The Apple Store in India might soon open its doors to customers as the renowned tech giant hires workers for a brick-and-mortar retail shop in the country.
A dozen job listings suggest that the iPhone maker is looking to open its first-ever stores in the country, which is the second-largest smartphone market in the world.
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People visit an Apple store in Shanghai on October 24, 2022.
Apple Store in India Likely to Open Soon
As per a report by The Verge, Apple is looking for employees in what seems to be its first-ever store in India.
As of writing, the tech giant has posted roughly a dozen job listings in the huge smartphone market, which includes senior managers, store leaders, business experts, and "genius."
It is worth noting that Apple Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tim Cook previously hinted that the giant phone maker is working to open its retail store in India.
The chief exec says "I don't want somebody else to run the brand for us." It comes as third-party sellers are currently responsible for selling their products in the country.
The Verge notes that the tech giant initially planned to open its brick-and-mortar store in India in 2021.
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TOPSHOT - A customer (L) is greeted by Apple employees as she enters the Hong Kong Apple store to get an iPhone 5 on September 21, 2012. Apple's iPhone 5 hit stores in Hong Kong with queues of devotees undeterred by a lukewarm welcome from experts for the smartphone and complaints about its new mapping system.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic happened. And as such, it got seemingly pushed back this year.
Instead, Apple only debuted its online store in the country in 2020, allowing customers to purchase products straight from the tech behemoth.
Despite that, the Cupertino-based firm has yet to formally announce when it is beginning its retail expansion in India.
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Job Listings for Apple Store India
Job listings now highly suggest that Apple is gearing up to open its retail stores in the country.
While other positions are still available, some folks have already secured posts for the Apple Store operations.
Financial Times reports that LinkedIn posts confirm that at least five employees have announced that they have been hired for the upcoming expansion of Apple Stores in India.
No less than the head of recruiting in India, Renu Sevanthi, shared in his post on the social networking service for professionals that they are looking for workers in a retail store.
The listing further suggests that Apple plans to open up several locations in the Indian nation. One posting mentions that the responsibilities include looking after employees across "Apple Stores."
So aside from the rumored Mumbai flagship store, it looks like the iPhone maker is gearing up to open retail stores in various locations in the country.
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