Ngenkathi eSpain izinhloko-dolobha eziningana zisalinde i-Apple ukuthi ivule i-Apple Store engekho ngaphezu kwamakhilomitha ayi-100, abafana abazinze eCupertino qhubeka uvule uvule futhi uvule ama-Apple Stores amasha eChinaIsitolo sokugcina esizovulwa yi-Apple ngoNovemba 21 siseChengdu. Ezinyangeni ezedlule i-Apple ibone ukuthi izwekazi lase-Asia selibe kanjani umthengi oyinhloko wemikhiqizo yalo, nephesenti elizungeze ama-30% futhi elibonakala kakhulu ezibalweni zokuthengisa zamadivayisi.
Ngalesi sizathu kunengqondo ukuthi muva nje igxile kakhulu eChina, kepha akufanele ikhohlwe amanye amazwe. Uma ngikhumbula kahle, Ngonyaka odlule isitolo esivulwe kuphela eYurophu yilesi esiseBelgium ngenkathi baseChina, baphatha okungenani idazini labo. Kepha esizokuphambuka esihlokweni. Isitolo esisha esizovulwa yi-Apple eChengdu ngoNovemba 21, sitholakala esifundeni iJinjiang, okuyindawo lapho singathola khona izitolo ezinezimpahla zikanokusho ezifana neGucci ne-Omega kodwa nezitolo ezifana neZara neGap. Lesi sitolo esisha sivulwa ngemuva kwenyanga nje sigcine ukuvulwa i-Apple ethekwini elikhulu laseChina iDalian.
Ngemuva kokuvulwa kwalesi sitolo esisha, olandelayo ozovula kuzoba ngowaseSingapore, lapho kusanda kuqala khona izingxoxo zabasebenzi zalesi sitolo esizotholakala enxanxatheleni yezitolo ezisezingeni eliphakeme iKnightsbridge. Njengamanje i-Apple ayinaso isivumelwano sokuhweba nanoma yimuphi umthengisi ezweni, okuphoqa abasebenzisi abanentshisekelo yokuthola imikhiqizo yenkampani ukuthi bahambele emazweni angomakhelwane, kepha ngokuvulwa kwesitolo esilandelayo, abasebenzisi bemikhiqizo ye-Apple bazobe sebenesitolo esisemthethweni lapho ungazithenga ngaphandle kokuhambela phesheya.