Apple retail sales in the UK jumped 31 percent to around $894 million through September 24, reports said Monday. The increase came from MacBook, iPhone add-ons and the iPod touch.
Despite operating at a net loss, Apple’s UK arm opened three retail locations during the timespan with plans to create two more, according to papers filed with the UK’s Companies House, a government registry of businesses operating in Britain. The Cupertino, Calif. firm has 27 stores operating in the UK.
A 2009 survey found Apple stores in the UK had an 88 percent approval rating, compared to PC World, the largest high street PC retailer. Cell phone giant Nokia last year closed its Regent Street flagship in London, another indication of the strength of Apple’s brand. In May, a survey of UK consumers ranked the iPhone as No. 8 in a list of the world’s 100 most important inventions.
[via 9to5Mac]
