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‘Can’t wait to return!’ says Apple CEO Tim Cook as India visit comes to an end

22Apr

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‘Can’t wait to return!’ says Apple CEO Tim Cook as India visit comes to an end

[ad_1] After a five-day long visit, Apple CEO Tim Cook left India with a note that he can't wait to return to the country.The visit of Cook coincided with 25 years of the iPhone maker's presence in India. Cook arrived in India on Monday. The visit started with the launch of the first official Apple store in Mumbai on April 18 followed by a second in the national capital on April 20. "What an incredible week in India! Thanks to our teams across the country. I can't wait to return," Cook tweeted. The company has been selling products in India through exclusive Apple Premium Reseller (APR) stores, large format retail chains like Reliance Digital, Croma etc, multi-brand retail stores and through e-commerce platforms.Apple has over 100 APR stores in India.One of the APR stores was located in...

After Mumbai, CEO Tim Cook inaugurates Apple Store in Delhi, 2nd in the country

20Apr

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After Mumbai, CEO Tim Cook inaugurates Apple Store in Delhi, 2nd in the country

[ad_1] Just a couple of days after the grand opening of the first Apple Store in India in Mumbai, Apple CEO Tim Cook has inaugurated the second retail store in Saket, New Delhi today, April 20. A big crowd gathered at the Select Citywalk Mall in Saket ahead of the inauguration. Cook arrived at the location minutes before launch time and opened the doors to the consumers amid loud cheers and claps. The Apple Store in Delhi was officially opened at 10 AM. Cook also spent time clicking pictures and speaking with fans shortly after the launch. The store is located in South Delhi and the design of its outer gate has taken inspiration from the famous India Gate and other similar structures that can be seen across the city. Interestingly, the Apple Store itself is smaller than its counterpart ...

Apple’s Tim Cook Meets India’s PM Modi, Commits to Investing in Country

20Apr

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Apple’s Tim Cook Meets India’s PM Modi, Commits to Investing in Country

[ad_1] Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday, renewing the iPhone maker's commitment to invest in the region.Cook thanked Modi for a warm welcome in a tweet. “We share your vision of the positive impact technology can make on India's future — from education and developers to manufacturing and the environment, we're committed to growing and investing across the country,” Cook tweeted. Cook met Modi during his visit to India in 2016, and Apple began the assembly of an iPhone model in the country the next year.Much has changed since. Apple has begun to cut its dependence on China as a trade war between Washington and Beijing intensifies and after Covid battered the world's biggest iPhone plant in Zhengzhou.The US tech giant has a...

From iPhone 3G to first retail store: Apple’s 15-year journey in India

18Apr

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From iPhone 3G to first retail store: Apple’s 15-year journey in India

[ad_1] It took Apple Inc 15 years from when it first started selling its iPhone in India to having a company-run retail store in now the world's second-biggest smartphone market, one where it has faced several business challenges.As Apple opens its first stores, here is a timeline of its journey in India, where the U.S. firm's contract manufacturers are increasingly making iPhones. August 2008: iPhone 3G made its debut in India minus the mass hysteria and winding queues that had marked its launch in the U.S., Europe and parts of Asia. January 2016: Apple files an application with India's government to set up its own stores in India.May 2016: Apple chief Tim Cook met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi for the first time as the company looks at plotting an expansion strategy...

Apple CEO Cook to welcome customers as Apple set to open first retail store in India

18Apr

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Apple CEO Cook to welcome customers as Apple set to open first retail store in India

[ad_1] Apple's chief executive Tim Cook is likely to welcome customers to the iPhone maker's first store in India, which is scheduled to open at the BKC business district here on Tuesday, company executives said on Monday.The store is being launched as the company marks 25 years in the country. Store openings for the iconic brand world over have witnessed fans queuing up to become the first customer, and it remains to be seen how the people of Mumbai welcome the store on a working day. On the eve of opening for customers, a media preview was held at the store which is spread over a 20,000 square feet area. The Mumbai store opening will be followed with the launch of a similar facility in New Delhi's Saket on April 20. According to reports, Cook will also meet Prime Minister Narendra Mod...

Apple CEO Tim Cook to inaugurate first-ever Apple stores in Mumbai, Delhi

11Apr

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Apple CEO Tim Cook to inaugurate first-ever Apple stores in Mumbai, Delhi

[ad_1] It has been seven years since Apple CEO Tim Cook last visited India. Cook visited the country in 2016, the year iPhone 7 series was launched. But now, that is set to change as reports have revealed that the Apple CEO will visit India again next week to inaugurate the country's first-ever Apple stores in Mumbai and Delhi. The visit also comes at a time when Apple is aiming to capture a greater share of the Indian market and bolster its expansion plans into the nation as an alternative to China.The information comes from a Bloomberg report which stated that Cook has scheduled a trip to India next week. He will first be visiting Mumbai during his trip to inaugurate the Apple Store BKC, Mumbai on April 18 and he is likely to visit the Delhi Apple Store in Saket which is set to open o...