China’s First Apple Retail Store
Apple opens its very first Apple Store n Beijing, China. The two-level store store opened last July 19 in Beijing’s Sanlitun entertainment district at 10 a.m., Apple’s first in China and its 219th worldwide.
“This is the first of many stores we will open in China,” said Ron Johnson, Apple’s senior vice president of retail, in remarks at the store. He later added that Apple will open stores “in Beijing, in Shanghai and beyond,” and confirmed that another store will open in Beijing’s Qianmen area, a shopping street south of Tiananmen Square that has been renovated ahead of the Olympic Games, which begin next month.
The typical Apple store includes a Genius Bar where existing users and costumers can get technical support. The only thing you’ll miss on this store is the iPhone 3G, although negotiations between Apple and China Mobile — the world’s and China’s largest mobile service provider — have taken place over the last 12 months, no deal has been announced. Apple representatives confirmed that the iPhone will be available in China but gave no date yet, and declined to comment on any talks with Chinese mobile operators.
The Wall Street Journal’s China Journal provides photos from the new store.
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