The shutdowns will occur just days before Christmas, one of the highest-volume shopping times of the year.
“Due to current COVID-19 conditions in some of the communities we serve, we are temporarily closing stores in these areas,” Apple said in a statement obtained by Bloomberg Saturday. “We take this step with an abundance of caution as we closely monitor the situation and we look forward to having our teams and customers back as soon as possible.”
A message from Apple on the websites of its California stores warned customers that the outlets were “temporarily closing soon.” But they will remain open for pickup of existing online orders, scheduled in-store Genius support and for previously reserved one-on-one shopping sessions until Tuesday.