After months of speculation, The Inquirer’s Michael Klein is reporting that Philadelphia’s first Apple Store will be opening on Friday.
The first 1,000 vistors will receive a free t-shirt so keep a look out for news reports of John Street waiting in line.
As we’ve been reporting, 1607 Walnut got a storefront on July 14th and has been hiring since December.
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