonymous]

A number of stores have left in the last six months. Lots of unsupervised teens causing issues.

[Anonymous]

It's a bummer. The mall opened as a bigger, fancier mall and had more expansions in 10 years ago or so - but malls aren't as popular as they used to be. People are also getting scared off by fights/crowds of kids. All the shopping areas around here have youth policies - there's no more going to a moving or walking the mall like when we were kids.

[Anonymous]

They are closing because the employees unionized. They were doing good business there. Don’t believe any other BS reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are closing because the employees unionized. They were doing good business there. Don’t believe any other BS reason.

No, that mall is on the decline. Unsupervised teens causing trouble and already plenty of stores have left already. Just being there is bad for the Apple brand.

[Anonymous]

It's union-busting. They are doing plenty of business at that location.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's union-busting. They are doing plenty of business at that location.

I went into the mall recently looking for something last minute at Macy's or Nordstroms. Which was a mistake. The mall is unquestionably declining. A lot of vacancies. Most of the usual upper midrange stores have pulled out. Macy's and Nordstroms were badly organized and pointless. Apple was probably the only store left that has any resonance or draw. I'm aware Towson mall now has a reputation for becoming popular with certain formerly urban demographics, and mentioning it doubtlessly raises some people's ire, but you can't deny it either. We all see it with our eyes and telling people it's racist to notice it isn't helping. Just like we all noticed when drug stores started locking everything up in certain areas.

Malls are also struggling in most places so it's not unique to Towson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t Towson Town Center still a decent, higher-end mall? I just saw the press release today that Apple is closing three locations in declining malls, including the one in Towson. The press release cites “deteriorating conditions” at the malls.

Columbia and Annapolis are the next nearest stores.

Best Buy further up York Road carries Apple products. You can always go there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's union-busting. They are doing plenty of business at that location.

I wouldn’t bring my kids into that mall for safety reasons. You do you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are closing because the employees unionized. They were doing good business there. Don’t believe any other BS reason.

It’s been unionized for several years, and there has been an exodus of stores leaving Towson mall in the past 6 months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are closing because the employees unionized. They were doing good business there. Don’t believe any other BS reason.

It’s been unionized for several years, and there has been an exodus of stores leaving Towson mall in the past 6 months.

Yeah, it's called burying head in the sand in the name of equity. Never mind that Apple is closing two other stores at the same time, both are not unionized and both in struggling malls. Never mind that Towson has seen most nicer stores close. Never mind that Towson has increased problems with shoplifting and problematic behavior spurring a lot of these closures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A number of stores have left in the last six months. Lots of unsupervised teens causing issues.

I'd argue its been in a slow but steady decline since the early 2000's. The last renovation and addition of the luxury shopping & restaurant wing was spectacularly timed with the global financial crisis. It has surprised me Nordstrom has hung in as long as they have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A number of stores have left in the last six months. Lots of unsupervised teens causing issues.

I'd argue its been in a slow but steady decline since the early 2000's. The last renovation and addition of the luxury shopping & restaurant wing was spectacularly timed with the global financial crisis. It has surprised me Nordstrom has hung in as long as they have.

I’ve agree it’s been a long decline, but there has been a rapid increase in decline recently with many long term stores leaving.

[Anonymous]

Well I shop at that Nordstrom and my kids like the Zara, so I hope it doesn’t go away. And btw I never feel in danger when I go there.