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APPLE has completed the construction of its big Sydney retail store, with the doors to open to the public in just over a fortnight.
Located on the corner of George and King streets, the store would be handed over to Apple by the construction company at the end of the week, an on-site source confirmed.
Apple will spend the next couple of weeks cleaning out, fitting and stocking the space in preparation for the launch, which is understood to be on Thursday, June 19, which should roughly coincide with the advent of the 3G network capable iPhone.
It will be Apple's first retail presence in the southern hemisphere and last week it began to bait tech shoppers walking by the Sydney CBD store with a three-storey high "coming soon" sign. According to designs filed with the Sydney City Council last year, the store will be spread across three levels, each with a floor space of about 445sqm.
The plans also show that Apple will suspend a large white Apple logo inside a transparent glass facade at the store's George Street entrance.
A spokeswoman for the notoriously secretive company refused to confirm the handover was taking place or when the store would open.
The launch will provide Apple with a local presence to capitalise on any announcements that emerge from its Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, which runs from June 9-13.
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