It also boasts several stores within the store, including both Sony and Apple shops.
Apple sells in India through roughly 2, 000 mom-and-pop stores and 65 franchisee-owned "Apple shops" in malls and other high-end spots.
Not so much because of the exposure in the Apple shops, but it's more about the plentiful feedback and hints that Apple provides.
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Flags are being flown at half mast outside the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, while fans of the company have left tributes outside Apple shops around the world.
The Apple retail shops in India are operated by licensed franchisees and sell Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) products exclusively.
The bottleneck in producing the iPhone is its screen, he added, and though he expects Apple to focus its supplies on its own Apple Store shops, he expects the entry-level iPhone models to sell out quickly and potentially remain hard to find throughout the holidays.
Like Apple, Sony shops will provide in-store services such as tech support and classes.
This is where the iPad (or Apple) has an advantage when it comes to tablets (even ignoring the fact that there are only 20 measly tablet apps for Honeycomb and almost 70, 000 for the iPad): Android mainly got pushed by Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile shops (because they had no iPhone, and because most Android OEMs give the shops a better cut than Apple does).
The Apple Shop was opened at Wroxham Barns - a collection of shops near the Broads village - 20 years ago by Mr Fisher's brother, Stephen, after he started up the Norfolk Cider Company in 1987.
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Once they do reach the shops, it will still be first mover advantage to Apple, and their public perception as innovators remains.
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And those manufacturers that are looking to second-guess Apple can no longer predict when hardware will be announced or reach the shops.
Apple has demonstrated one way to stand out from the pack, building lucrative shops that are not just vending machines but hip destinations for consumers.
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