Apple to begin online sales in India this year, open first retail store in 2021

For a decade, Applehas solely relied on third-party sellers, stores and marketplaces to sell its products in India. That will begin to change this year.
At the company’s annual shareholder meeting Wednesday, chief executive Tim Cooktold investors that Apple will open its online store in India, the world’s second largest smartphone market, at some point this year, and set up its first flagship brick-and-mortar store next year.
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