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March 24, 2008

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First Chinese Apple Store gets the shift to a new location

Posted Mar. 24, ’08, 10:14 AM PT by Aayush Arya
Category | Apple » Stores

Apple Store ChinaWe reported last month that Apple was planning to open its first retail store in China on the Qianmen Street near Tiananmen Square in Beijing. That plan appears to have been changed and the first Chinese Apple Store will now open in the Village at SanLiTun in the same city, several blocks away from the original location.

As ifoAppleStore reports, the location will cover an area of 10,700 square feet and will be part of a 19-building site that will host a boutique hotel, a huge multiplex, and thirty restaurants and bars.

The whole area is currently undergoing a massive revamp in preparation for the Beijing Olympics scheduled for August 2008. Due to this change of location, Apple might not be able to open the store before the games, but we’re sure that’s what they’re aiming for.

Whatever the case, residents of Beijing sure do have something to rejoice about. Not only that, coupled with the news of Apple reputedly reaching an agreement with SingTel to bring the iPhone to Singapore and Reliance opening sixty iStores all over India, this should spell good tidings for Apple fans in the whole of Asia. Looks like someone has been paying attention.


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