Apple Store in Chicago Area Permanently Closing Later This Month

Apple will be permanently closing its store at the Northbrook Court shopping mall in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook on April 26, the company has announced.

Apple Northbrook
Apple has added the following notice to the store's web page:

Thank you Northbook. Apple Northbrook is closing on April 26 at 7pm. We're still here for you. Please visit apple.com/retail to find your nearest store.

Apple Northbrook opened in 2005, and the store moved to a larger space in the mall in 2017.

Apple previously said affected employees would be able to continue working for the company, but a closing date had yet to be announced.

"At Apple, we're always focused on providing an exceptional experience for all of our customers," said Apple. "With the evolving redevelopment plans at Northbrook Court Mall and the departure of several retailers, we have made the difficult decision to close our store there. We've loved serving the Northbrook community for nearly 20 years, and our valued team members will continue their roles at Apple. We look forward welcoming customers at one of our eight Chicagoland locations, as well as on Apple.com and the Apple Store app."

Northbrook Court is considered to be a dying mall, as it has lost several major retailers over the past few years, including Lululemon earlier this year.

Apple's closest location for Northbrook customers will be at the Westfield Old Orchard mall.

Apple also permanently closed its Infinite Loop and Royal Hawaiian stores early last year, but it has also opened several new stores around the world since then, including at the Miami Worldcenter, The Exchange TRX in Malaysia, and elsewhere. Apple also announced that it will soon be opening a store in Downtown Detroit.

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Top Rated Comments

Hajj.david Avatar
1 week ago

It is not just Apple but all mall-stores are going away. Some people blame this on Amazon but the trend started before Amazon
Its interesting because it really really depends on the area and mall. It seems the really nice malls that did a good job to keep out problematic people are doing fine. For example the Woodlands Mall in the Woodlands TX is always filled to the brim, same with Soumerset Mall in Troy MI or International Mall in Tampa. Every mall where they let wild packs of teens roam around and cause trouble are dying or in the state of decay.
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ChrisA Avatar
1 week ago
It is not just Apple but all mall-stores are going away. Some people blame this on Amazon, but the trend started before Amazon.

Studies using camera recordings of parking lots show why. Many people driving cars looking for parking will spend 5 minutes searching for a parking space that saves them a 1-minute walk. So clearly they don't like walking because searching for 5 minutes does not save time. It is the physical effort of walking they don't like. Malls are a victim of the obesity epidemic.

You don't have to do a scientific study to see this, all of us have seen people circling the parking lots and waiting for someone to back out of a close-in parking space when the far end of the parking lot is nearly empty

Some malls have recovered by turning the stores around to you can enter from the outside and park close to the store. But even doing this kills the whole point of a mall. The point is to generate foot traffic by forcing shoppers to walk past many stores on their way to the one they want to shop at. The point is that EVERY store benefits from people who have to walk and might do an impulse buy. But now many people refuse to walk if they can avoid it. and the malls don't work
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jason4427 Avatar
1 week ago
It is a dead mall and they are still trying to figure out redevelopment.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Darren.h Avatar
1 week ago
WOW! I went for a Job Interview at that store years ago.

Born and raised in Glenview ILL. Northbrook is next to Glenview

Movie Director John Hughs went to Glenbrook North High School in Northbro0ok.
I attended Glenbrook South High School in Glenview ILL. Graduated in 86.

Always Hung at at Northbrook Court in the late 70's and 80's.

They had the Claim Company restaurant. Famous for the MOTHERLOAD HAMBURGER.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TigerNike23 Avatar
1 week ago

you already know why
Why? I hope this isn’t a “Chicago is full of crimes” comment, because this store isn’t even in the city.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
smithrh Avatar
1 week ago
I wouldn't say malls are dead by any means.

What is clearly happening though is that if a mall is underperforming, it's going to die and traffic is going to go over to malls that are doing better. Basically consolidation through customer demand (or lack thereof).

Apple will of course not want to be in the dying malls, and will exit from them.

Been in plenty of Apple stores in lively malls where the Apple Store is crowded and obviously thriving.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)