{"id":25018,"date":"2024-05-29T09:10:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T09:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/107421127"},"modified":"2024-05-29T09:10:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T09:10:07","slug":"apple-to-open-first-store-in-malaysia-as-asia-expansion-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/apple-to-open-first-store-in-malaysia-as-asia-expansion-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple to open first store in Malaysia as Asia expansion continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/apple-to-open-first-store-in-malaysia-as-asia-expansion-continues.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-107353515\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>The new iPhone 15 Pro is displayed during an Apple event at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park in Cupertino, California,&nbsp;on Sept. 12, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p><span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Apple<\/span><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> plans to open its first store in Malaysia next month, the company said Wednesday, underscoring a bigger push into the Asia region beyond China.<\/p>\n<p>The store will be located at The Exchange TRX mall in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n<p>It will open on June 22 at 10 a.m. local time, Apple said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>The move to open a store in Malaysia continues a push by Apple to expand Asian sales outside of China, where <span class=\"waslinkname\">Apple has struggled in of late<\/span> amid rising competition from local players, <span class=\"waslinkname\">in particular Huawei<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, <span class=\"waslinkname\">Apple opened its first stores in India<\/span>, a key <span class=\"waslinkname\">manufacturing hub for the iPhone<\/span>, and a market that the Cupertino giant hopes will be a big sales driver in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Apple does not produce iPhones in Malaysia, but it manufactures some Mac models locally.<\/p>\n<p>Apple already has stores in other Asian locations, including in Singapore and Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>In most of Southeast Asia, Apple is battling against Chinese firms like <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-6\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Xiaomi<\/span><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> and Oppo, as well as its biggest rival Samsung.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new iPhone 15 Pro is displayed during an Apple event at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park in Cupertino, California,&nbsp;on Sept. 12, 2023. 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