Apple Closes Three U.S. Stores, Including Towson Union Shop, Citing Mall Declines

Apple will permanently close three U.S. retail stores—Trumbull, CT; North County, Escondido, CA; and Towson Town Center in Towson, MD—by the evening of June 20, citing declining conditions at the malls. Towson is notable as Apple’s first U.S. store to unionize (IAM CORE) in 2022; under the contract, affected employees receive severance unless a new store opens within 50 miles within 18 months, with right of first refusal if that occurs. Apple says it is honoring the agreement, while IAM CORE accuses Apple of union busting.