New Apple Store in Paris to open Friday

This Friday, Apple will be opening up its 11th Apple Store in France and its third in Paris, the country's capital. Usually, when Apple opens a retail unit in a European capital, it chooses an historical location for the store. One current store in Paris is locared near the Louvre This time, the new Paris Apple Store will be located in an upscale mall at 15 Parvis de la Défense, near the north extension of the world famous Champs Elysées. The shopping center has 5 floors with the new Apple Store to be located on the first floor adjacent to a Gap.

Based on the diagram of the store from a mall-directory, Apple has picked up one of the largest retail spaces in the mall. The store will open this Friday at 9am local time and normal business hours ate 9am-8pm Monday through Saturday, and 11am-7pm on Sunday. If you are taking a trip to Paris and for some reason the urge hits you to purchase an Apple iPhone or Apple iPad, you now know exactly where to go.

source: ifoAppleStore via TUAW