New Apple The Grove store opens in LA on November 19, 2x the size of the old one

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What you need to know

Apple The Grove will open in Los Angeles on November 19.
Apple says its new store is twice the size of the one that it replaces.

Reports from last month that a new Los Angeles Apple Store was coming today turned out to be true, with Apple confirming (opens in new tab) that Apple The Grove will open on November 19.

The new store is actually an old one that's moving location and Apple says that its new digs are twice the size of the old spot, giving it more room to breathe.

Apple will also open a relocated store within The Grove in Los Angeles on November 19. Originally opened in 2002, The Grove has been one of Apple's most popular stores, having welcomed more than 27 million visitors in the past 19 years. The brand new store is twice the size of the original and will serve as an entirely reimagined destination for the LA community to discover Apple's products and services, shop, get support, and participate in free Today at Apple sessions.

The store was spotted a month ago when Bloomberg's Mark Gurman tweeted images of its exterior.

New large Apple Store coming to the Grove in LA (not yet announced). Current store is 19 years old and very much feels like it https://t.co/NnrSK8jiit pic.twitter.com/4YJScRiqHXNew large Apple Store coming to the Grove in LA (not yet announced). Current store is 19 years old and very much feels like it https://t.co/NnrSK8jiit pic.twitter.com/4YJScRiqHX— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) October 3, 2021 October 3, 2021

The new store is likely to be a great spot to pick up a hot new iPhone 13, assuming stocks are plentiful of course. Apple is expected to be able to better deal with demand as we work our way through the remainder of 2021, although that all very much depends on so many variables it's difficult to know for sure.

With Apple's best iPhone struggling to keep up with demand, you have to imagine a new Apple Store will be one of the best places to try your luck on opening day, right?

Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

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