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Apple's biggest Asian store opened in Beijing

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 5:33 AM IST

The store, located in the city's commercial street of Wangfujing, is Apple Inc's third in Beijing and its sixth on the Chinese mainland.

According to John Browett, Apple's senior vice president of retail, the new store is the company's largest store in Asia with an area of 2,300 square meters and more than 300 employees.

A full range of accessories for Apple products is available in the store, Browett told state-run Xinhua news agency.

China is the company's largest market outside the United States in terms of sales.

China has the largest Internet population globally and is a significant market for mobile Internet devices such as tablet PCs and smartphones, according to Apple officials.

  

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First Published: Oct 20 2012 | 3:05 PM IST

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