Apple may quickly open its first brick-and-mortar shops in India

Apple has already began hiring to fill out its not-yet-announced shops in India, as first reported by The Financial Times. The firm’s recent job listings present new openings for 12 retail roles at “various locations” all through the nation, together with retailer leaders, senior managers, Genius Bar employees, and extra.

The job listings, which embrace each full-time and part-time positions, immediately consult with the Apple Store, though there’s no indication of what number of roles can be found. According to The Financial Times, at the very least 5 workers situated in Mumbai and New Dehli shared on LinkedIn that they’ve already been employed for the upcoming shops, whereas Apple’s head of recruiting in India, Renu Sevanthi, “celebrated” the information of their hiring in a submit on the community.

This tracks with a July 2022 report from The Economic Times, which signifies that Apple’s planning to open a 22,000-square-foot retailer in Mumbai in the beginning of this yr. The firm’s additionally reportedly engaged on a ten,000 to 12,000-square-foot retailer in New Dehli, together with a number of different shops within the nation, nevertheless it’s unclear when they’ll open their doorways. Apple didn’t instantly reply to The Verge’s request for remark.