Apple Closes French Stores Ahead of Further Protests

Seven Apple stores across France are closed on today, as the country prepares for another round of demonstrations a week after looters targeted two of the company's locations. As first spotted by MacGeneration , the affected stores include all three Paris locations: Champs-Élysées , Opéra , and Marché Saint-Germain . Apple's website also lists Saturday closures for Bordeaux Sainte-Catherine , Lille , Strasbourg , and Aix-en-Provence .