Apple has decided to temporarily close a number of its just-reopened Apple Store locations across the United States on Sunday, as a measure to protect its retail employees from looters taking advantage of the ongoing George Floyd protests.
Apple has decided to temporarily close a number of its just-reopened Apple Store locations across the United States on Sunday, as a measure to protect its retail employees from looters taking advantage of the ongoing George Floyd protests.
On Saturday night, Apple Store outlets across the United States were attacked by opportunistic looters willing to break into the retail outlets to steal Apple products. With protests taking place in over 30 US cities over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, who died while being arrested, it is anticipated more attacks could be made against stores over the course of Sunday.
As a precaution, Apple is closing some of its stores while events continue, reports9to5Mac. Apple advised on its store pages «With the health and safety of our teams in mind, we’ve made the decision to keep a number of our stores in the US closed on Sunday.
