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Apple reopening Oracle store in Reading, UK, as Basingstoke store closes

9to5Mac • Thu, 13 Aug 2026

The Apple store in the Oracle Shopping Centre in Reading, UK, is reopening with a completely new design in December. Ahead of this, Apple Festival Place store in Basingstoke will be closing in November, leaving the company with 38 retail stores in the UK …

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The Apple store in the Oracle Shopping Centre in Reading, UK, is reopening with a completely new design in December.

Ahead of this, Apple Festival Place store in Basingstoke will be closing in November, leaving the company with 38 retail stores in the UK …

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