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November 9, 2009 12:15 PM PST

Apple Store opens in the Louvre: Where next?

by Rich Trenholm
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The Pyramids at Giza sound like the perfect place for an Apple Store.

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Apple has opened an Apple Store at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, an upscale shopping center beneath the famous Louvre art gallery. We reckon Apple products will look right at home in an art gallery, and we've come up with some suggestions for where Monsieur Jobs should open the next branch of Apple Store.

The new Magasin du Pomme, which opened this weekend, is located beneath the Louvre Museum. It features the usual white decor and split-level glass staircase.

The Paris shop is the first Apple Store in France. A branch in Montpellier was ready sooner, but the opening has been held back until Saturday to let the Paris branch grab the headlines. Microsoft, which is branching into its own dedicated stores, has a cafe on Rue Sebastopol where Parisians can try out, but not buy, Windows 7.

So where next for Apple? Here are our suggestions.

Read more of "Apple Store opens in the Louvre: Where next?" at Crave UK.

Originally posted at Crave
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