Apple plans on launching brick-and-mortar stores in India soon, starts hiring workers to staff shops
FirstpostApple had earlier announced that their Indian division will soon open up official, brick-and-mortar stores in the country, latest by 2023. Image Credit: AFP The company’s recent job listings show new openings for 12 retail roles at “various locations” throughout the country, including store leaders, senior managers, Genius Bar workers, and more. Apple first made its online store available to customers in India in 2020, with CEO Tim Cook dropping hints that Apple would establish a physical presence, at a shareholder meeting around the same time. “I don’t want somebody else to run the brand for us,” Cook said, referring to the third-party retailers that currently sell iPhones to customers at brick-and-mortar stores in India. Although Cook and Apple planned to open their first store in India back in 2021, these plans had to be pushed back mainly due to the pandemic.