Apple Store - The Piazza, Covent Garden, London, UK
N 51° 30.726 W 000° 07.419
30U E 699583 N 5710697
This Apple Store, on several levels, is located on the north west side of Covent Garden.
Waymark Code: WMDGR9
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/14/2012
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Looking on the web for inspiration and background
material to make this submission slightly interesting, it became apparent that
there more more articles about an attempted break-in in October 2011 that the
store itself!
The story, in Macworld, read as follows:
"The Apple Store in London's Covent Garden was reportedly raided by robbers
on motorbikes in the early hours of Monday morning.
Rob Shoesmith, who is camping out outside the store in preparation for Friday's
iPhone 4S launch, wrote that four motorbikes were used in the raid which took
place at around 1.15am.
On his blog, Shoesmith wrote that he had been fast asleep when the raid happened
but was woken by the sound of alarms. Police were on the scene soon afterwards.
The Guardian reports that two people - a 16-year-old male and 21-year-old male -
have subsequently been arrested.
Detective Sergeant Nathan Tozer of Westminster CID said: "Although two men are
in custody on suspicion of burglary, the inquiry continues and other persons are
sought. It is essential that anyone who saw the smash and grab, or the suspects
making off, contact us as soon as possible."
The exact value of good stolen isn't known, but iPads were thought to be among
the raiders' haul."
Source
Macworld.
Hours of operation:
Monday to Saturday 0900-2100hrs
Sunday 1200-1800hrs
I am not into Apple so I have given this store a middle-of-the-road rating of
three. On a Saturday lunchtime it was well attended and there were lots of staff
on hand.