The Apple store, which sells expensive technology products, has always been a favorite place for looters.
On May 31, Apple announced that in order to protect the personal safety of its retail employees from the protests, the company decided to temporarily close some Apple Stores in the United States from now on.
Recently, black George Floyd, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was killed by violent law enforcement by white police, and protests broke out in a large number of cities in the United States. Some of these activities gradually evolved into violent conflicts.
The day before the Apple statement, some Apple retail stores in the United States were looted by some protesters. Appleinsider, a professional Apple media in the United States, reported that In Portland, Oregon, a 30-foot glass curtain wall of an Apple store was smashed on all four sides. The Portland Tribune reporter Zane Sparling posted a video showing people breaking into the closed store and stealing Apple products from the display.
Broken glass curtain wall of Apple Store
Some Apple stores in the core business district have not escaped robbery and raids, including the Apple Store in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the Apple Stores in Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
In response to violent protests and robberies, many Apple stores have taken special measures, such as taking away products placed on counters and closing windows with wooden boards. In addition, the stolen demonstration models have been set up to work only in the store. Once the thief is taken out of the store, it will not only work normally, but will also be tracked remotely.
For Apple, it happened suddenlyThe violent conflict is another blow to the company’s retail business after the New Corona virus pandemic. During the outbreak, Apple closed half of the 271 Apple stores nationwide. However, with the advancement of the resumption of production, Apple announced on May 26 that it plans to reopen 100 US stores within a week. However, at present, some stores are clearly returning to the closed state.
The Apple store, which sells expensive technology products, has always been a favorite place for looters. In December 2018, the Apple store in Bordeaux, Gironde, France was robbed during the “yellow vest” protests. Surveillance videos show that some masked young people smashed open the door of the store, rushed in and ran out with Apple products.
32-year-old Julien Laurière, who was walking here with his brother, joined immediately and took away an Apple speaker that he did not know how to use, In exchange for one year ’s imprisonment and 6 months ’probation.
In the recent protests in the United States, stores violently robbed also included Amazon ’s Whole Foods, Wal-Mart, Target, Nike stores and Adidas stores etc. Some of them were forced to close, while others adjusted the store’s business hours to accommodate the new curfew regulations.
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