Tim Cook Officially Opens India’s First Apple Store
- IPhone maker sees nation of 1.4 billion as next growth market
- Mumbai launch to be followed by one in New Delhi on Thursday
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Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook officially opened Apple Inc.’s first company-owned store in India, betting the iPhone maker’s retail outlets will help accelerate sales growth.
Cook, dressed in gray pants, blue half-sleeve shirt and sneakers, hugged the first customers and posed for selfies with them at the shop’s launch in the financial hub of Mumbai on Tuesday. Dozens of staff dressed in green T-shirts chanted “BKC!, BKC!,” referring to the Bandra-Kurla Complex business district where the store is located.