OverthenextfewmonthsastrikingpieceofsymbolismwilltakeplacearoundthemightyGeneralMotorsbuildingonFifthAvenueinNewYork. Apple, thetechgroup, planstomoveoutofthebasementwhereithasoperatedaflagshipstore-cum-touristattractionforthepastdecade, underneathanow-iconicglasscube.
在接下来数月内，极具象征意味的事情将发生在纽约第五大道(FifthAvenue)上那座宏伟的通用汽车(GeneralMotors)大楼周围。科技巨擘苹果(Apple)计划将过去10年来游客经常造访的那家旗舰店，从如今已成为地标的玻璃方屋下方的地下室中搬出。
Thetechgroupwillnotbedisappearingaltogetherfromthisprimesite, tuckedonthesoutheastcornerofCentralPark. Instead, itisrenovatingthebasementtocopewithsoaringnumbersofvisitors, and, laterthisyear, itplanstomove “temporarilyintoaspaceonthegroundflooroftheGeneralMotorsbuildingnextdoor.
这家科技集团并不会从这个紧邻中央公园(CentralPark)西南角的黄金地点彻底消失。相反，苹果正在对这座地下室进行翻修，以应对日益增加的游客。今年晚些时候，苹果计划“暂时搬进旁边通用汽车大楼的一层。
Inaneattwistoftiming, FAOSchwarz, theequallyiconicAmericantoystore, hasdecidedtovacateitsflagshiplocationintheGMbuildingonJuly 15 “torealisemeaningfulrentsavingsinthefaceof “thecontinuingrisingcostsofoperatingaretaillocationonFifthAvenue. Thestorehasnotyetrevealedwhereitsnewhomewillbe.