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Huge crowds attend Shanghai Apple Store grand opening

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 23rd, 2011)

As expected, China's newest Apple store opened today in Shanghai. The store's 300 employees were greeted by a crowd of over 500 people on hand for the grand opening. Located on the busy Nanjing road, the store is China's fifth Apple store and its largest. It occupies five stories of retail ...

Shanghai's Nanjing East Apple Store to open this weekend

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 20th, 2011)

China's new Shanghai store will open for business this weekend. Plans for the retail store were revealed earlier this year and construction to turn the former jewelry store into an Apple store has progressed smoothly. Last week, the red curtain covering the store was lifted, revealing an Apple ...

Hackintosh repaired at Apple Genius Bar

by Steven Sande (Jul 29th, 2011)

So, you're in Shanghai, China with your fake MacBook Air when it suddenly stops working. What do you do? Make an appointment at the real Genius Bar for the Apple Store, Pudong in Shanghai and get help. Fortunately for the man who brought the "MacBook Air" into the store, the Geniuses behind ...

Chinese Apple Stores plan special New Year events

by David Quilty (Jan 12th, 2011)

While India's Krishna Kalyan ate an iPhone 4 cake to celebrate the New Year, Apple's four retail stores in China have something else in mind to celebrate the Chinese New Year. According to ifoAppleStore, Apple has emailed an invitation to their customers in China to visit the retail stores between ...

Exclusive photos from iPhone 4 launch in China, new Beijing Apple Store

by Steven Sande (Sep 24th, 2010)

Our favorite blogger in China, Maik Lutze of SuddenlyBeijing.com, has provided TUAW with exclusive photos from the official Chinese iPhone 4 launch this morning (9/25). Not only were there lines for the iPhone 4, but there was a new Apple Store being opened in Beijing at Xidan's Joy City today, so ...

China gets the iPad

by Mike Schramm (Sep 17th, 2010)

As you can see in the video above, China finally got the iPad (officially) this week, and Mac fans there were pretty excited about it. The device went on sale this morning at the Apple Stores in Beijing and Shanghai, and hundreds of people stood in the rain -- one man was there waiting for two ...

Apple's Shanghai shirt: "Made for China"

by Mike Schramm (Jul 9th, 2010)

We've heard great things already about the brand new Apple Store in Shanghai, but this one's interesting: on the back of employees' t-shirts there (which are red, apparently, rather than the usual black found in North America), Apple has printed "Designed in California, Made for China" in ...

Shanghai Apple Store is a stunner

by Dave Caolo (Jul 8th, 2010)

Now that Apple has held a pre-opening of Shanghai's first Apple Store (China's second) for the press, we can finally get a look inside. Shanghaiist has published a great article about the store, complete with a large photo gallery. Here are some incredible facts about this new location: The ...

Apple Store openings

by Dave Caolo (Jul 7th, 2010)

Several new Apple Stores either opened or are set to open this weekend. Here's a look at what's going on. In Shanghai, China, the curtains have been removed from the huge glass structure that sits atop the city's new flagship store. Flickr user Lesh51 has posted some great shots of the removal ...

Invites sent for Shanghai Apple Store opening

by Dave Caolo (Jul 2nd, 2010)

Apple will open its newest retail store in Shanghai, China on Saturday, July 10th. Invitations that feature a red curtain, much like the one that currently drapes the huge glass cylinder that sits atop the store, are being sent to interested parties. Much like the 5th Avenue Store in New York ...

New Apple Stores for Paris, Shanghai

by Dave Caolo (Jun 11th, 2010)

Two new Apple Stores are nearing completion, and they both look fantastic. The first one is in Shanghai, China. Much like the famed 5th Avenue Store in New York City, this location is underground and topped by a mass of glass. It sits at the base of two skyscrapers, both 1,000 feet tall, and is ...

Apple Store Beijing to open July 19

by Dave Caolo (Jun 30th, 2008)

Last February, we forwarded a report on China's first Apple Store. At the time, it seemed the store would open on August 8th to coincide with the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics. This week, The Shanghai Daily is reporting that the Sanlitun-based store will open on July 19, with a second ...

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