Apple plans to open the world's largest retail chain store Apple Store in Dubai (UAE), according to MacRumors, referring to the Middle East resource Edgardaily. According to the newspaper, the outlet will be in a large shopping center Dubai's Mall.
Megamall Dubai's Mall has over 700 stores, located on four floors and an indoor ski resort. If the new Apple Store in Dubai really will be the largest in the world, he must surpass Store Grand Central in New York City, an area of 2070 square meters. m, and the staff - 300 people. Opening of the first in the UAE corporate Apple store is expected in the first quarter of 2015.
In February of this year, Apple CEO Tim Cook was visiting the United Arab Emirates .According to one version, he discussed the possibility of opening the first chain store retail Apple Store in the country. Then a new point of sale supposedly even picked the right place.
Launch a localized version of iTunes and the opening of the online store Apple (in the UAE, he appeared in September 2011 ) is usually preceded by other stages of the gradual development of the company next regional market, in particular the launch of branded retail Apple Store. Information about the imminent appearance of the UAE official stores Apple, selling techniques without the help of intermediaries, periodically leaked to the media in August and got a real confirmation .