Apple CEO Tim Cook is in India to celebrate the grand opening of India’s first Apple retail store in Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC). “In Mumbai, the energy, creativity, and passion are incredible!” “We are so excited to open Apple BKC — our first store in India,” he tweeted early Tuesday. Aside from the store opening, Cook met and interacted with Indian badminton stars Olympic medalist Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Pullela Gopichand, and Parupalli Kashyap.
“It was a pleasure to meet Coach Gopichand and badminton champions Saina Nehwal, Srikanth Kidambi, Chirag Shetty, and Parupalli Kashyap, who have helped to put badminton on the map in India.” We served, smashed, and discussed how Apple Watch can help them train!” Cook sent out a tweet.
As Apple CEO Tim Cook threw open the doors to the first India store, loud cheers erupted, and many excited gadget enthusiasts were seen posing for selfies with Cook. People were seen patiently waiting in serpentine lines outside the store in the early hours of Tuesday.
Apple’s Delhi store will open to the public at 10 a.m. on Thursday. The US tech giant opened its first online store in India in 2020 and planned to open physical locations soon after, but plans were halted due to the Covid pandemic.
The first-ever brick-and-mortar retail outlets in India will mark a significant expansion of the US tech giant’s presence in the country, providing customers with personalised services and experiences.
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Apple is capitalising on India’s growing electronics market by focusing heavily on manufacturing in the country.
Just days after its global debut, Apple began manufacturing its latest iPhone 14 models in India. In India, the US tech behemoth is collaborating with the world’s top three smartphone manufacturers, Wistron, Foxconn, and Pegatron.
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