Apple is set to open its debut brick-and-mortar retail store in Singapore, according to a message sent out by health and exercise chain Pure Fitness.
In a message directed at patrons, Pure Fitness revealed that it is one of several tenants closing their premises in Singapore’s upscale retail building Knightsbridge, “to make way for the opening of Singapore’s first Apple store [sic] later in 2016.”
Apple has been looking for retail space in Singapore for a while now. It already has an R&D and sales and marketing headquarters in the global commerce, financial and transportation hub, taking several floors of space in Singapore’s financial district.
At present, the closest Apple Stores to Singapore are in Hong Kong and Australia, both several hours of air travel away.
Last week it was reported that Apple has been pushing to open more and more Apple Stores, particularly in Asian territories, due to weaker-than-expected online sales in markets like China. We’ll have more on Apple’s Singapore Apple Store soon.
Source: Tech in Asia
