Apple Store With All-New Design Opening Soon in Southern California

Apple today announced that its retail store at The Forum in Carlsbad, California will be reopening in its original location on Friday, November 20 at 10 a.m. local time, following more than a year of renovations. Additions will likely include a Genius Bar with accessible seating and a dedicated Apple Pickup area for online orders. Apple's temporary store in CarlsbadApple's temporary store at The Forum will be permanently closed, with the company set to return to its original 2008 unit at the shopping plaza. Carlsbad is a coastal beach city in the North County area of San Diego County. Popular StoriesApple Alerts Stores to iPhone Duo's Display Cracking IssueIn a memo shared with Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers this week, and later obtained by MacRumors, Apple provided technicians with guidance on how to diagnose and address the iPhone Duo's inner display cracking issue. If a customer reports the issue, Apple advised technicians to inspect the iPhone Duo and repair or replace it in accordance with their standard procedures....Apple Stores Reportedly Rolling Out New Anti-Theft System for iPhonesBloomberg's Mark Gurman today reported that Apple is facing a growing problem where some people will buy iPhones or other products and either remove accessories from the box, open up the device and remove components, and/or remove the entire device, and then attempt to return the box hoping that the employee will not notice. When a customer seeks to return an iPhone, he said that Apple's...Apple Store Pickup System for iPhone Duo Just Went Live Again in U.S. and CanadaSaturday October 24, 2026 5:12 am PDT by Joe RossignolThe option to reserve an iPhone Duo for Apple Store pickup resumed in the U.S. and Canada between 5:10 a.m. and 5:15 a.m. Pacific Time today, but inventory is extremely limited, with most stores having no pickup slots available today. To search for iPhone Duo availability at your local Apple Stores: head to the iPhone Duo order page, select your desired color and storage and so forth,...