April 16, 2023
PRESS RELEASE
Apple BKC in Mumbai opens for patrons this Tuesday
Apple’s first retail location in India is among the firm’s most sustainable shops but, providing particular Immediately at Apple periods that includes native artists and creatives, with a crew of greater than 100 prepared to offer distinctive service for patrons
MUMBAI Apple in the present day previewed Apple BKC, the primary Apple Retailer in India. Situated in Mumbai’s bustling Bandra Kurla Advanced monetary, arts, and leisure district, Apple BKC will function a dynamic area the place clients can come collectively, discover Apple services and products, get pleasure from distinctive service, and learn to get extra out of their units by means of free Immediately at Apple periods.
“At Apple, our clients are on the middle of all the things we do, and our groups are excited to have fun this glorious second with them as we open our first retail retailer in India,” stated Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s senior vice chairman of Retail. “Apple BKC is a mirrored image of Mumbai’s vibrant tradition and brings collectively the perfect of Apple in an attractive, welcoming area for connection and group.”
Apple BKC will provide a particular Immediately at Apple collection, “Mumbai Rising,” operating from Tuesday, April 18 — the shop’s opening day — by means of the summer time. Bringing guests, native artists, and creatives collectively, these free periods that includes Apple services and products will provide hands-on actions that remember the local people and tradition.
Periods within the “Mumbai Rising” collection embody:
- Music Lab: Deep Listening in City Areas with Sandunes
- Picture Lab: Portraits of Resistance with Prarthna Singh
- Design Lab: Each Poster Tells a Story with Boomranng Studio
- Artwork Lab: Drawing Homage to Mumbai with Kohla
Apple BKC is designed to be one of the energy-efficient Apple Retailer areas on this planet, with a devoted photo voltaic array and nil reliance on fossil fuels for retailer operations. The shop is operationally carbon impartial, operating on one hundred pc renewable vitality.
Apple BKC contains a triangular handcrafted timber ceiling that extends past the glass façade to the underside of the outside cover, reflecting the distinctive geometry of the shop. Every tile is comprised of 408 items of timber, forming 31 modules per tile with a complete of 1,000 tiles that make up the ceiling. There are over 450,000 particular person timber parts, all of which have been assembled in Delhi. Upon coming into the shop, clients are greeted by two stone partitions sourced from Rajasthan and a 14-meter-long stainless-steel staircase connecting the bottom stage and the cantilevered mezzanine.
Guests are invited to discover the encircling show tables and avenues that includes the most recent iPhone, Mac, iPad, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple TV lineups, in addition to equipment like AirTag. Apple BKC additionally affords Apple Pickup, which makes it even simpler for patrons to position an order on-line and decide up merchandise when it’s most handy for them.
Apple BKC options greater than 100 crew members who collectively converse over 20 languages. They’re able to welcome clients from world wide, serving to them find out about Apple merchandise and providing recommendation on the perfect choices to go well with clients’ wants, in addition to the Apple Commerce In program.
Apple has been working in India for greater than 25 years, and as a part of its deep dedication to the group, Apple continues its long-term help for the Akanksha Basis, Barefoot Faculty Worldwide, Utilized Environmental Analysis Basis (AERF), and others.
Apple BKC opens Tuesday, April 18, at 11 a.m. IST in Mumbai. Prospects are invited to obtain interactive customized wallpapers, hearken to a curated Apple Music BKC Playlist, and join upcoming Immediately at Apple periods.
About Apple
Apple revolutionized private expertise with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Immediately, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Apple’s 5 software program platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS — present seamless experiences throughout all Apple units and empower individuals with breakthrough companies together with the App Retailer, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iCloud. Apple’s greater than 100,000 staff are devoted to creating the perfect merchandise on earth, and to leaving the world higher than we discovered it.
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