{"id":386795,"date":"2021-12-28T18:43:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T15:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apple-reopens-nyc-stores-to-limited-shoppers-after-backlash\/"},"modified":"2021-12-28T18:43:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T15:43:25","slug":"apple-reopens-nyc-stores-to-limited-shoppers-after-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-reopens-nyc-stores-to-limited-shoppers-after-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"#Apple reopens NYC stores to &#8216;limited&#8217; shoppers after backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le reopens NYC stores to &#8216;limited&#8217; shoppers after backlash<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Apple has started allowing some customers back into its New York City stores \u2014 just hours after the tech giant had banned all in-person shoppers, sparking a backlash online.<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone maker\u2019s Big Apple stores \u2014 including its Fifth Avenue, SoHo and World Trade Center flagships \u2014 are currently offering \u201climited\u201d walk in shopping and repair services, according to the company\u2019s site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As recently as Monday evening, the stores were closed to all in-person shoppers and offering order pick-ups only.\u00a0After outlets including The Post reported on the closures, they quickly drew critics on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat you guys are doing is shameful and does not make any sense,\u201d one Twitter user complained. \u201cYou should have asked for proof of vaccination before shutting down. You are destroying this city!!!!!!!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey enforced that AFTER the Christmas rush,\u201d another user pointed out. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo they shut down when someone has a flu?\u201d a third wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, Apple abruptly reversed the decision. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/apple_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Apple's Fifth Avenue store briefly banned in-person shopping.\" class=\"wp-image-20635617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/apple_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/apple_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/apple_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Apple\u2019s Fifth Avenue store briefly banned in-person shopping.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSharing an update, which is to say that our NYC stores are accepting limited walk-in for shopping and Genius Bar, as now noted on the stores\u2019 web pages,\u201d spokesman Nick Leahy said in an email to The Post early Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Leahy did not respond to a request to elaborate Apple\u2019s decision, which comes as businesses across the country face uncertainty about potential government restrictions and worker shortages as coronavirus cases soar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention slashed its recommended\u00a0isolation period from 10 days to five for people who have contracted COVID-19 but no longer have symptoms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/apple_05-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Apple's New York stores are currently offering \u201climited\u201d walk in shopping and repair services.\" class=\"wp-image-20635624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/apple_05-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/apple_05-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/apple_05-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Apple\u2019s New York stores are currently offering \u201climited\u201d walk in shopping and repair services.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe want to make sure there is a mechanism by which we can safely continue to keep society functioning while following the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>,\u201d CDC Director Rochelle Walensky\u00a0said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has pledged to keep businesses open despite skyrocketing virus cases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the city\u00a0reported a 17,343 new coronavirus cases. 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