A new Apple Store is set to open in Brisbane's CBD, with the company scouting several pieces of prime inner-city real estate.

Apple representatives are understood to have toured the former Dymocks site at MacArthur Chambers, currently leased by Book Star, and the soon-to-be-vacant Borders store on the corner of Elizabeth and Albert streets.

The closure of the Borders store in Brisbane's CBD is paving the way for high-profile retailers to move in. Credit:Michelle Smith

It is understood Apple also looked at the $80 million Wintergarden redevelopment, as well as Broadway on the Mall.

Apple refused to comment on the speculation yesterday.