Apple expected to open four new retail stores in India by end of 2025

In addition to its existing stores in Delhi and Mumbai, it appears that there are plans in India for four new Apple retail stores, all expected to open in 2025.Apple’s first Apple retail store in Mumbai, opened in April 2023.Apple expects to open new retail s…

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Apple’s first Apple retail store in Mumbai, opened in April 2023. In addition to its existing stores in Delhi and Mumbai, it appears that there are plans in India for four new Apple retail stores, all expected to open in 2025.
Apple expects to open new retail stores in the cities of Bengaluru and Pune, while also building second outlets in Delhi and Mumbai. Bengaluru is also home to Apple’s corporate headquarters for India, but has not had a retail outlet there thus far.
The existing stores in Delhi and Mumbai first opened in 2023, delayed by two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. The two original stores now contribute nearly 20 percent of all of Apple’s business in India, driving the push for more stores in India.
“Our stores are incredible places to experience the magic of Apple, and it’s been wonderful to deepen our connection with our customers in India,” said Apple Retail Senior Vice-President Dierdre O’Brien. “We can’t wait for them to have even more opportunities to discover and shop for our amazing products and services, and connect with our extraordinary, knowledgeable team members.”
Apple’s retail stores in India sell iPhones made within the country. Apple began manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017, and has expanded production there significantly.
Production facilities owned by Tata Electronics make the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models, while a Pegatron factory handles production for the two iPhone 16 Pro models. India is now responsible for seven percent of all iPhone manufacturing worldwide.
O’Brien said Apple was “inspired by the creativity and passion of our customers” in India. Beyond late 2025, target dates for the opening of the new stores has not yet been announced. Apple expects to open new retail stores in the cities of Bengaluru and Pune, while also building second outlets in Delhi and Mumbai. Bengaluru is also home to Apple’s corporate headquarters for India, but has not had a retail outlet there thus far.
The existing stores in Delhi and Mumbai first opened in 2023, delayed by two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. The two original stores now contribute nearly 20 percent of all of Apple’s business in India, driving the push for more stores in India.
“Our stores are incredible places to experience the magic of Apple, and it’s been wonderful to deepen our connection with our customers in India,” said Apple Retail Senior Vice-President Dierdre O’Brien. “We can’t wait for them to have even more opportunities to discover and shop for our amazing products and services, and connect with our extraordinary, knowledgeable team members.”
Apple’s retail stores in India sell iPhones made within the country. Apple began manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017, and has expanded production there significantly.
Production facilities owned by Tata Electronics make the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models, while a Pegatron factory handles production for the two iPhone 16 Pro models. India is now responsible for seven percent of all iPhone manufacturing worldwide.
O’Brien said Apple was “inspired by the creativity and passion of our customers” in India. Beyond late 2025, target dates for the opening of the new stores has not yet been announced. Charles Martin is a Contributing Editor for AppleInsider with over a decade of experience covering Apple, and produces the AppleInsider Daily podcast. He is a writer, performer, podcaster, and broadcaster, specializin… Can’t wait for the android users to show up and ask for a deal if  — ‘I buy two phones today cash do i get a discount’? LOL

Can’t wait for the android users to show up and ask for a deal if  — ‘I buy two phones today cash do i get a discount’? LOL We can’t even get a single store in New Zealand! We get third party resellers that push you towards cheaper Windows products because that’s where they make money. Come on Apple, a single store, even if it was in Auckland! I’d travel the 4 hour drive just to visit!!

We can’t even get a single store in New Zealand! We get third party resellers that push you towards cheaper Windows products because that’s where they make money. Come on Apple, a single store, even if it was in Auckland! I’d travel the 4 hour drive just to visit!!

MrForeSquare_NZ said:

We can’t even get a single store in New Zealand! We get third party resellers that push you towards cheaper Windows products because that’s where they make money. Come on Apple, a single store, even if it was in Auckland! I’d travel the 4 hour drive just to visit!!

The five largest cites in India have populations that are lager than the entirety of New Zealand. The top 25 cities in India are all bigger than Auckland. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why Apple is  prioritizing India. Besides, if New Zealand got one then the Tassies will feel left out and we will descend into chaos.

The five largest cites in India have populations that are lager than the entirety of New Zealand. The top 25 cities in India are all bigger than Auckland. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why Apple is  prioritizing India. Besides, if New Zealand got one then the Tassies will feel left out and we will descend into chaos.  Those 2 recently opened Apple stores in India must be crushin it.

Those 2 recently opened Apple stores in India must be crushin it.

paisleydisco said:

Can’t wait for the android users to show up and ask for a deal if  — ‘I buy two phones today cash do i get a discount’? LOL

That’s hilarious. My wife who works in Louis Vuitton store frequently encounter Indian customers asking for discount. Louis Vuitton products never offer any discount what so ever.

That’s hilarious. My wife who works in Louis Vuitton store frequently encounter Indian customers asking for discount. Louis Vuitton products never offer any discount what so ever. Critics are, as they do, having a field day preannouncing Apple’s purported plans to “cancel” or “discontinue” the first iteration of its Apple Vision Pro Spatial Computing platform. On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast we go over another new smart lock from Kwikset, talk about the viral iPhone StandBy dock, and test the Govee smart ice maker. The iPhone 16 is not allowed to be sold in Indonesia, with the sales ban triggered by a lack of investment by Apple into the country. Investment bank JP Morgan says that demand for the iPhone 16 range is roughly the same as for the iPhone 15 in 2023, but shipping times for the Pro models are shrinking. A new teardown of the seventh-generation iPad mini has revealed very little in the way of changes, and no apparent physical change to reduce jelly scrolling despite evidence that the effect is minimized. A former Apple employee has publicly thanked the company and CEO Tim Cook for their assistance in helping employees and their families in the city of Kharkiv to evacuate when Russia’s invasion of the country encroached on the northeastern Ukrainian city. An SEC hack involved spoofing an iPhone, an NFL player’s iPad is stolen from his car, and “porch pirates” are being caught. A new report claims that Apple’s week of announcements will start with a 24-inch M4 iMac and two versions of a redesigned Mac mini. M4-powered versions of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro will also be unveiled. On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast we go over another new smart lock from Kwikset, talk about the viral iPhone StandBy dock, and test the Govee smart ice maker. The iPhone 16 is not allowed to be sold in Indonesia, with the sales ban triggered by a lack of investment by Apple into the country. Investment bank JP Morgan says that demand for the iPhone 16 range is roughly the same as for the iPhone 15 in 2023, but shipping times for the Pro models are shrinking.

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