Apple BKC – India's First Apple Store in Mumbai Is Inspired by 'Kaali …
Apple BKC: Apple’s first retail store in Mumbai Photo : IANS
Mumbai: Mumbai is all set to be home to Tech giant Apple‘s first-ever flagship retail store in India. The store called ‘Apple BKC ‘ is located at Jio World Drive Mall and is inspired by the ‘Kaali Peeli’ taxis art popular in Mumbai.
Pictures of the first look of the Apple BKC store in Mumbai are making rounds on social media.
First look of Apple’s first ever retail store in India!
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An official teaser of the store has also been put up on the Apple India Store website. The Apple website reads, “Hello Mumbai. We are getting ready to welcome you aboard our first store in India.
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The Apple store is likely to open later this month. Meanwhile, the tech giant is expected to open its second store in India in New Delhi later. As per an official statement by Apple, “To celebrate the opening of the new store, visitors can download the new Apple BKC wallpaper and move to the sounds of Mumbai with a specially curated playlist on Apple Music”.
At the store, customers will be able to exchange their Apple devices and get credit towards the next purchase at the store. They will also get Apple Store Gift Cards for purchasing products from the store.
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Additionally, an option of “Genius Bar” where they will get expert service and support will also be available. The website also reveals that buyers will be able to place an order online and pick it up from the store.
Apple recently announced that it has set another all-time revenue record for the Indian market. “We set a quarterly revenue record and grew very strong double digits year over year and so we feel very good about how we performed,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook said in February.
The company performed well last year as its ‘Make in India’ shipments grew by 65 per cent by volume and 162 per cent by value in 2022.
The company’s value share grew to 25 per cent in 2022, up from 12 per cent in 2021, a report by Counterpoint Research reveals.