Apple's First India Store Is Finally Here

Apple has been teasing plans for an India retail store since 2016. Seven years later, it's finally here. Quartz reports: The company finally released a picture of the barricade of its first ever Indian retail store in Mumbai, the country's financial hub, on Apr. 5. The store will be located in Jio World Drive -- the mall owned by India's richest man Mukesh Ambani -- in the upscale commercial hub called Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). So far, Apple has only sold goods and offered services in India via authorized third-party retailers, or through online portals such as Amazon, Flipkart, and Paytm Mall.

Apple has chosen a prime location for its first retail outlet in India. Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), which is morphing into the city's main business district, houses offices for multinational companies and banks. BKC recently made headlines for hosting what is being touted as India's answer to the Met Gala: the opening of the multi-disciplinary Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Arts Centre (NMACC). The launch of the first-of-its-kind cultural arts space was flanked by both Bollywood and Hollywood celebrities -- from Shahrukh Khan to Zendaya. "Hello Mumbai," says Apple on their website. "We are getting ready to welcome you aboard our first store in India. And raring to see where your creativity takes you at Apple BKC."

The Apple Mumbai store promises to offer one-on-one support with a Specialist, expert service and support at the Genius Bar, and product exchanges for credit towards a future purchase.

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[backslashdot]

That's too bad, only 75% of the population has a place to use their tablet.

Still, that's about a billion people. 3X the US population.

Few Indians on Slashdot, eh?

[shanen]

You fed a troll and propagated its racist FP Subject... Maybe that's part of why the potentially interesting discussion went here?

(But the second post was no better for its having an identity.)

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[NagrothAgain]

To be fair, their carefully preserved Caste System will ensure that such Undesirables simply won't be allowed near the Apple store.

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[angel'o'sphere]

The "caste system" got abolished 100+++ years ago.
Idiot?

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[OfMiceAndMenus]

Yes, it was totally abolished... so it certainly still doesn't exist.

While I've got you here I have some oceanfront property in Nebraska you might like to buy.

It took Apple this long for a reason

[S_Stout]

India is all slums.

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[alvinrod]

Not really. There are plenty of places that are more modern. What most people probably don't realize is that India is, despite having some of the world's largest cities, still largely rural and the development there is far more limited. The other main difference is that cities can go from incredibly modern to extreme poverty in a heartbeat, though it's not like you can't find that in America or other countries as well to some degree. However in the US places like skid row are typically junkies or homeless p

Go to the genius bar

[presearch]

and ask for Jeff.

Wow, great move

[OfMiceAndMenus]

Enjoy your workers getting raped, scammed, assaulted, and your store robbed. Also most people can't afford running water and plumbing, so good luck with selling your overpriced shit. I'll be surprised if you can abide by all their new draconian network/anti-privacy laws while you're at it.

Of all the countries people talk shit about, India is truly the shithole that people call other countries purely out of prejudice.