While in some cities of Spain, we continue to think, and with good reason, that Apple should move tab and open the odd Apple Store, the Cupertino-based company continues to open new stores around the world. The last one to open is found in the city of Cologne, the fourth largest city in Germany after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. With this new Apple Store, this city will have two of the company's own stores are based in Cupertino, as announced by Apple through its website. The location of the store is at Schildergasse 1-9, one of the most important shopping areas in Europe and on March 25 will be its opening.
This announcement through the German Apple Store confirms rumors that Apple was planning to open a new Apple Store in the city, one that began to intensify last January when the store began to receive the customization touches typical of the Apple Store. , a store that had previously been occupied by the Pohland clothing store. As we can read on the German website Apfelpage, Apple has begun to transfer part of the staff of the Rhein Center store to these new facilities that will become a point of reference in the city.
The name of the street Schildergasse has a history, as it derives from Schild, which means I listen, since the artists who lived there in the Middle Ages He was known for his paintings on the coats of arms. During the Middle Ages, Cologne was the most important German-speaking city with more than 40.000 inhabitants and surrounded by long walls. Currently Schildergasse street is one of the busiest in Europe, and every hour about 13.000 people pass through this street that measures about 500 meters.