So, there will be an Apple Store in London

Fred Anderson, future ex CFO of Apple admitted that the the company intended to open a flagship store in London before the end of this year.
This will be the first Apple retail Store in Europe.
For France, the picture is still blurry, and we didn't get clear answers from anyone.
Apple seems to want to open one or two Stores there, with the help of the various Apple Centers, even if that means to participate financing the modification of the shops to bring a certain coherence in their design/architecture.