Apple ’s new London store , in the ticker of Covent Garden , is near mop up according to local reports .

Until recently the store has been covered with scaffolding and anon. bloodless veiling , although this has now been replaced by a cherry velvet “ pall ” around the edifice , positioned just as you come into the celebrated market square . Covent Garden regularly attracts more than 30 million tourists each year , with a mix of shops , bar , eating house , house , the Royal Opera House and street performers .

This display at Covent Garden in London suggests a raw Apple Store is about to open up its doors .

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This display at Covent Garden in London suggests a new Apple Store is about to open its doors.

The new Apple Store is likely to be a democratic addition to the premix , as slowly the “ curtain ” opens to reveal an Apple logo andnormally“Coming soon . ” Some local traders have been enjoin the storage could be opened as early as the remnant of July . Clearly a holidaymaker attraction , the Covent Garden Apple Store is likely to draw plenty of visitors , some even customers .

Despite those check electronic mail , surf the net profit and appliance fiddle at Apple ’s stores , a report belatedly last yr suggested Apple ’s flagship store on Regent Street was the most profitable for its size in London . base on industry research , the Apple Store beget £ 60 million a year in takings or over £ 2,000 per straight foot . The Apple Store , Regent Street Regent covers 28,000 square feet across two floor .

The eve Standardclaimed analysts estimated that in compare , Harrods was make £ 751 per square base , Topshop in Oxford Circus take about £ 1,000 per square foot , while rival electrical retailers average about £ 722 per straight foot .

In January , Apple chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer said the companionship design on chess opening between 40 and 50 retail stores during 2010 , with half of those openings coming alfresco of the U.S. This Saturday , Apple will open up its second flagship store in China in the nub of Shanghai ’s financial district , with more fund anticipate over the next two years .