On Tuesday, Apple is all set to open its first Indian retail location in Mumbai. The iPhone producer’s CEO Tim Cook has shown up in the country to introduce the selective store at Bandra Kurla Complex.
Apple Store in BKC, Mumbai
The opening of the first Apple store in BKC, Mumbai, will coincide with Apple’s 25th anniversary in India. On Thursday, another Apple store in Delhi’s Saket neighborhood will follow the BKC location.
Apple has extensive plans for India, including a stronger ecosystem for app developers, a commitment to sustainability, numerous community programs, and localized manufacturing.
In addition to the Apple Park Visitor Centre in Cupertino, the Apple Champs-Élysées in Paris, the Apple Dubai Mall, and the Apple Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, Apple BKC in Mumbai and Apple Saket in Delhi will join a distinguished list of Apple Stores worldwide.
On Thursday, the company will open its second store in India at a prestigious Saket mall in Delhi. The two stores have been quite a while really taking shape as India’s severe standards prohibit worldwide brands from opening own-image outlets except if they source a huge piece of the merchandise from inside the country.
Between April 2022 and February 2023, iPhones accounted for 50% of the $9 billion worth of smartphones exported from India, according to data from the India Cellular and Electronics Association.
While Apple’s relatively high sticker prices are still a deterrent in the nation of 1.4 billion people, where affordability plays a major role in purchasing decisions, the company opened its online store in India in 2020.
