Vinit, Quoting from the article "something Apple is as yet unable to do" I think the more appropriate words would be "something Apple will not do" Why would Apple allow some other company own 30% of their store? :)
Ha ha Rishi On 26-Mar-2013, at 7:00 PM, Vinit Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Shared via feedly // published on 9to5Mac // visit site > Apple tripling franchise stores in India, but Apple Stores still impossible > The Economic Times reports that Apple plans to triple the number of > Apple-exclusive franchise stores in India from 65 to 200 by 2015 – but the > country still won’t be seeing any official Apple Stores. > > > > Government regulations mean that branded stores must source 30% of their > stock from Indian companies, something Apple is as yet unable to do. It > instead sells via franchisees who operate under their own brands, though > generally emulating the look & feel of official stores to some degree … > > These franchisees, who did not wish to be named, told ET that they have been > asked to scale up operations in the country as the Cupertino-based company > plans to grow aggressively in the country. In addition to increasing the > number of Apple exclusive stores, called Apple Premium Resellers, that are > owned and managed by 17 franchisees, the company also plans to expand its > presence in multi-brand stores, they said. > > Some of these plans are said to have been discussed during last month’s > Mumbai visit of Hugeues Asseman, Apple’s vicepresident (sales) for Europe, > Middle-East, India, and Africa. Asseman met key trade partners and franchisee > owners to take stock of the company’s India business and to outline the > company’s expansion plans. Apple’s London-based spokesman, Alan Hely, > declined comment on the company’s expansion plans. > > Apple will increasingly be looking to expand sales in developing markets as > its traditional markets have reached saturation point. > > Apple’s high prices relative to local salaries mean the company has > historically struggled to sell significant volumes in India, but the > introduction late last year of monthly installment plans along with more > focus on marketing and distribution saw Apple’s share of the smartphone > market jump from 3.9 percent in Q3 to 15.6 percent in Q4. Apple TV has is > also being introduced in India. > > Visit website > Sent via feedly // A news reader for creative minds. > > > Vvinit Guptaa > BalajiTex > 09820188941 > > Sent from my iPhone 5 > > -- > IMUG Website: www.imug.in > To buy & sell Apple products please post the message on the iAppleBS group: > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/iapplebs > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "IMUG Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- IMUG Website: www.imug.in To buy & sell Apple products please post the message on the iAppleBS group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/iapplebs --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "IMUG Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
