It appears that Apple is moving quickly to get many of its retail outlets looking their best before the new iPhone appears in a few weeks. MacRumors is reporting that a number of stores are being renovated at the current time to bring them up to the latest standards of the store design.
The renovations don't take a tremendous amount of time. The stores are closed for about a week, with the usual black construction barriers covering the windows and notices pointing potential customers to the nearest Apple Store and Apple's website.
Among the stores having a little polish applied before a big launch are the Chestnut Street store in