Apple today announced that it will permanently close three stores in the US in June, including Apple Trumbull in Trumbull, Connecticut, Apple North County in Escondido, California, and Apple Towson Town Center in Towson, Maryland.
Apple released the following statement on MacRumors:
At Apple, we always strive to deliver exceptional service and a great experience to our customers. As we continue to invest to expand and improve our retail stores and offerings around the world, we are always proactive about evaluating our existing locations to ensure we can best meet our customers’ needs. After several store departures and deteriorating conditions at Trumbull Mall, The Shops at North County, and Towson Town Center, we have made the difficult decision to close our stores in these locations.
Our team members in Trumbull and North County will continue in their roles at nearby Apple Retail stores. Towson employees will be eligible to apply for open roles at Apple in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement. We look forward to continuing to serve customers in local stores and on Apple.com, the Apple Store app, and Apple Authorized Resellers and Service Providers in every state.
All three stores are located in a struggling shopping center that has lost a number of large stores to the conglomerate. Earlier this year, for example, Banana Republic, Madewell, and Tommy Bahama announced they were leaving Towson Town Center. Last month, the owner of the Trumbull Mall defaulted on a $150 million mortgage and the property is now up for sale. The shopping center now known as Mershops North County was also sold a few years ago amid deteriorating conditions.
Notably, workers at Apple’s Towson Town Center became the first Apple workers in the US to unionize in 2022. They belong to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE).
Apple said employees at the Trumbull and North County stores will continue in their roles at nearby Apple Store locations, while employees at the Towson Town Center store will be eligible to apply for open jobs at Apple in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement they signed with Apple as part of their union.
All three stores are temporarily closed today and will reopen tomorrow.
On the other hand, Apple has opened 11 new stores around the world since the beginning of 2025, including in the US cities of Miami and Detroit. Apple has also remodeled or replaced dozens of stores in the past few years in cities like Dallas, Pittsburgh, Montréal, and Tokyo, and plans to open its first stores in Saudi Arabia.
Apple achieved an all-time revenue record last quarter, so these store closings are not indicative of the company’s overall performance.
Update: In a statement to MacRumorsThe International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Union said it was “outraged” by Apple’s decision to close the Towson store, and would be exploring legal options to hold Apple accountable.
The IAM Union is outraged by Apple’s decision to close its Towson, Md., store — Apple’s first retail location in the United States — and abandon its workers and the community that relies on it for critical services and its unique access to public transportation. Apple’s claim that the collective bargaining agreement prevents migration is false and raises serious concerns that the shutdown is a fraudulent attempt to end the union. We are exploring all legal options and will work with elected officials and stakeholders to hold Apple accountable. We stand with our members of the IAM Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE) and the community that depends on this store for essential access and support.