UK loses Basingstoke Apple Store after 15 years
Apple UK is expanding one Apple Store but losing another, as Apple Festival Place closes for good in November 2026, and a nearby one expands in December. Apple Festival Place in Basingstoke UK is to close - image credit: Apple. Apple has been steadily working through a global five-year Apple Store plan that sees it opening new sites, moving existing ones or expanding others , and also closing…
UK retail giant Apple is making significant changes to its store network, as announced in a statement to tech news outlet AppleInsider. The company plans to close Apple Festival Place in Basingstoke after 15 years of service, while expanding Apple the Oracle in Reading. This decision is part of Apple's global five-year strategy to open new stores, relocate existing ones, or expand others, with some closures included in the plan.
The Basingstoke store will shutter in November 2026, while Apple the Oracle in Reading will expand in December of the same year.
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