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Apple Store Opens

CW Radar - stonebanks, Jul 19, 2008

China's first Apple Store opened this morning at 10 a.m. to great fanfare. Crowds began waiting in line last night to catch the first glimpses of the gleaming Apple iPods, iMacs and iBooks that now dazzle with intensely colored Apple ads on the store floor.

At a sneak peak for the press on Thursday, Apple's senior vice-president of retail, Ron Johnson, emphasized education and training young people to use Apple products. Except for shelves of a few peripherals, the entire second floor of The Village location is devoted to the Genius Bar, where customers can find free advice and technical support in English, Mandarin and other languages.

Apple has cautiously increased its investment in the Chinese market ...

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