Vienna, Austria Apple Store opening today, Australia stores opening Thursday

Juli Clover, MacRumors:

Apple will reopen 21 of its 22 retail locations in Australia on Thursday, May 7, according to Apple’s dedicated websites for each of the stores. All of the stores that are reopening will operate on limited hours for the time being.

And:

Apple’s sole Australian store that will remain closed is the Apple Sydney store. As noted by 9to5Mac, this store closed in January for major renovations, and it is possible that the global health crisis caused a construction delay.

If you jump to this Bloomberg post, scroll about halfway down, you’ll see a picture of the line to get into the Gangnam neighborhood Apple Store in Seoul that opened a few weeks ago. Packed line, people standing close together, no social distancing.

The key to South Korea’s success in this bit of a return to normal is testing and exposure response. Will this same experience be mirrored in Austria? Australia? Will each Apple Store reopen be a unique experience, or will they all mirror the Seoul, South Korea approach? I am definitely curious.