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 Monetary Occasions. The corporate’s current job listings present new openings for 12 retail roles at “varied areas” all through the nation, together with retailer leaders, senior managers, Genius Bar staff, and extra.

The job listings, which embody each full-time and part-time positions, instantly consult with the Apple Retailer, though there’s no indication of what number of roles can be found. In response to The Monetary Occasions, at the very least 5 workers positioned 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 put up on the community.

This tracks with a July 2022 report from The Financial Occasions, which signifies that Apple’s planning to open a 22,000-square-foot retailer in Mumbai in the beginning of this 12 months. The corporate’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, however it’s unclear when they may open their doorways. Apple didn’t instantly reply to The Verge’s request for remark.