Apple Says ‘Hello Mumbai’ at First India Store Launch

MUMBAI—Apple Inc. on Wednesday revealed the look of its first retail store in India, as several people tried to catch a glimpse outside the store’s black and yellow artwork patterned after Mumbai’s iconic taxis.
India has become a big market for the Cupertino, California-based company, which launched an online retail store in the world’s second-largest smartphone market in 2020.
Still, due to its high prices, Apple has only a 3 percent share of India’s smartphone market.
Apple has previously faced hurdles in opening physical retail stores in the country, with 2021 launch plans delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic….