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Apple's First Retail Store Opens In India: 7 Interesting Facts You Need To Know
CEO Tim Cook inaugurated India's first Apple retail store in Mumbai on Tuesday. Here is a look at seven interesting facts you should know about Apple.
![CEO Tim Cook inaugurated India's first Apple retail store in Mumbai on Tuesday. Here is a look at seven interesting facts you should know about Apple.](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/04/18/4eecbcb046bdf08b5cc83c7384a6c0ca1681813496147613_original.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
CEO Tim Cook inaugurated India's first Apple retail store in Mumbai on Tuesday. Here is a look at seven interesting facts you should know about Apple.
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![Apple co-founder Steve Jobs did not want to continue with the original planned layout of Apple Stores. His decision to shelve caused months of delay. (Image: Krishna SinhaChaudhury)](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/04/18/eb935669c45405844c35aafbd5fe43d71707f.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs did not want to continue with the original planned layout of Apple Stores. His decision to shelve caused months of delay. (Image: Krishna SinhaChaudhury)
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![According to Apple, in 2009, over 10,000 people submitted their applications to work at its Upper West Side store in Manhattan. Out of these 10,000 people, a few more than 200 managed to bag a position. (Image: Krishna SinhaChaudhury/ABP Live)](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/04/18/e0e28452229af52e70f87dd03c3a30c2a5c16.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
According to Apple, in 2009, over 10,000 people submitted their applications to work at its Upper West Side store in Manhattan. Out of these 10,000 people, a few more than 200 managed to bag a position. (Image: Krishna SinhaChaudhury/ABP Live)
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![Apple launched its very first online retail store shortly after Steve Jobs had rejoined the company in 1997. (Image: Getty)](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/04/18/129e458698c4745a32d44582161b51d83b747.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
Apple launched its very first online retail store shortly after Steve Jobs had rejoined the company in 1997. (Image: Getty)
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![The official Apple Store was a success from the very beginning. During the opening weekend, the first two stores had a footfall of 7,700, which was quite high for an electronics store. (Image: Getty)](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/04/18/e25418821200a0f7c8f9f81b22d21691b934c.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
The official Apple Store was a success from the very beginning. During the opening weekend, the first two stores had a footfall of 7,700, which was quite high for an electronics store. (Image: Getty)
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![When Apple was launching its flagship Apple Store in 2001 in Virginia, Jobs reportedly thought the idea of having a Genius Bar within the store was “idiotic” and something that would “never work.” (Image: Getty)](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/04/18/e3e6f22244e557f1758d397a98734145e8b12.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
When Apple was launching its flagship Apple Store in 2001 in Virginia, Jobs reportedly thought the idea of having a Genius Bar within the store was “idiotic” and something that would “never work.” (Image: Getty)
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![The offline Apple Store was not Jobs’ idea. It came from a retail veteran named Mickey Drexler who was a board member at the time and had served as the CEO of Gap Inc. (Image: Getty)](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/04/18/f0d0b070be593820651230120b0374be36a67.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
The offline Apple Store was not Jobs’ idea. It came from a retail veteran named Mickey Drexler who was a board member at the time and had served as the CEO of Gap Inc. (Image: Getty)
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![Jobs had admitted publicly that he did not believe in hiring consultants as they often do not have enough time to dive deep enough to solve the problem. (Image: Getty)](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/04/18/853b031a43495200d111d6f5239398a368f5f.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
Jobs had admitted publicly that he did not believe in hiring consultants as they often do not have enough time to dive deep enough to solve the problem. (Image: Getty)
Published at : 18 Apr 2023 03:39 PM (IST)
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